The Shepherd and Shepherdess

Welcome to our Website for the Shepherd and Shepherdess Pub in Beamish, County Durham. The Shepherd is a traditional country pub proudly serving quality home-cooked locally sourced food, cask ales and fine wines by our highly skilled, friendly team.

We welcome families and have an outdoor play area for the children. You can find the Shepherd just adjacent to Beamish Museum between Chester le Street and Stanley just off the A693 only 5 minutes from the A1 motorway. To find us, just follow the signs for Beamish Museum and we are located just to the right of the main entrance to the Museum.

Our level access, disabled toilet and baby change facilities ensures a wide range of customers can enjoy our hospitaility

The C2C sustrans cycleway and walkways run adjacent to the Shepherd. Walkers and Cyclists are welcome and we have a large outside seating area with space to park your bike and enjoy well deserved drink or a bite to eat. Many caravanners have discovered the Shepherd and return year after year whilst staying at the numerous caravan parks located close to the Shepherd.

We pride ourselves on traditional values with a friendly welcome and attentive service as well as the high quality and value of our home cooked food and our real ales, fine wines and warm, cosy atmosphere.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Shepherd soon

Ian Garnham and Team