The Free Trade Inn, Byker - pub details
Address: St. Lawrence Road, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE6 1AP [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 4720) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Manors (0.8 miles), Newcastle (1.3 miles), Dunston (2.7 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 7.1/10 (rated by 34 users)
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other pubs nearby:
Tyne, Newcastle (0.1 miles), Cumberland Arms, Ouseburn (0.3 miles), Cluny, Ouseburn (0.3 miles), Ship Inn, Newcastle (0.4 miles), Pitcher and Piano, Newcastle (0.5 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Free Trade Inn, Byker
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| The reports seem to vary but I come from Carlisle every other week for the Ouseburn crawl. Bus or Metro to Byker, first the Cumberland then Cluny, Tyne and last Free Trade. Staff are always friendly and knowledgeable. If the crawl is done in this order its almost all downhill. Dont be tempted by the Ship ( if its open, poor service and ale ) beer_finder_general - 22 Mar 2011 10:37 |
| What a surprise! You walk in and wonder which part of the 70's you've walked into. But the drink is good. It's clean, and worthy of a good mark. Definately one to go to. OldhamSheridan - 13 Mar 2011 10:41 |
| The Free Trade looks really scruffy, but it is actually brilliant with some nice beers and ciders. The toilets aren't the cleanest and are covered in graffitti, but the graffitti is interesting (honestly have a look). The beer garden in front of the pub gives some spectacular views of the river, the bridges and the city skyline. Toml79 - 24 Oct 2010 12:10 |
| Nicely located pub affording views over the Tyne. The interior was nothing special, with the toilets sub-standard. However, my attention was soon turned towards the 15 real ciders available - Yarde Dry, Gwatkin Stoke Red, Carey Organic Medium, Upper House Medium/Dry, JB's Sussex Medium, Sams Medium & Autumn Scrumpy, Moores Pyder, Perrys Vintage Reserve Medium, Gwynt y Ddraig Happy Daze, Scrumpy, Black Dragon & Old Timer, Broadoak Bristol Port and Westons Perry & Vintage Organic. Apparently the local CAMRA cider people had been on a crawl the day before. So, I doubt this range is usually available. 6 real ales were on - Dartmoor IPA, Milestone Raspberry Wheat Beer, North Yorkshire Special Bitter, Mordue IPA, Crown Black Jack Stout & Northumberland IPA. The pub was busy, both inside and out. I'll certainly give it another go at some point to see what it's like on a normal week. blue_scrumpy - 11 Oct 2010 17:36 |
| Has an extremely tatty air and the gents' is something else as far as experiences go - I could not find a space for my review - but at least in my experience the overpowering perfume has been of disinfectant rather than urine. There is a pretty good choice of local ales, although I have found the quality variable, and the staff often appear disinterested and are not particularly friendly to the occasional visitor. But I keep returning for the evening view from the beer garden and the occasional excellent pint. A regular port of call when I'm in Toon. Stamfordian - 30 Jul 2010 10:48 |
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