A 19th century inn with a warm family welcome based on old-fashioned hospitality, home made food, comfortable accommodation and superb real ales an ciders. The Cumberland has won many CAMRA awards being the current Branch Pub of the Year, an award it has won three times before, and a regular pub of the season winner. It also won the local cider pub of the year award in 2013, 2014 and 2020. The inn has superb view over the South Tyne river and is an ideal base to explore the highest market town in England and is close to the Coast-to-Coast cycle route and Pennine Way. Along with the two regular beers an additional two guest ales are dispensed from 4 handpumps. Typically all beers are local and typically include brews from Hesket Newmarket, Consett Ale Works, Allendale, Mordue breweries.