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Nº 254 in 334 in Wyre Forest

Nº 60 of 72 British in Wyre Forest

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

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David Watson . 2024-10-14

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Marvelous pub, a wide range of beers

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Adrian Attwood . 2024-10-08

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Great selection of real ales. Busy pub on Gala days

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Kenneth Sellar . 2024-09-29

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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.

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Chris Rycroft . 2024-09-11

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

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Louis . 2024-09-06

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

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Guy Harmer . 2024-09-03

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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.

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Richard Hodgetts . 2024-08-29

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Good pint ... good atmosphere....

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Chris Tindell . 2024-08-27

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

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Johnny Roadcrew . 2024-08-27

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

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Tony Smith . 2024-08-25

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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

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Jim Pitt . 2024-08-15

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

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Kevin Phillips . 2024-08-13

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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!

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Jonny S . 2024-08-04

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Fabulous pub, right on Severn Valley railway.

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Laura B . 2024-07-26

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Great friendly pub and not expensive 👍

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Pat Galloway . 2024-07-13

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

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Trevor Perks . 2024-06-29

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

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Colin Mcdonnell . 2024-05-30

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A great pub on a great station.

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Ian Hill . 2024-05-22

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Very busy pub, the beer is always good

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ian chapman . 2024-05-18

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

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Paul Carter . 2024-05-15

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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.

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Adrian Walker . 2024-04-23

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

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Mark Nicholson . 2024-04-21

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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.

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Sarah Morris . 2024-04-06

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A great place to enjoy Bathams and banter

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Mike Kerry . 2024-03-28

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Food is pretty average but nice staff and environment.

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Anon2 . 2024-03-17

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

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Annrose Manison . 2024-03-12

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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.

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Doctor_When . 2024-03-12

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Great to drop in for a lunchtime drink!

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Beverley Lambert . 2024-03-10

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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.

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Darryl Mark . 2024-02-26

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Excellent location ,great staff,excellent beer

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richard baker . 2024-02-20

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

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Nigel beare-wolfenden . 2024-02-18

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Very nice pub, good beer and atmosphere.

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Andrew Davis . 2023-12-11

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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?

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John . 2023-11-19

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

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Guy Edwards . 2023-10-11

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

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Tom Nash . 2023-10-09

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

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Bill Hilton . 2023-09-21

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

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Andrew O'Growney . 2023-09-18

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

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AlfAle . 2023-09-17

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Great pub on the station, lots of interest

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lewis perry . 2023-09-16

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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

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Paul Bobo . 2023-09-15

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

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Steve . 2023-08-29

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A good pint, pleasant staff and friendly environment

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Matthew Green . 2023-08-28

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Inexpensive tasty food great value lovely atmosphere

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Sheila Pratt . 2023-08-28

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

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Stephen Jacob . 2023-08-20

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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.

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jph 727 . 2023-08-15

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

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Gez Bull . 2023-08-15

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Nice and comfortable for optimal relaxation

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Osaze Obarisiagbon . 2023-08-09

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

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Rob Fullwood . 2023-08-04

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

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Abigail Cole . 2023-06-30

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

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Phillip Hinett . 2023-06-29

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

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Dave . 2023-06-19

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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 !!

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Honestreviewer790 . 2023-05-27

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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.

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Dave Crumpton . 2023-05-08

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

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Peter Carman . 2023-04-17

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Very nostalgic place, fantastic beers

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Ian Cairns . 2023-04-14

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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

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Rachel Setchell . 2023-03-16

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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!

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HotelGuru . 2023-03-14

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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.

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Craig Chance . 2023-03-09

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

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Dave Montane . 2023-03-04

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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.

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stephen “Mad dog” jones . 2023-02-12

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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.

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Jenna James . 2023-02-11

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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.

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Michelle Parkes . 2023-01-17

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Local pub on the Severn Valley Railway concourse Kidderminster station

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Kate Hodgetts . 2023-01-10

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

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tracey peel . 2022-12-08

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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

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Jennie W . 2022-12-04

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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.

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O9547GGnickl . 2022-10-22

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

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Chris W . 2022-10-18

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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.

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340bevf . 2022-10-16

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

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central1850 . 2022-10-09

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

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Kierian Powell . 2022-10-06

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

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Nigel Harkness . 2022-10-04

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Always changing beer which is a good thing

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Bruce Stokes . 2022-10-01

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

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David Bareford . 2022-09-29

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Great selection of ales as always

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Ben Andrews . 2022-09-28

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Good beers and nice friendly atmosphere

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Alan Davies . 2022-09-23

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Great atmosphere excellent real ale

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Christine Roche . 2022-09-21

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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.

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roger Dillworth . 2022-09-20

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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.

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RobinB1957 . 2022-08-12

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

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Mark Williams . 2022-08-12

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

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Kevin Layne . 2022-07-09

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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

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mommyofonemonkey . 2022-06-19

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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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Barry Horne . 2022-06-11

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Что сказать, можно заехать на пинту пива, а так ничего особенного.

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Natalija Martinova . 2022-06-05

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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.

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liza chapman . 2022-06-04

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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.

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Nigel9000 . 2022-05-30

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Good range of beer. And stream trains too.

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Don Constance . 2022-05-08

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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.

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johnbY5520UU . 2022-05-06

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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.

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Joe Upsall . 2022-04-09

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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.

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Lynda Finch . 2022-03-15

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Steam trains and 🍺 what more do you need

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Nick Phipps . 2022-03-06

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Was planning on visiting this afternoon, but looked on their Facebook page to see that they would not be opening until 5pm due to staff shortages ! Then later, discovered that they would be opening at 12:30. Don't understand how a business can be run like this - even post pandemic. Clearly the management team can't pour a pint ! Prices seem to have escalated beyond reasonable expectations, and the service is inconsistent. I believe they have catering facilities, but no food has been available for months. If you want to be disappointed, then I would thoroughly recommend !

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Bathamslover . 2022-03-03

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Good food and beer just before a great trip on the Severn valley railway

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mike carver . 2022-02-19

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Sadly no cobs. bring back cobs meal deal

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henry baylie . 2022-02-13

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Good staff nice ales but no food available

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william taylor . 2022-02-12

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This place is a relaxed, old world pub. Prices are very reasonable, beer is well kept and served in clean glasses. Staff are pleasant and knowledgeable. After the theatre up the road, this is the idea place to end the night. Just like the good old days

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Mark Lee Morgan . 2022-02-01

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I have been using this Establishment from when it first opened (1986??) Always loved it for the real ales and a place where you can sit down and actually have a conversation without Juke Boxes and Gaming machines in the background. Now the beer was never cheap in here but I can't believe how much the price has rocketed in the last 6 months £4 for a pint of Enville. I know this covid has had a knock on effect but looking at the amount of people in the pub on my last few visits I personally think the overpriced beer is the main reason. Severn Valley getting greedy!!!

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Monkeynutz04 . 2022-01-31

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This place is lovely, the new management and bar staff are great, I'm so glad that it's back on the up again.. Lovely selection of drinks and reasonably priced. Good on all of you for making it a success again.

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Ken . 2022-01-26

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If you like draft ales it's a pub for you.

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Gerald Morris . 2021-12-29

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Lovely old style bar : open fire, dog friendly, great beers eg Bathams Period railway posters and signs Friendly service Hearty pub food

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terryh866 . 2021-12-26

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Enjoyed a Christmas choir on the platform.

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Ellie Hurst . 2021-12-18

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