Colpitts Hotel

Some pubs are just total gems and this is one. Leather seats wooden floors and an atmosphere that just makes you want to stay. Only has sam smiths on but at under £2 a pint and very decent quality who is complaning.

Similar to the swan and three signets. It’s a sam smiths pub so is nice and cheap. It’s run by some nice people and the snug is really good on a cold night esp when they put the fire on!

Popped in for a couple of pints on a Saturday afternoon on a recent visit to Durham, only one hand pump beer available but at £1.37 a pint I wasn’t going to grumble. Nice old fashioned pub

The Colpitts is one of the nicest pubs in Durham city centre. It’s located quite far out of the main pubs and bars in the city, up a hill behind the bus station, where few other pubs are located. Despite this, the pub becomes busy, especially at weekends, although it tends to attract a certain crowd, mainly students.
The pub is old-​fashioned in its decoration, with old carpets and wallpaper surrounding it’s wooden tables with upholstered benches. The bar spans the front of the entrance, with a large lounge area to the right and a smaller area to the right, behind which is a dedicated games room, with a pool table and a darts board. The games room is a brightly painted room reminiscent of a working mens club.
The best thing about this pub is the drinks — they’re among the cheapest priced in Durham and their range of cocktails is brilliant, which sounds unusual for such a pub, but this is its charm. I first tried many cocktails here — such as a Pink Kangaroo (vodka, advocaat, cider and blackcurrent) and a Fluffy Ducky (vodka, advocaat and peach schnapps). My 17-​year-​old self didn’t find these drinks as disgusting as they now seem.