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A Saturday in Hartlepool for football with the Causeway being our first port of call. This is lovely multi roomed pub with a nice interior in the Stranton area of town which is a short walk away from the train station.
Original stained glass windows, wooden flooring throughout, separate snug area, pool table, music from the juke box, television’s on silent…..this pub has it all.
Apparently Cameron’s Strongarm is the biggest seller here even though it’s not a Cameron’s pub, so popular it’s on 2 of the 4 hand pumps with Banks Bitter & a real cider on the others.
We stayed for 2 pints before moving on, a tick from the GBG and a very nice pub that’s worth the short walk from town.
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Well we weren't planning to visit the Causeway. But with the Fishermans Arms closed, we moved down to the town centre to make this our final pub. And it didn't disappoint. The picture you see above appears to show the pub with a shop next to it. But in fact, both premises are part of the pub, as the bar extends into the neighbouring property. A musician was playing. We retreated to one of the splendid side rooms. One has traditional décor, the other is a little different. There is also a small outdoor area to the rear. This feels like a really good town pub and despite being a Marstons pub, it serves Strongarm from the neighbouring Camerons brewery. Banks's Bitter & Ringwood Boon Doggle accompanied it. Not a bad way to finish our 21 pub crawl of Cumbria & Durham.
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"That's what you get up north".
The froth is for the whippet, or to dip our break and dripping in.
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Marstons pub serving all the other branded ales such as Camerons, Wychwood, Banks's and Jennings. Ridiculous head on the Strongarm, really deserved a flake, but that's what you get up north. Friendly pub and worth a visit.
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Nice local pub. Probably my favourite in the town.
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Very impressed with this good honest English Pub. Beer very well kept, friendly enough, Warm on a cold day. Recommended.
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I called in at The Causeway during my family-visit to Hartlepool last week. I always do when I'm in the town. It is a proper pub serving top-quality beer, a frequent winner of awards from the local branch of CAMRA. I'm delighted to say that Strongarm is still available and in plentiful supply. It's off the main drag which means that, when I visit (usually in the afternoons) it is quiet. And it's a friendly place too; it has a regular clientele but I've always found folk willing to chat to this stranger.
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The Causeway's friendly atmosphere and wide mix of people has made it the new home of the refugees and displaced souls from Knights bar.The King is dead long live the King!
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Sad to inform the Causeway lovers, the brewery is proposing to remove the award winning STRONGARM beer from sale. The regulars are having a pettition against the move. its hoped that as many as poss will sign it to try and keep Strongarm on tap. Its part of the pubs and towns herritage for gods sake. Leave it alone brewery.
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Happy days in here when we sanf folk songs in the back room(think they have moved to the Nursery)..Camerons is not to everybodies taste..but this is a REAL pub..a place where you can enjoy a drink...
hoagy - 26 Oct 2006 19:52 |
Loved it here. Sat in the non-smoking area reading the local papers with a terrific pint of Strongarm. Well worth the ten minute walk out of the town. Friendly barman too!
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Back in 1965 I was home for a few weeks. I emigrated to Canada in 1963. I stopped in the Causeway for a pint and there were a bunch of workmen ripping up the bar and I managed to buy the old piston pumps and still have them proudly displayed here at home in Ontario. Good memories and it was always a nice small pub. I have an old photo of the place, but have no idea how to post a photo on this site. Cheers to all...
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good pits stop to and from town centre. Some interesting "characters" in the bar!
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The remote location about 10mins walk from Town Centre keeps all trouble makers away, and has aloud the pub to develop into a well respected drinking establishment. Pub is fairly small and split into four sections. Music room (non-smoking)bar, smoking lounge + beer garden. Punters and staff are all very friendly, and the atmosphere is one of comfort, created by regulars. No guest ales + the garden is a bit enclosed due to surrounding brewery. There is a large pipe in the beer garden which used to pump beer direct from the brewery many years ago. No it doesn't still work; I've tried. Huge dog sometimes makes an appearance, it can rest its chin on the bar its so big. no pool table or dukebox.
steven - 3 Aug 2004 00:00 |
