This sturdy looking pub has always suffered a bit from '˜plain sister syndrome' given that it's at the top of the village, without a view of Runswick's stunning crescent shaped, golden beach, unlike the Royal Hotel bang on the front. If you didn't turn down the vertiginous coast road, you'd be none the wiser, and think '˜ah, this is a good looking place, let's stop here for lunch'. Well, even if you are the wiser, you should call by anyway. After all, there are only so many hours to be spent staring out wistfully to sea.
