Sunderland's pubs are so much more than just a place to meet friends and enjoy a refreshing drink.
They're just as likely to be the venue for ukulele playing, head shaves, or even regulars going for a walk in their underpants.
From the Halfway House to the Hendon Grange, you've got to hand it to Wearside hostelries for being - just brilliant.
Have a look at these Echo archive images to find out more.
From the Halfway House to the Hendon Grange, you've got to hand it to Wearside hostelries for being - just brilliant.
![Andrew Walls was having a nail-biting time at the Grey Horse in Penshaw in 2003.
But it was his legs and not his nails he was worried about.
He was having a sponsored wax, to be carried out by Sandra Bell.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/11/15/wax.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
5. Andrew Walls was having a nail-biting time at the Grey Horse in Penshaw in 2003. But it was his legs and not his nails he was worried about. He was having a sponsored wax, to be carried out by Sandra Bell.
Andrew Walls was having a nail-biting time at the Grey Horse in Penshaw in 2003. But it was his legs and not his nails he was worried about. He was having a sponsored wax, to be carried out by Sandra Bell. | se
![Fans in the Ivy House for the England match against France in 2004.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/11/15/ivy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. Fans in the Ivy House for the England match against France in 2004.
Fans in the Ivy House for the England match against France in 2004. | se
![What a great fundraiser at the Hendon Grange in 2005.
Charity walkers did a sponsored stroll with their underpants on the outside.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/11/15/hg.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. What a great fundraiser at the Hendon Grange in 2005. Charity walkers did a sponsored stroll with their underpants on the outside.
What a great fundraiser at the Hendon Grange in 2005. Charity walkers did a sponsored stroll with their underpants on the outside. | se
![A pint for an old penny. That was the offer at the Mountain Daisy to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006.
Here are Lisa Cassidy, Kate Neband, and Ashleigh Simpson.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/11/14/daisy.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. A pint for an old penny. That was the offer at the Mountain Daisy to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006. Here are Lisa Cassidy, Kate Neband, and Ashleigh Simpson.
A pint for an old penny. That was the offer at the Mountain Daisy to celebrate the Queen's 80th birthday in 2006. Here are Lisa Cassidy, Kate Neband, and Ashleigh Simpson. | se