King & Castle in Wyre Forest

Great food . Large portion sizes for price. Fast service. Perfect place to go and eat :) and usually quiet around middayish

This is the pub at Kidderminster old railway station the home of Severn Valley Railway. It's very popular and presumably helps support the Railway. It's not a big pub but the prices seem competitive. It's comfortable and the customers all seem a decent bunch.

Went their for a meeting in back room. Staff very helpful. Had a drink their during the meeting. Good service.

A perfect 'step back in time'. With a little imagination. Great use of the railway building which, like plenty of others, could have been left deteriorating on the spot. This one is aided of course by the wonderful Severn Valley Railway that runs a valued timetable to Bridgenorth with sometimes steam engines and preserved railway carriages. The pub is fitted to match the surroundings and is also outside the current Midlands services from Birmingham and Worcester. I had a very good pint of Bewdley Brewery, Worcestershire Way and a cheese and onion cob. Local real ales available and the pub is Good Beer Guide listed for 2025. Well worth a stop off. Cheers.

This pub has enormous potential that is not being fulfilled. Wonderful rooms in a great setting. It has strange opening hours and is poorly managed by 'paid volunteers', an oxymoron if I ever heard one. This could be SVRs jewel in the crown but there we are. It is what it is.

Nice friendly pub. Popped in for a quick pint before football. Really good atmosphere for away fans.

I've never had any food here, but don't want to mark it down, nice pub to go and have a drink tho, real fire as well on those cold winter days

It's pleasent clean keeping to its past ,a ticket a waiting area of Victorian railway station . This time we had a nice pint of bathams best bitter and gin tonic in pub crawl XXX.

Popped in to the King & Castle for a drink, a pub which we have used for 20+ years although less frequently lately. Seemed to be a decent crowd in there and a pleasant atmosphere, but the state of the soft furnishings and carpets are disgusting. Last January it was closed for a month for refurbishment but could not see any improvement, surely a good steam clean would be a good idea or change the fabric for wipeable surfaces. As we have seen tonight people go in there dressed up but the state of the seats would prohibit anyone in light coloured clothing feeling comfortable going on to somewhere else afterwards.

Lovely pub with a good selection of ales. Unfortunately the disabled parking spaces directly outside the pub are always occupied by able bodied drivers. Very sad people.

Always warm and cosy. Good choice of real ale, though sadly served a little on the warm side. There's a real fire too, but it's very rarely lit. Walk out of the back door and you're on the platform for the Severn Valley Railway, lovely heritage steam and diesel locomotives.

Called in for a pint and delish pork pie with mustard..

Marvelous pub, a wide range of beers

Great selection of real ales. Busy pub on Gala days

Great simple food, lovely taste. Really good range of drinks. But poor service, racing against time to catch next train. With an hour for lunch and prompt ordering, only got our food 15 mins before train left. Appalling really. With a full train timetabled to arrive, you would think they be far far better prepared!! Also the way tables are layed out, the atmosphere ends up being like a library.

The food was lovely, but the menu was limited to basket meals, and the food and drinks were very expensive. -------------------------

Good pints in lovely, clean surroundings. Perfect for a pint before the train departs.

We really enjoyed Sunday lunch in this pub. A great location where you can see steam trains arriving and departing while you eat. We could have chosen to eat in either the pub or cafe but chose the pub for its nicer atmosphere. Food portions were generous, well cooked and well priced, we would definitely return.

Good pint ... good atmosphere....

Cracking boozer with fine cask conditioned beers pulled just right. The sing alongs were fun too.

Popped in for the roast beef dinner, best one I’ve had in years, well done all involved.

Perched at the end of the Severn Valley Railway and at the top of station hill, this perfectly English pub is up there for the best of both world. Close to the town and to the 1940 feel of a steam railway it's just perfect. Smash that up with a dash of craft beers and it's just very special indeed

Good selection of real ales. Atmosphere good and steam train's to boot.

Passing through and thought we would get a quick pint and a sit down. The place was really clean and tidy plus we loved the attention to detail with the railway “GWR” carpet running the entire length of the pub. It was nice to sit back and relax with a pint of decent beer. Happy with the fact that the money was going toward and support the joining heritage railway. Brilliant place!

Fabulous pub, right on Severn Valley railway.

Great friendly pub and not expensive 👍

Usual great selection of ales, didn't eat there so can't comment on food .

Great choice of beers, historic and famous railway in the beer garden !

A great pub on a great station.

Very busy pub, the beer is always good

Can't fault the beers but wished they were open Mondays too

Great place, for a bite to eat and a few pints of local real ale, quick service, plenty of seating, but can get busy when special events are on. Very atmospheric, railway themed pub.

A perfect pub to visit before or after a day out on the SVR.

Badly organised. The cafe & the pub share a kitchen & couldn't cope with the amount of orders when we were there on a Sunday. We had 2 separate orders on our table, after 40 mins they said 'did you order food?' They had meals ready but had no idea who they were for. Half of each order came 5 minutes later, the others had to wait. We missed the next train so had to while away over an hour at Kidderminster station. The Sunday roast made up for it according to my partner and someone said the lasagne was great. My chips were soggy and my sons mashed potato was overly salted.

A great place to enjoy Bathams and banter

Food is pretty average but nice staff and environment.

Just a quick review for the King & Castle, as I only stopped by for a swift half on my way elsewhere. It was midweek, very quiet, and there were more staff than customers - which was actually quite nice. Anywhere that does Bathams Best on cask is a winner, and the ale here was kept really well - an excellent pint. Locals and staff very friendly. Well lit, plenty of seating. A very historical red-brick Edwardian station - lovely architecture, and a stone's throw from the new station. Really nice experience - I shall go back when I have a little more time to check out the food.

Lovely place very friendly atmosphere also nice and warm well worth a visit

Great to drop in for a lunchtime drink!

Absolutely superb Victorian building pub where you can soak in the atmosphere of the golden age of steam - and sample some cracking real ales. A gem of a pub that is a credit to the area.

Excellent location ,great staff,excellent beer

Good range of well-kept ales! Service is attentive and professional...

Very nice pub, good beer and atmosphere.

The King and Castle sits on the Kidderminster end of the Severn Valley Railway but you don't have to be a heritage railway fan to enjoy the atmosphere of this great pub. They have a very good selection of real ale, including my favourite, Bathams Bitter. The only let down was the inattentive and slow pair of bar staff, completely lacking in personality, who didn't keep an eye on the order of waiting customers, just serving whoever was in front of them. A recruitment and training issue, perhaps?

Brilliant pub in an old railway station. Lovely atmosphere, decent selection of ales and good traditional bar food.

manager would lose license on us buying a drink - 30 year old men refused for no reason

Didn't order food. Several real ales available but too many light coloured/IPA beers. Need to get some darker ales on the bar.

Great drink to start the day off and then last drink before going home 🏡

Very good beer choice in a wonderful unique setting if the Severn Valley heritage railway.

Great pub on the station, lots of interest

Nice pub inside Kidderminster station (for the Severn Valley Railway) Really like sitting on the outdoor seats under the canopy Pub is open when the railway is closed too Decent choice of beers and ciders

Fast friendly services. Good range of reasonably priced local ales.

A good pint, pleasant staff and friendly environment

Inexpensive tasty food great value lovely atmosphere

Excellent food and drink in an iconic location, the Severn Valley Railway.

Great ale, friendly staff. Bar snacks, cobs, well worth a visit.

I love this pub and always stop for a pint here when visiting Kidderminster for the football. The section out the back on the old platform is a nice place to drink.

Nice and comfortable for optimal relaxation

Great beer and service. First time I have used the establishment. Did no eat there.

Lovely people! They were able to make a vegan option for us, which was great! Has vegetarians options normally

Didn't have food it was on a Sunday but the drink and service was good.

Great place to grab a pint and sit out on the SVRailway platform in the sunshine.

We came to the pub for the Gala and it was wonderful to see it back full of life and open !!! Also helped by the very dishy bar manager ! Yes please !!

Loved this pub over the years and had some good times there. Unfortunately now it's only open for mostly weekends. On my last visit on a Friday night got served by lovely but inexperienced staff. To be fair they have put up a sign on the bar explaining this. A lot of the locals now seem to have moved elsewhere as the pub was very quite. Such a shame as it always used to provide good drinks in a unique environment.

Good selection of real ale available in comfortable surroundings. Unfortunately only had time for 1 pint.

Very nostalgic place, fantastic beers

Honestly, can’t believe you close the pub early - before 7pm- just because it’s’ not busy’ - brought drinks for me and hubby who was joining me but basically got told to drink up and ship out!! Locals won’t support you

The King and Castle used to be my local. I used to frequent it several times a week virtually since it opened. I have watched its fortunes ebb and flow over the years but remained loyal as it was the nearest place to my house that served Batham's. The beer was generally OK and the 'usual suspects' that made up the 'locals' were pleasant and engaging. It must have been such a money spinner to the charity in its day. It is heart-breaking to see it today and I despair that it has been allowed to sink so low. It is barely open during the weekday evenings. When it is open the dis-interested and demoralised staff give the place a funerial air, the beer is outrageously expensive and the quality is marginal to poor. I assume the reduced hours do not allow a decent throughput? I walked in broadly hopeful and left virtually suicidal. This is a resource that is being wasted by a poorly managed charity. I thank the lord that I resisted buying SVR shares all those years ago. Such a shame!

Once a great thriving pub. But for some obscure reason is now closed most of the time and cherry picks when to open. Customer loyalty continues to diminish as a result. I don't know what's going on with the place other than an act of cultural vandalism and utter contempt for regulars who have supported the SVR over decades.

Cracking real ale pub with a museum attached, excellent pint of Bathams best bitter 👌 🍺

Lovely place good atmosphere but very quiet. Also not the normal range of beer on tap which was quite disappointing. All in all still a nice quiet chilled out pub.

The pub itself is quirky and the ale selection is interesting. The food is disappointing though. They state they have an executive chef but it's pretty much standard level pub food.

Great selection of beers, a must if you are on the severn valley railway. Really friendly and beautiful victorain building, dog friendly and good ales on tap.

Local pub on the Severn Valley Railway concourse Kidderminster station

A lovely pub with so much atmosphere. Lots of real ale choices. On the site of the Severn Valley railway.

A group of friends decided to meet at the King and Castle for drinks last night 03/12/22 There were 2 females bitching behind the bar rather than serving the customers, what should have taken my husband a couple of minutes to buy 2 drinks it was nearly 10 minutes, there was a guy reading a book buy the fire who every now and again jumped up and cleared the tables, they had no original gin only flavoured, and the pub smelt of chips, we sat with our friends but ended up moving seats because it smelt very strongly or cat piss to put it bluntly, the only saving grace was the company we were keeping, what a shame that such a great pub has deteriorated so badly

Ale good. The rest is not good. Service poor. Slow. Unecessary time to get a beer even when quiet. Ambience minimal. And of several visits this year there seems to be a small group of regular locals with dog that keeps loudly yapping; any other pub it would be asked to leave.

A great choice of cask beers available from local Bewdley Brewery and further afield. Perfect for a quick drink while changing trains.

We had an hour before the train and ordered straightaway at 4pm (45 mins later) my husband chased food came out 10 mins to train!!!!! Pie which on the menu said with mash and seasonal vegetables, I requested chips instead it came out with mash that was stone cold no veg Husbands burger was burnt and cold the chips were extremely well done. We had 10 mins to eat it before the last train back ….. we would have complained if we had time. Food was awful …. Sunday roast also advertised NOT on utter rubbish cannot express how bad it was!!!!! DO NOT GO HERE for food beer good though. Daughter in law is gluten free nothing for her …. They went to a chip shop around the corner that did gf wish we had done the same.

Lovely railway pub on the Severn Valley Railway. Sadly now closed on a Monday and Tuesday.

Good choice of beer , but rake it in during the galas . ? .

Always a good experience in the K&C with good beers.

Always changing beer which is a good thing

The old waiting room has become the lounge producing a lovely atmosphere. Lovely place to meet up and enjoy the evening

Great selection of ales as always

Good beers and nice friendly atmosphere

Great atmosphere excellent real ale

The pub itself is good but, and this is a big but, if you park in the SVR car park and use the parking machine in the pub, its free to park if you're using the pub, I used the machine and a few weeks later received a parking fine for £60. Yet another scam, it goes beyong anger, I've been a big supporter of SVR especially the last 2-3 years when they needed as people as possible to support them then you get, talk about a kick in the teeth.

As encountered before, the choice of well kept beers is excellent (5 stars). The food, however, is something of a letdown and the serving staff (2 stars, just) need to buck their ideas up and be more friendly and appreciative of customers.

Visited for a private party. Beer is excellent with a wide variety of real ales available

Beautiful pub clean & tidy excellent service always a pleasure to pop in.

Went for Sunday lunch, food was tasty but not enough in those little dishes for our table, especially when a single diner had the same??delay with food being brought out. Staff have no people skills, food dropped on table and walked away, food left without cutlery. Went to pay and got “there’s your bill”and “there’s your change”, no thank you, smiles, hope you’ve enjoyed your lunch etc, need a shack up with the people they employ as it’s letting things down

Great little pub attached to the Severn Valley Railway in Kidderminster. Nice range of beers, ciders and other drinks. Well worth a visit.

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Lovely place, not all vamped up with sky sports TV etc. Great bar, great staff.... perfect for a drink & peace & quiet or a catch up.

Good service, friendly staff. Food options ok but the service was a little slow, which can be awkward if you're catching a train. Good quality and value for money.

Good range of beer. And stream trains too.

After being a regular for years of this pub seeing the downfall of this place is madness. The management if you can call them that are grievously incompetent with a complete lack of knowledge, who are obviously employees through nepotism and not on merit, the way I’ve seen staff and customers treated makes me sick. Absolute shambles of a “pub” clearly nothings going to change and they’re happy losing customers.

Great beers and good atmosphere. Love that it is part of the Severn Valley railway station. I have been going here for a pint or 2 for 30 years.

What a lovely pub. And if you sit outside the back,it's part of a very old railway station. Everything is very quirky,and oldy world.Loved it.The beer is very good.