Welcome to the Red Lion at Cotherstone. CAMRA Good Beer Guide Entry.

LocAles, craft ciders, open fires, beer garden, darts & dominoes.

We sell craft ciders, real ales, cask beers & bitters from local craft micro brewers. Always stocking, Yorkshire Dales Brewing Company - Butter Tubs, Golden Best Bitter & Aysgarth Falls, Blonde Ale.

We’re situated 4 miles from Barnard Castle and 6 miles from Middleton-in-Teesdale in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.

Please browse through our pages and discover some of the charms of this cracking little pub set in the heart of Teesdale.

Beers, bitters, ales & stouts to look forward to over the coming weeks

The cellar was bare after a cracking Easter weekend that had a mix of fine weather, ales and company.

Many turned out for Sunday’s charity quiz which saw some of the finest brains in Teesdale battle it out for first place. Eventual eggheads were some knowledgeable folk from Castle Players who very generously donated their winnings back into the pot. This made total funds of £269.54 and will be going towards local girl, Laura Hall and her gap year in Chile with Project Trust.
Many thanks to all who attended and to all those who generously donated raffle prizes. Further special thanks to Laura’s mum, Jo, for her superb quiz-master calling.


Good Friday saw the return of our annual darts knockout competition. Growing in popularity the ‘R.Hugill Darts Trophy’ once again returned back to Bowes. This year was the turn of Frank Donald who prevailed over Billy Atkinson in a gripping 5 leg final. We raised £54 for Dales Farmers on Tour who are cycling the ‘coast to coast’ later this year. They’re raising funds for four great charities, you can find out more at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dales-Farmers-on-Tour/528284670623475?ref=ts&fref=ts


Now freshly re-stocked here are some beers to look forward to over the next few weeks...

Allendale – Fermata – 3.1%abv – Easy drinking pale ale made with Amarillo & Simcoe hops for a refreshing fruity flavour.

Allendale – Ruby Tuesday – 4.5%abv – Ruby bitter brewed with Summit & Amarillo. Juicy tangerine flavour with a big citrus aroma

Mithril Ales – A66 – 4.0%abv - A crisp, refreshing & satisfying golden beer. A dry bitterness, with a lingering citrus, spicy hop taste & aroma

Mithril Ales – Flower Power – 4.3%abv - Pale ale with a massive citrus, fruity hop flavour. Hints of grapefruit & floral notes on the tongue from late addition of elderflowers

Mithril Ales – Black Elf – 4.4%abv - Black stout, velvety, rich in roasted & chocolate malts, fruity & sweet with a dry hoppy finish

House Regular,
Yorkshire Dales Brewing Co. – Rowantree – 3.8%abv – Traditional English golden bitter brewed with an all English malt and hop recipe. Sovereign hops provide a classic, well rounded bitter with complex and relatively delicate aromas