South Shields pub The Bamburgh temporarily renamed for Great North Run day

By Ross Robertson
Published 7th Sep 2023, 15:53 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now
The pub is well known to many who have taken part in the run

A pub famous for its location on the Great North Run route has been temporarily renamed for the big day.

The Bamburgh pub is famous for sitting next to the Great North Run finish line, and will welcome many of the thousands of runners and spectators taking part in and watching the half marathon on Sunday, September 10.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad
Race founder Sir Brendan Foster outside Greene King’s The Bamburgh pub, which has been temporarily renamed as ‘The Finish Line’ in celebration of this year’s AJ Bell Great North Run. Picture c/o Greene King.Race founder Sir Brendan Foster outside Greene King’s The Bamburgh pub, which has been temporarily renamed as ‘The Finish Line’ in celebration of this year’s AJ Bell Great North Run. Picture c/o Greene King.
Race founder Sir Brendan Foster outside Greene King’s The Bamburgh pub, which has been temporarily renamed as ‘The Finish Line’ in celebration of this year’s AJ Bell Great North Run. Picture c/o Greene King.

And to mark the occasion, this year the Greene King pub has been temporarily renamed ‘The Finish Line’.

Kyle Flannigan, general manager at The Finish Line said: “Each year we welcome hundreds of participants of the AJ Bell Great North Run into our pub as the unofficial ‘finish line’ of the race.

"So this year, we’ve made it official! We can’t wait welcome spectators and race finishers to The Finish Line on Sunday.”

Related topics:Great North Run

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.