Joiners Arms (Northumberland)

“The Joiners’ [sic] is for those who seek the true feeling that accompanies the great country. We open our doors every day for those who want to experience the very soul of Newton-by-the-Sea…stop by after visiting all of the fantastic sights with your dogs, come on by and say hello!” Or maybe visit all those fantastic sights with your dogs AFTER the lickspittles from the Joiners’ social media feed have doffed their caps, plied you with alcohol, told you that you’re the best thing since sliced bread, and sent you on your merry way to chase foxes – er, ‘follow trails’. The Percy Hunt, based out of kennels by Alnwick Castle, are treated like royalty in certain parts of the north east, but there’s obsequiousness, and then there’s Joiners obsequiousness…