The Durham Castle Arms Pub

In the heart of Kingston, The Durham Castle Arms Pub is a local pub built around drinks, food and regular entertainment. It has served the ACT community for more than 30 years and is also the home of Ale Mary Brewing Co., a microbrewery founded in 2023. Ale Mary produces small-batch, hand-crafted beers, with a changing range of its beers available on tap at the pub.

The weekly schedule gives The Durham a strong community feel. Mondays feature a three-taco offer, while Tuesday and Wednesday evenings bring separate Fame Trivia sessions. Thursdays combine a meat raffle with Joker Poker, and Fridays focus on parmas, including a limited number of special parmas. Sunday is dedicated to a roast served throughout the day. These recurring events make the pub suited to locals looking for a regular night out, as well as visitors wanting more than a quiet drink.

There is entertainment across the weekend too, with karaoke hosted by Mitch on Saturday nights. The venue’s own updates also highlight trivia events, themed nights, sport and live entertainment, reflecting a pub that changes its focus across the week. Its craft beer connection adds another point of interest for people keen to try locally made beer while spending time in Kingston.

The Durham also caters for private functions, with spaces available for groups of different sizes. That makes it an option for parties, get-togethers and larger gatherings, while the regular trivia, raffles and karaoke provide easy reasons for smaller groups to visit. Bookings can be made directly with the pub, and its location at Green Square places it centrally within Kingston.