Three of our region’s best pubs have been included in The Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs. The annual listing brings together some of the UK’s best food pubs and this year includes The Staith House in North Shields (11th), The Rat Inn in Hexham (17th) and The Broad Chare in Newcastle (27th). Meanwhile, The Star Inn at Harome, North Yorkshire, owned by Andrew Pern, is listed in fourth place, while The Sportsman, Seasalter, Kent took the top spot.