Location: Middlestone, County Durham, DL14 8AB

Business type: Venue

Business website: www.facebook.com/ShipInnMiddlestone

Date listed: January 30, 2025

“Traditional Country Pub Restaurant with unparalleled views over the Cleveland Hills.” Unparalleled views plus (according to a January 2025 story in the Nothern Echo) ‘Raw chicken being stored next to mint sauce, “badly worn” chopping boards, and a “dirty” pizza oven”. All were listed among the hygiene failings at this one-star rated pub “following an inspection” in November 2024. But we are not TripAdvisor so why do we care? Because on top of everything else the Ship is a known venue for meets of the notorious South Durham Hunt. Comments below a Facebook post by North East Hunt Monitors (who regularly spoil the hunt’s day) are well-worth reading and include gems like “3 hunt members reviewed this sesspool as a good place to visit to be served Salmonella and E.coli . Yikes ….”. Yikes, indeed.

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