Museum Vaults

About Museum Vaults

The Museum Vaults is a traditional pub at 33 Silksworth Row, on the western edge of the city centre towards Millfield. The building dates from about 1867, it was formerly a Vaux brewery pub, and it has been run by the same family for more than forty years. It was once known as the Museum and Curiosity Vaults, and the walls and shelves are lined with local memorabilia, including Sunderland football memorabilia.

The pub serves up to three hand-pulled beers alongside canned and bottled options, and it opens earlier on Sunderland home match days, for supporters on their way to the Stadium of Light. Live bands play on some Sunday afternoons. Sunderland City Council has registered it as an Asset of Community Value, recognising its place in local life. It opens from mid-afternoon, so it suits an early evening pint rather than a lunchtime visit.

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