About 15 minutes walk from the Stadium of Light, this local pub has 6 handpulls for real ale and up to 18 real ciders. They are all listed on a board as you enter the bar. The bar has a pool table and multiple TV's, Note the signage in the bar, the musical instruments hanging near the ceiling and the montage of the Sunderland 1973 FA Cup winning team. Not at the left hand end of the bar a framed copy of a branch magazine article about the pub.
There is a Fun Quiz on Thurs 9pm and a domino handclap on Sunday from 3pm. The back room downstairs is a function room but also used by the Sunday league football team and as an overflow if the front bar is busy.
At the back of the pub can be found a smart beer garden.
Sunderland and Branch Cider Pub of the Year 2024.
The pub regularly updates Real Ale Finder
(Saturday opening times subject to Sunderland AFC home games )
Historic Interest
Built in the 1960s
This Pub serves 6 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Avenue, Sunderland
Source: National