The Spotted Cow

01/09/2026

🐾 YES… YOUR DOG CAN COME TO THE PUB! 🐾

Because quite frankly, we usually prefer them to some of you. 😂❤️

The Spotted Cow is proudly dog friendly, so there’s no need to leave your four-legged best mate at home when you fancy popping out for a bite to eat or a cheeky pint.

🐾 Paws on floors please
🐕 Dogs kept on leads
❤️ LOTS of fuss from the team
🦴 And we’ve even got a great selection of 100% natural dog treats from .andfun for them to enjoy!

So whether you're finishing off a nice walk around the village or just fancy bringing your best mate along for lunch, they're very welcome in The Spotty Bar & Beer Garden. 🐶🍺🍽️...and yes you can dine is those areas too x

And while we've got your attention…

👇 SHOW US YOUR DOGS! 👇

Drop a photo in the comments — bonus points for ridiculous names, questionable hairstyles and dogs who genuinely believe they're human. 😂❤️

📍 The Spotted Cow • Elwick Village

31/08/2026

🍂🕯️ AUTUMN CANDLE MAKING AT THE COW! 🕯️🍂

Okay… this one is VERY autumn and we’re here for it 😍🍁

We’re teaming up with Hartlepool’s very own Ignite Candles for a couple of gorgeous Autumn Candle Making Workshops this September!

If you haven’t come across these guys yet, you soon will 👀

Ignite Candles are a mother & son duo who have only been in business around a year and are already absolutely smashing it! They’re currently in the running for Small Business of the Year, knocking out some amazing home fragrance products, a few rather cheeky candles 😉😂 and bringing a whole load of brilliant energy with them.

And now… they’re doing workshops! 🙌

They’ll be joining us at The Spotted Cow for a couple of dates in September where you’ll get to make your very own autumn candle, have a laugh and enjoy a proper cosy little evening with us. 🍂🕯️

And if you love it, good news… they’ll be BACK later in the year for Christmas Candle Making Workshops too! 🎄👀

🔥 Spaces are limited — so don’t miss out!🔥

👉 Click the link below to grab your spot NOW!https://www.ignitecandles.net/47kuo2

Cosy autumn nights, candles, good company and probably a drink or two at the bar…

Sounds alright to us 😉🍷🍂

🐄 The Spotted Cow x Ignite Candles

Welcome to the world of the weird and quirky natural candles. Not only are these candles beautifully designed visually they also have amazing hot throws which means that fragrance will be drafting through your home in no time at all!

31/08/2026

🌙🐄 WELL… WHAT A NIGHT! 🐄🌙

We just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who came along to our very first Spotted Cow Twilight Market last night. ❤️

For something we'd never done before, we genuinely couldn't have asked for a better first one. The pub was absolutely buzzing and it was so lovely seeing so many of you wandering around, having a mooch, grabbing a drink and supporting all the brilliant small businesses who joined us. 🥰

A massive thank you to all of our traders too. ❤️ You took a chance on our first market, brought some absolutely gorgeous (and wonderfully weird ) things along and helped make the whole evening what it was.

And of course, THANK YOU to everyone who turned up and supported them. Shopping small genuinely makes a difference, and seeing so many bags leaving the pub last night made us very happy! 🛍️

We've definitely learnt a few things from our first one, so we'll be making a few little tweaks for the next market and hopefully making it even better.

And speaking of the next one...
📅 PENCIL IN SUNDAY 27TH SEPTEMBER! 👀🌙
⏰ 5PM – 8PM

We'll have some of your favourite stalls returning, alongside some brand new traders to discover too.
Thank you for making our first Twilight Market such a huge success. ❤️

Not bad for our first attempt, eh? 😂
See you again on the 27th! 🐄🌙✨

30/08/2026

🌙🐄 IT’S FINALLY HERE… IT’S MARKET DAY!! 🐄🌙

After weeks of planning, organising, messaging, juggling stallholders, making posters and trying to introducing over 23 bloody stalls 😂… our very first SPOTTED COW TWILIGHT MARKET is happening TODAY! 🙌

And we genuinely can't wait to see it all come together. ❤️

We've got such a brilliant mix joining us — handmade gifts, bakers & sweet treats, 3D creations, skincare, home fragrance, crochet, collectables, crystals, witchy bits, alternative goodies, Tarot readings, artwork, toys and loads more.

Basically… come for a quick nosey and you'll probably leave carrying three bags of stuff you absolutely did not come for. 😂

🌙 THE SPOTTED COW TWILIGHT MARKET
📅 TODAY – Sunday 30th August
⏰ 5pm – 9pm
📍 The Spotted Cow, Elwick
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
🐾 Dogs Welcome
🍺 Bar open
🍴 Food available
🛍️ Lots of fantastic stalls
❤️ Loads of lovely local businesses to support
No tickets. No entry fee. Just turn up, grab yourself a drink, have something to eat and enjoy a proper Sunday evening mooch.

We've tried to make this a little different from your usual market — traditional alongside alternative, cute alongside quirky, and a few things you probably won't find anywhere else.
So please come along and support our first one. ❤️

Right… all that's left now is to actually pull the bloody thing off. 😂😂

SHOP • EAT • DRINK • MOOCH

🌙🐄 SEE YOU FROM 5PM! 🐄🌙

The restaurant is open 12 till 3pm today for our regular menu, last bookings at 2.30pm to give us time to prepare for the market x

29/08/2026

27/08/2026

🌙✨ THIS BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND… THE TWILIGHT MARKET IS HERE! ✨🌙

This Sunday from 5pm–9pm, we are filling the pub up with over 20 independent small & local businesses for our Twilight Market 🛍️🍻

And we've got a PROPER mix coming along! 🙌

Think handmade gifts, bakers & sweet treats, 3D printing, toys & collectables, home fragrance, skincare & bath goodies, crochet, resin art, crystals, witchy bits, tarot readings, traditional crafts, alternative stalls and plenty more to have a nosey through 👀

Basically… come for a drink and accidentally leave with six bags of stuff you didn't know you needed. 😂

🍺 Bar open
🍴 Food Stalls in attendance
🛍️ 20+ small & independent businesses
🎟️ FREE ENTRY
🐾 Dogs Welcome
🐄 The Spotted Cow, Elwick
📅 Sunday 30th August | 5pm–9pm

It's Bank Holiday Sunday, so there's no school-night excuse either! 😂
Come down, grab a drink, have a wander, meet some brilliant local makers and businesses and SHOP SMALL & SUPPORT LOCAL ❤️

We've been introducing you to some of our traders over the last couple of weeks… now it's nearly time to meet them all properly!

🌙 TWILIGHT MARKET — THIS SUNDAY, 5PM–9PM! 🌙

See you there guys! ❤️🐄