The Beehive in Earsdon was named one of the 30 best places for a roast dinner in the UK by the Guardian back in October.
This review would have come the weekend after the news was announced - had there not been a waiting list of several weeks when I attempted to book. But this frosty Sunday just gone, the day finally came and it was well worth the wait.
The former 18th-century coaching inn on Hartley Lane was described in the Guardian article as having a "stunning" setting and being an "idyllic spot for a laid-back lunch" - you can see St. Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on a clear day. However, at 5pm on one of the coldest days of the year so far, snow and fog scuppered that, but at least the interior is warm and cosy.
