Ye Olde Crosse (The Dirty Bottles)

In Alnwick this place is referred to as simply 'The Bottles'. It's a wholly unremarkable pub in every way, from the cracked glass in the door to the bar, to the ancient arcade machines that line the pool room. But yet, time after time we still go back there. It's become engrained as part of the routine of a night out. In some ways it's a shame that this pub doesn't do more to make itself great, because it truly could be. It's location is ideal, as it is pretty much in the centre of the town, as well as being in the centre of a small cluster of popular pubs. It's a pub where you go to begin a night out, it's a pub where you go ...  Read the complete review

If you ever come to the good old town of Alnwick and fancy going out on the pull of Saturday night, then you might wonder in to "The Dirty Bottles". Inside here on Saturday night you will notice three rooms. One room will be filled with quite old folk, ie 40+ (no offence to 40 year olds), Another will have a pool table and an arcade and Bandit in it and the other will have a room where the younger generation tends to flock to. Now all of these rooms for a start have Jukeboxes in them. However other than the room with the 40+'s in it, all the rooms and possibly corridors will be packed with Youths. OK i know that the majority that goes drinking now days ...  Read the complete review