Is Sheepfolds Stables in Sunderland the New Place To Be?

[@shineyredflag]

Sheepfolds looks fab. I hope it's well supported throughout the year & not just the footy season.

[@ganforbaitlike]

Such a great place to visit all year round 😊

[@Adam-sd2ow]

Good to see a Geordie not putting down Sunderland for petty reasons but instead showing support for the region.

[@ganforbaitlike]

Thanks for that! All about the north east, we are all in it together in my opinion! 👍👍👍

[@themanftheworld8439]

Many geordies support SAFC from Gateshead, Jarra,Hebburn and So Shields.They were all part of Co Durham like SUNDERLAND.

[@tonypaddler]

​@@ganforbaitlike Indeed it is 🙂👍

[@colinbrown7310]

Went down there today, it is an excellent addition to the city centre, thoroughly recommended!

[@ganforbaitlike]

It’s fantastic, isn’t it! 😊

[@renny.nicola]

We loved it there, despite how close it is to The Stadium of Light 😉 look forward to going back

[@ganforbaitlike]

They’ve done such a great job, nice place to visit for a change of scenery 😊

[@paolo7688]

Never really go down to Sunderland but I might well give this place a look in.

[@ganforbaitlike]

It’s a great spot, would definitely recommend it, maybe not on a match day as it will be crazy busy but they’ve done some fantastic work putting this place together

[@keithatkinson7649]

that looks fantastic

[@ganforbaitlike]

👍👍👍

[@michaeljones6948]

Vitro’s is a marvellous Italian restaurant

[@ganforbaitlike]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@MallyB04]

Great informative video

[@ganforbaitlike]

Thanks for the positive feedback and for you taking the time to comment 😊😊😊

[@RobertMunro-wb6jb]

Definitely checking this for a good scran !!!

[@ganforbaitlike]

Well there’s definitely some good scran on offer!!!! 😊😊😊

[@RobertMunro-wb6jb]

Yeah live up in consett County Durham ! Not that far to drive for scran that looks that good !!!

[@maxwilliams1060]

Nice vidya mate.

[@ganforbaitlike]

Thank you!!!! 😊😊😊

[@colinbrown7310]

Been a few times now, this place is going to be a big success. Just a thought on the dance studios. I think they are in the wrong place, they occupy a prime retail space.

[@ganforbaitlike]

Agree it’s going to be a huge success and bring people to Sunderland who would never usually think to visit. Thanks for taking the time to comment 😊

[@OriginsReborn]

Looks great, but what are the prices like???

[@ganforbaitlike]

I think I paid £11.50 for pint of IPA and a bottle of alcohol free Moretti. Unsure what the split was but I’d usually expect to pay £5-6 minimum for a pint of IPA these days

[@MichaelCampin]

​@@ganforbaitlikeI'll stick to Wetherspoons under £3 for a decent pint

[@MichaelCampin]

But that bridge spells the end of any attempts to restart ship building on the Wear, the bridge will be too low to allow hulls to pass under it, so the council has finally killed shipbuilding on the Wear. Once the biggest shipbuilding river in the world

[@stevenrussell4678]

No it’s a high bridge the size of the Wearmouth bridge so it wouldn’t affect it

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

Pit pony has nothing to do with dray horses, pit ponies worked underground in the coal mine along side the miners.

[@ganforbaitlike]

Hello, thanks for taking the time to comment. Apologies, the logo itself for “Pit Pony” refers directly to the dray horses.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@ganforbaitlike Dray horses are massive heavy horses specially bred to haul heavy loads and used by Vaux breweries for years, ,a pony is a small horse no taller than 14 hands at the shoulder would be uncappable of pulling such a load what the pony was bred for was working underground in Monkwearmouth Colliery Sunderland's largest coal mine.

[@alanbennett2140]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv aye you are correct they were small horses used to pull the tubs of coal underground in most pits. 60 years ago my brother worked at Castletown pit and they called them gallowas.

[@PatrickKelly-lz3pv]

@@alanbennett2140 The Galloway pony is an extinct horse breed, once native to Scotland and northern England. It was said to have "good looks, a wide, deep chest and a tendency to pace rather than trot." In the 18th century Galloways were bred in Swaledale, to haul lead ore. The breed was mentioned by Shakespeare as "Galloway nags" in Henry IV, Part 2. "Thrust him down stairs! know we not Galloway nags?" Pistol - Henry IV, Part 2 by William Shak

[@alanbennett2140]

@@PatrickKelly-lz3pv not Galloway but gallowa which is a slang term used in the north east/Sunderland pits

[@liamhunter8228]

Can you walk in or do you have to book

[@ganforbaitlike]

Would recommend booking for the restaurants if you’re wanting to sit in, but I imagine there’ll also be limited capacity for walk ins. No need to book for the bars, live music etc though and you’ll be able to grab a slice of pizza or a donut without the need to book whilst having a drink🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@KevBryce]

Looks brilliant 👌

[@ganforbaitlike]

@@KevBryce very impressed with it! 😊

[@themanftheworld8439]

Lets hope the chavs stayaway so there is no litter dropped,vandalism,swearing,etc because they want to spoil everything in Sunderland city.

[@markbolam1383]

just looks like a place where posers with too much money go to hang out

[@commonman131]

Ordinary Sunderland folk won't be able to afford the prices.

[@M82RKY]

Sunlun? Best place to be? Shush man😂