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"dereko1969":lhgk1vhk wrote: long shot i know but.....anyone been to durham? heading over for the cricket in a couple of weeks. found a couple of decent looking pubs (ie with a decent selection of beers)colpitts hotel, dun cow and the half moon but if anyone's been and can say steer clear of that 1 or definitely go to this one, i'd appreciate it.[/quote:lhgk1vhk]
Unfortunately I don't know Durham well enough to answer your question, but 2 weeks would bring you to 14-16 June when there is the Edinburgh beer festival...and Edinburgh is about 1.5 hours from Durham by train. <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: --> So if the cricket gets rained off, you'll have a good plan B (or even if the weather if perfect for cricket?). <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D --> I'll be at/near the Scottish Craft Brewers stand (possibly wearing my ICB T-shirt) most of every day.

&amp;quot;dereko1969&amp;quot;:3ts5hcoe wrote: that sounds like an excellent plan B, now i'm kind of hoping the cricket is rained off[/quote:3ts5hcoe]
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I now have the 2007 Good Beer Guide to hand. Durham pubs that get mentions are: Colpitts, Dun Cow, Half Moon, Victoria Inn, Water House and Woodman Inn. Of these, the Victoria Inn definitely seems worth a visit, but in my experience the GBG is rarely wrong about its recommended pubs.

I hope that you enjoy your visit, whatever the weather. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:1vwaqojv wrote:

&amp;quot;dereko1969&amp;quot;:1vwaqojv wrote: that sounds like an excellent plan B, now i'm kind of hoping the cricket is rained off[/quote:1vwaqojv]
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I now have the 2007 Good Beer Guide to hand. Durham pubs that get mentions are: Colpitts, Dun Cow, Half Moon, Victoria Inn, Water House and Woodman Inn. Of these, the Victoria Inn definitely seems worth a visit, but in my experience the GBG is rarely wrong about its recommended pubs.

I hope that you enjoy your visit, whatever the weather. <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:1vwaqojv]

thanks for that, hadn't come across the victoria inn before but it looks great, would be tempted to stay there but i think we've already paid for the place we're staying in.