The Cumberland Arms
Traditional Ouseburn pub and one of Newcastle's best folk music venues. Seven real ales, live music most nights, beer garden overlooking the valley, and B&B rooms.
About The Cumberland Arms
The Cumberland Arms is a traditional pub in Newcastle's historic Ouseburn Valley, on James Place Street. More than just a pub, it is a long-established cultural and heritage venue that has operated for at least two decades, and describes itself as celebrating life, family and culture. Alongside its bar it hosts a regular programme of live music, comedy, poetry and traditional music sessions, held both indoors and outdoors, and it has a particular association with folk and traditional performance. Overlooking the Ouseburn, it sits among the valley's cluster of independent bars, galleries and music venues and is open daily.
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Upcoming Events
Events that feature or are connected to The Cumberland Arms.
Let 'Em Speak, FLINTA Comedy Open Mic
7:30pm · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, NE6 1LD
Sink with Adam Betts
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, Byker Buildings, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Improv Club
6:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, Byker Buildings, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Samhain at The Cumberland Arms
12:00 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
A Cosy Night In with Eddy Doyle, Nicky Rushton and Guapanelas
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD
Bonfire Night at the Cumberland Arms
5:00 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Dani Larkin at The Cumberland Arms
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Catch the Sparrow
8:00 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Jigsaw Wars at The Cumberland Arms
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD
Jango Flash at The Cumberland Arms
7:00 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD
O Captain My Captain / Dish, Texas / Favourite Child
2:00 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Heated: Non-Binary Drag and Lipsync Night
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Driven Serious
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Echoes of Distant Stars
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Lucy Farrell and Shane Pendergast
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
My Precious Bunny
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Lost Robins - Shotgun EP Tour
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
R.AE.M. aka Rapid Aye Movement
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Craven + Sam Baxter and Merle Harbron + Frankie Insley
7:30 PM · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
Past Events
Recent events connected to The Cumberland Arms.
Lazy Sunday with Stagger Lee
25 October 2026 · The Cumberland Arms, Byker Buildings, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
dance dance dance, for the sake of it at The Cumberland Arms
24 October 2026 · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD
Pet Rock
23 October 2026 · The Cumberland Arms, Byker Buildings, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
f54 Mercury Prize Fringe
16 October 2026 · The Cumberland Arms, Byker Buildings, Off Byker Bank, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
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