The Punch Bowl

Great amenities, perfect location for the occasion. Room smelt abit like cigarettes but manageable for one evening.

Booked a family room at The Punch Bowl and we turned up at 6.45om after a long day of travelling and enjoying Beamish. First impression was overflowing bins in car park..nice touch. We went in the music was so loud you could barely be heard, the member of staff showed us upstairs which smelt of stale smoke(probably needs a paint) and our room was situated directly over the bar. I asked the girl what time they closed and she said midnight. We stood in the room and the music was so loud and then all the customers down there were shouting over each other. We tried to drown out the sound with the TV and noticed there was a broken one behind but when we put tv on it just played radio..they love music at this place!! The mattresses were so thin you could feel the bed bases, we had to drag one of the mattresses off the top bunk to make my daughters bed a bit more comfortable..didn't help. We've stayed in plenty of pubs before that have annexes or soundproof rooms, this place has neither and also why you would put a family room directly above a noisy bar is beyond me. So gist of it is we left after 20 minutes and rebooked somewhere else. Getting a refund was impossible as the management do not respond in any way. Would not recommend this place at all unless you're a loud music loving insomniac without a care in the world for your back

Visit here a fair few times for food but the meal I have just had with a friend was the worst I have ever had from there,chips were burnt even tho I asked for fries, I'm still looking for the garlic and herb in the chicken Kiev, friend is a vegetarian and was hardly any of the few to choose from anyway available, what she did have tasted bad she said the mushrooms tasted of vinegar and the sauce was just horrible 😞 Unfortunately don't think I will be returning,which is a shame as it's a lovely local pub but I'm not paying £50+ for food that isn't worth it!