Crown Posada- never thought of it as special- it's small and dark and very, very serious.
The Bridge at Wylam is better and friendlier- lots of local beers and if there's been a do on they give the food away after!
Drunken Duck- people think it's special so they can charge silly money for everything.... off the beaten track but popular with groups of friends up from London, driving expensive Audis, new Landrovers and X5s, in Barbours and rugby shirts, in the Lakes for the week-end. You know the type.
Try The Swinside for a better friendlier traditional pub