Tyneside Pub Explorations

More pub explorations in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne as I set about using the Metro to visit a few areas of the city either side of the river. My day began with grey skies and showers as I wandered from my hotel to Wetherspoon's The Mile Castle. By the time I emerged 45-minutes later there was blue sky and sunshine. Everything is better after a couple of Lavazza coffee refills and a Spoons breakfast. I purchased a £7.50 Day Saver ticket from the machine in the Metro station and set out to make the most of it.Fist stop: Wallsend.Four miles from Newcastle, situated - as the name suggests - at the eastern end of Hadrian's Wall, and home to over 40,000 folk, Wallsend grew as mining and then shipbuilding became the big local employers.It's also the birthplace of Sting, director Paul W. S. Anderson, and Michael Carrick, who may or may not be manager of Man United by the time I finish writing this post. Wallsend doesn't really stand out as a Pub Stop on the Metro, but I'm a sucker for a cinema…