A small but perfectly formed micropub in Gateshead is celebrating its first year of opening with a win at CAMRA's Pub of the Year awards.
Microbus, tucked inside one of the arches in Wellington Street at the end of the High Level Bridge, opened last March with an eye-catching theme inspired by co-owner Gary Moore and partner Suzy Isaac's love of campervans. The craft beer haven, featuring a bar created from the front of campervan, quickly became a hit with customers keen to sample a range of brews in a buzzy atmosphere of chat and live music.
And now, within a year of its launch, it has won Tyneside and Northumberland CAMRA's Pub of the Year for both Gateshead and the 'overall' title. The CAMRA members voted it in top spot and branch chairman Paul Hillhouse said: "The pub has clearly made quite a impression in its first year and quickly become a favourite with many branch members."
