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5.  Fossgate area (Blue icons)

Trail 5  Fossgate area (Blue icons) 9 pubs

From the front door of the Minster walk along the right-hand side and half-way along turn down to the right and then quick left to enter High Petergate. Walk down Petergate to reach an open part called Kings Square. The right-hand side of Kings Square is the entrance to The Shambles.Trail 1 The Minster to Monkgate - (green icons) 8+2 pubs

Wander down here and there is Ye Old Shambles Tavern (looking like a shop front) on the right,

At the end of The Shambles turn right along the road and at the next crossroads is The Pavement Vaults. Continuing along the road you were on brings The Three Tuns.

Returning past The Pavement Vaults and opposite where you left the Shambles is The Golden Fleece. The next corner along has The Fossgate Tap (formerly Sutlers) on one corner and The Terrace on the other. Walking down The Fossgate between these two pubs is on the right The Bluebell and opposite is The Hop and further down The Fossgate Social.

Ye Old Shambles Tavern is a very small pub. The front shop door off of the famous Shambles takes you to a small room with a serving counter and room for four people at bar. Happily there is a, not much, bigger room through the back which faces the market area. This to has a small servery.  Enthusiastic barman. Front bar not for the XXXL size.

Have a pint here

Real ale :      Yorkshire Blackout:  E.P. (Revolution);  Shambles Tavern Ale

Lager;   Jorvik

Cider:    Waddlegoose Lane

Pavement Vaults is a corner modern pub. There is only a small part to the main road with most off the bar running down the street. There is a drinking area at main entrance with L shaped bar serving here and down to left opposite the large windows. Beyond this the bar opens out to a large dining area. Stairs at either end take to the vault part of name. Shiny and trendy is what you pay for.

Local review

have a pint

Real ale :  Birds and Bees (Williams Bros); Devils Rest IPA (Burning Sky) ; Oatmeal Stout; (Bad Seed); Glog; Oz Bomb (Arbor);  Landlord

Bitter: Neck Oil (Beaver Town) ;  Rock, Roots and Reggae;  JHB (Oakham)

Lager: Bernard

Belgium Fruit Beer:   Fruli

Cider:   Aspall Suffolk Cider

 The Three Tuns is an old ale house. The view from outside suggests it has moved a little over the years. Inside the floor slopes upwards a little taking you to the counter. While the outside looks its over 200 years old the interior does not have this feel despite beams. There is seating either side of the entrance with the servery taking up the middle of the left hand wall. Seating runs up the right hand side and pub opens out  at back.

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Have a pint here

Real ale : Cumberland Ale (Jennings);  Burton Bitter;  New World; Pedigree (all Marstons); Boon Doogle (Ringwood)

Lager:     Urquell; Carling;  Peroni

Cider:    Thatchers gold; Strongbow Dark Fruits                   Guinness

The Fossgate Tap (formerly Sutlers) will still be a long thin bar room. Some seating by corner door and then you are onto the long wooden counter. Opposite counter are stools and small shelve running along the window. There is then a dining area down a few steps. Meals served.

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