At first, it seems as if the pub is remarkable because it is so traditional: beers, wines, spirits, crisps (“four flavours”), nuts (“salted or dry roasted”) and if you want cooked food, you’ll be politely told to try elsewhere.
But the railway prints, maps and giant mural of the Locomotion No 1 steam engine on the wall of the snug hint at something truly remarkable about the Cleveland Bay: it is the oldest purpose-built railway pub in the world and, according to Historic England, deserves to be celebrated and protected.
