Food & Drink

Victoria Inn

Grade II listed Victorian pub on Hallgarth Street, built in 1899, with a preserved historic interior on CAMRA's National Inventory.

86 Hallgarth Street, Durham, DH1 3AS Visit website

About Victoria Inn

The Victoria Inn on Hallgarth Street is one of Durham's most notable heritage pubs, built in 1899 and Grade II listed. It is recognised on CAMRA's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, a distinction reserved for pubs that retain genuinely original layouts and fittings, and it remains valued for maintaining its late-Victorian character.

Set a short walk from the city centre near the university, it keeps a traditional multi-room layout and a historic, unspoilt feel that sets it apart from more modernised venues. The pub is known for its cask ales and its faithful preservation of period detail, drawing real ale enthusiasts and those interested in the city's pub heritage. Its combination of listed status and inventory recognition makes it a distinctive fixture of Durham's drinking scene.

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