The Manor Arms Hotel, Abberley Village

Unrecognisable from my previous visit as it is now a high-class dining venue. However, either nobody is willing to pay £25 for a superb 3-course Sunday lunch in these parts or they all go to the nearby Elms Hotel for something even better as there were many vacant tables today. Beers were Hobsons 25, Bewdley's Worcestershire Way and Wye Valley's Butty Bach and HPA all priced around £3.30 a pint. I tried the Hobsons which was very good. Cider was Robinsons Flagon.

12 Aug 2018 20:27

The Bell, Pensax

Classic country pub which has been in the Good Beer Guide since time immemorial. All of the Sunday diners had left so we sat in the narrow snug with its Victorian fireplace and internal sash window that opens into a corridor. £3 a pint beers were Swan on the Wye, Purity Longhorn IPA, Bewdley Sunshine, Hobsons Best, Exmoor Gold and Campbell's Flintlock so the range was skewed towards golden ales.

12 Aug 2018 18:45

The Navigation Inn, Wootton Wawen

Fortunately we managed to complete our 8 mile circular walk before the heavens opened. So no drying out required before going into the pub. Good pint of Hooky for £3.65 (Eagle IPA also on sale) and chicken, ham and leek pie was £8.45. Traditional, no frills hostelry with reasonably priced pub grub - a rarity around these parts.

28 Jul 2018 17:34