# The Cumberland Arms

> The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street (off Byker Bank), Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD. Little-changed hilltop free house, rebuilt over a…

Source: https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-cumberland-arms/ (The Craft Beer Crawl, 2026-10-21)

James Place Street (off Byker Bank), Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD

![The Cumberland Arms](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/grass-cs/AABkmLdW9rN4kg5XlnyCDvD7e2dqZe9yPpGJJWR4KdSVw0LgSb8SMRbSHzDcgxh-egYVikGxJnMkEiHgQpehgnUyIIYaLFBSp2jYRZDo9qq3v9DLmWFYRzPMskB_Z0GcXGwDabnFvVvsGg=s4800-w900)

Photo: The Cumberland Arms via Google

## What it's known for

Little-changed hilltop free house, rebuilt over a century ago, looking down over the Ouseburn. Seven handpulls and four keg lines, house beers brewed by Allendale, and a multiple-award-winning cider and perry range of up to eight. Home of Newcastle's folk scene, with sessions in the back bar most nights. Open every day noon–11pm.

Up a steep bank from the valley floor. Four B&B rooms upstairs.

Check opening hours with the venue before you go: they change, especially early in the week.

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## On this route

- [The Ouseburn Valley](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/routes/ouseburn-valley/): Route 1 · Stop 4 of 6

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