Ship Isis

About Ship Isis

The Ship Isis is a Grade II listed pub at 26 Silksworth Row, on the western edge of the city centre, built in 1885. It was remodelled by Scottish and Newcastle in 1986, traded for a time as Livingstone's, and reopened under its original name in 2011 after a short closure. CAMRA records it as an outstanding conversion or restoration, and the building is registered as an Asset of Community Value.

Inside there is a long, narrow front bar with a row of handpumps serving changing cask ales and ciders, a lounge, and an upstairs room used at weekends. The pub was named Branch Pub of the Year 2025 by CAMRA's Sunderland and South Tyneside branch. It sits a few doors from the Museum Vaults, so the two are often visited together, and the Dun Cow, the Peacock and the Empire are a short walk away. Opening times are posted on the pub's Facebook page.

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