The Rat Inn

The Rat Inn

A beautiful gastropub just outside town at Anick, with sweeping views over the Tyne Valley and consistently excellent, well-presented food - well worth the short drive.

Address:

Anick, Hexham, NE46 4LN
Call:
01434 602814

Hours:

Mon - Tue: Closed

Wed - Sat: 12pm - 8pm

Sunday: 12pm - 5pm

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Good to Know

The Rat Inn is a country pub in the hamlet of Anick, just outside Hexham, with sweeping views over the Tyne Valley and a lovely garden.

Why it's on our list: it's long been one of the most celebrated pubs in the area, with consistently excellent, well-presented food, and it's well worth the short drive.

Worth knowing: it's closed early in the week and very popular, so book ahead.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

A little about us...

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