Eating Out in Corbridge

For a village of around 3,500 people, Corbridge has a generous choice of places to eat and drink. Most of them sit within a few minutes' walk of the Market Place, in old stone buildings on Main Street, Middle Street, Hill Street and St Helen's Street. Whether you're stopping off after a visit to the Roman town, meeting friends for Sunday lunch or picking up cheese for the weekend, here is our guide to what the village offers.

Opening times change through the year, so please check with each venue before you set off, and book ahead at weekends.

Pubs and inns

Corbridge's pubs are a large part of its character, and several of them are listed buildings.

The Angel of Corbridge on Main Street describes itself as dating back to at least 1569 and as the oldest inn in Northumberland. It is a Grade II listed pub, restaurant and hotel, serving breakfast from early morning and food at lunch and in the early evening, with food through the afternoon on Sundays. Dogs are welcome in the bar and lounge.

Best for: Breakfast, a relaxed lunch, or a stay in the heart of the village.

The Black Bull on Middle Street is an 18th-century, Grade II listed inn run by Chef & Brewer. Inside there are snugs and open fires, and at the back a beer garden. Food is served all day, every day, from a menu of pub classics and seasonal specials, with a Sunday roast and a children's menu.

Best for: An all-day pub meal with the family, dog included.

Opposite the Town Hall, The Golden Lion is a family-run, Grade II listed corner pub on Hill Street. The pub says it was built in the mid 18th century with stone from nearby Dilston Hall. It serves food, has a beer garden to the side, and offers en-suite rooms.

Best for: A pint and a meal right in the centre of the village.

Across the river on Station Road, The Dyvels Inn is a small country pub close to Corbridge station, which makes it an easy stop on a Tyne Valley train trip. Homemade food is served from Wednesday to Sunday, with Sunday lunch, and booking is advised. It has a large beer garden and four letting rooms, and dogs are allowed.

Best for: A beer garden afternoon or a meal before the train home.

The Pele is something different: a micro bar inside the Vicar's Pele, the medieval fortified tower beside St Andrew's Church. It serves craft ales (CAMRA lists two handpumps, mostly pouring local beers), wines and spirits, along with speciality coffees and teas. It takes card payments only.

Best for: A local ale in one of the village's oldest buildings.

Restaurants

Il Piccolo on St Helen's Street is a family-run Italian restaurant, wine bar and deli, owned by Sicilian-born chef Emanuele Orto and his wife Pam. Its seasonal menus draw on Sicilian cooking, with separate pizza and pasta menus, and the deli counter sells Italian goods to take home.

Best for: A dinner out with an Italian, and especially Sicilian, flavour.

Corbridge Tandoori at 8 Market Place has been serving the village since 1989. It opens in the evenings from Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays), and you can also order food online through its website.

Best for: A long-established village curry house, eat in or takeaway.

The Valley occupies the Old Station House at Corbridge station. Part of a small group with restaurants in Jesmond and Hexham, it was listed in Harden's Best UK Restaurants guide for 2024. It also runs the Curry Train, a package that combines a Tyne Valley line rail journey with a meal at the station, booked through the Valley website.

Best for: An Indian meal with a train journey attached.

Cafes and coffee

Tea & Tipple on the Market Place is a busy cafe serving light lunches, scones, cakes and coffee, and it is popular with locals and visitors alike. It holds a food hygiene rating of 5. Opening times vary between listings, so check before you go.

Best for: A light lunch or tea and scones on the Market Place.

On Middle Street, Coffuffle is a small independent coffee shop and chocolate truffle room. Chocolatier Philip Weddle opened it in 2021. He makes handmade Belgian chocolate truffles from a changing menu, including a vegan option, and serves a house coffee blend roasted to order.

Best for: A good coffee and a truffle or two to take home.

Bakery, deli and butcher

Grant's Bakery is a family-run bakery at 1 Market Place, with seating that looks out over the square. It bakes bread including sourdough, sausage rolls, cakes, pastries and its well-known Russian Cake, and it was named Craft Bakery Business of the Year at the 2025 Baking Industry Awards. It also makes afternoon tea boxes for collection or delivery, with at least three working days' notice.

Best for: Fresh bread, a sausage roll on the go, or an afternoon tea box.

The Corbridge Larder on Hill Street is a delicatessen that stocks more than 100 cheeses, along with bread, chutneys, wine and small-batch gin. It makes sandwiches, pies and quiches to order, and there is a small sit-down cafe upstairs. It was the North East winner in the Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards.

Best for: Cheese, picnic supplies and hampers.

A few doors along at 2 Hill Street, JD Hall Family Butchers has been established for more than a century, according to the Hexham Courant, and its readers have recommended it among the Tyne Valley's best butchers.

Best for: Meat for the Sunday roast at home.

Planning your visit

Most of these venues are on or near the Market Place, so it's easy to combine a meal with a walk around the village, St Andrew's Church or Corbridge Roman Town. The Dyvels Inn and The Valley are both by the station on the south side of the river, about a mile from the centre, which suits anyone arriving by train on the Tyne Valley line.

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