Best Rated Pubs & Bars in Durham
618 pubs and bars in Durham have an official Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Here are the top-rated, based on each business's most recent inspection.
A Squadron 201 Field Hospital
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ARMY RESERVE CENTRE GREENWELL ROAD, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 4EW
Rating 5/529 January 2019Acre Rigg Social Club
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ACRE RIGG SOCIAL CLUB LOWHILLS ROAD, PETERLEE, SR8 2DW
Rating 5/54 August 2025Ales 'N' Tails
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1 HAILSHAM PLACE, PETERLEE, SR8 1AB
Rating 5/530 April 2024All Saints Community Centre
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FERRYHILL CATHOLIC CLUB DEAN ROAD, FERRYHILL, DL17 8ET
Rating 5/51 May 2024Annfield Plain Democratic Club
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15 FRONT STREET, ANNFIELD PLAIN, DH9 7SY
Rating 5/57 August 2019Aviator Gin bar
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UNIT 18 NORTHFIELD WAY, AYCLIFFE BUSINESS PARK, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 6EJ
Rating 5/528 November 2024Babylon
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13-14 NORTH ROAD, DURHAM, DH1 4SH
Rating 5/528 September 2022Bar 1828
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70 CHURCH STREET, SEAHAM, SR7 7HE
Rating 5/523 February 2022Bar Bianco
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FIRST FLOOR 191 FRONT STREET, CHESTER-LE-STREET, DH3 3AX
Rating 5/519 January 2022Barnard Castle Cricket Club
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BARNARD CASTLE CRICKET CLUB VERE ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8AE
Rating 5/526 June 2024Barnard Castle Masonic Hall
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41 NEWGATE, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8NJ
Rating 5/59 September 2025Barnard Castle Rugby Union Football Club
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CLUB HOUSE 7 BIRCH ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8JR
Rating 5/512 February 2024Barnard Castle Working Mens Club
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BARNARD CASTLE WORKING MENS CLUB MAIN CAR PARK GALGATE, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8JJ
Rating 5/528 October 2025Bay Horse
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40 FORE BONDGATE, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7PE
Rating 5/52 August 2023Beamish and East Stanley Sports Club
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BEAMISH AND EAST STANLEY SPORTS CLUB BOURNE COURT, EAST STANLEY, DH9 0XR
Rating 5/528 October 2020Bellamys
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18 NEWMARKET STREET, CONSETT, DH8 5LQ
Rating 5/54 December 2019Billy Row Club
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14 BILLY HILL, BILLY ROW, DL15 9SW
Rating 5/512 September 2019Bishop Auckland Cricket Club
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BISHOP AUCKLAND CRICKET CLUB SOUTH CHURCH ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7JU
Rating 5/523 October 2025Bishop Auckland Football Club
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HERITAGE PARK BISHOP AUCKLAND TRADE PARK, ST HELEN AUCKLAND, DL14 9AE
Rating 5/521 February 2019Bishop Auckland Hospital Social Club
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32A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6TZ
Rating 5/513 January 2023Bishop Auckland Rugby Club
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CLUBHOUSE AT WEST MILLS PLAYING FIELDS BRIDGE ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 7PA
Rating 5/525 February 2022Black rabbit
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10 ASHFIELD TERRACE, CHESTER-LE-STREET, DH3 3PD
Rating 5/57 May 2026Black Bull
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10 THE VILLAGE, OLD SHOTTON, SR8 2NA
Rating 5/58 April 2025Black Horse
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68 FRONT STREET, CONSETT, DH8 5AL
Rating 5/513 June 2024