Cider Pub Guide to Worcestershire
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44 pubs listed in Worcestershire so far.
Abberley
- The Bell at Pensax, Pensax, Abberley, Worcestershire WR6 6AE (Tel: 01299 896677)
Several times winner of the local CAMRA Pub of the Year award, The Bell is a friendly place which does excellent food and ales as well an excellent range of local ciders and perrys. Both Barkers and Barbourne Worcestershire ciders are currently available along with Westons Perry and Old Rosie, Robinsons and Stowford Press (July 2009 - Doc Oakley)
Alvechurch
- The Weighbridge, Alvechurch Marina, Scarfield Wharf, Alvechurch, Worcestershire B48 7SQ
Canalside. Sells real cider during their October real ale & cider festival (see their website) - haven't tried at any other time of year. Only at the Beer Festivals.
- Weatheroak Ales, 25 Withybed Lane, Alvechurch (0121 445 4411)
Off-licence selling draught Biddenden and bottled Westons. Associated with the Coach & Horses Inn (Weatheroak Hill, Alvechurch: 01564 823386) which therefore deserves investigation!
Weatheroak Coach & Horses - After a few stops and starts, the real cider was finally back on the agenda at the Coach & Horses when I was last there in late-June 2006. Can't remember the name of the cider, but it was a fairly rare West Country draught and very good too!
Ashton-under-Hill
- Star Inn, Ashton-under-Hill WR11 7SN (Tel: 01386 881325)
Village pub catering for all, several areas for drinking and eating, garden. At least 1 rotating cider/perry, tub on the bar back. Cider festival August Bank Holiday weekend when thirds are also available. September 2008.
Astley Burf
- Hampstall Inn, Astley Burf DY13 0RY (Tel: 01299 822600)
Riverside pub on the Severn a few miles downstream of Stourport. Formerly a cider house proper, it now only sells Thatchers Heritage on handpump. Decent pub grub though the menu spelling is a bit erratic - I think their 'Pennines' were meant to be 'paninis'. Slightly rickety moorings outside.
Badsey
- Round of Gras, Bretforton Road, WR11 7XQ (01386 830206)
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Large roadside village pub serving Westons Old Rosie. (Gras refers to the local crop - asparagus) Maltcote
Berrow Green
- Admiral Rodney, Near Martley, WR6 6PL (01886 821375)
A large country pub focusing on eats and selling a cider/perry from Westons range. See http://www.admiral-rodney.co.uk/home.asp. Maltcote
Bewdley
- The Mug House Inn, Severnside North
Riverside pub in attractive setting, with outdoor seating. Weston's range of Ciders. Bar meals at lunchtime, restaurant meals in the evening.
At their beer festival on the May Day holiday weekend, real ciders and perries were available from The Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry Co and Barbourne Cider.
- The Horn & Trumpet Dog Lane DY12 2EH , 01299 403774 . Thatchers Heritage on handpump. Located just off the High St.
- Tipplers , 70 Load Street , DY12 2AW . 01299 402254 . Excellent specialist shop stocking a superb range of beers and cider and perry . Westons , Thatchers , Gwynt-Y-Draig (literally 'Dragon's Breath'!) and many more in bottles including several Gwatkins ciders and perries . Also sells a couple on draught , usually Thatchers and a guest cider: most frequently this is 'Black Rat' (July 2009 - Doc Oakley)
Bourneheath
- Nailers Arms, Doctors Hill (Near Bromsgrove), B61 9JE
Large eatery with separate Public Bar. Thatchers Heritage & Farmers Tipple. Maltcote
Bretforton
- The Fleece Inn, The Cross, WR11 7JE (01386 831173)
Classic, National Trust owned village pub, recently re-opened following a fire which all but gutted the interior. Now restored and better than ever. Drink in the historic interior, or the orchard in fine weather. Guest beers, and the website claims locally produced 'Priors Tipple' cider, though there was only Westons Old Rosie when we visited. 26/06/05 'Prior's Tipple', produced in Cleeve Prior, is on at the moment, August 07. And very good it is too
Broadway
We didn't find any pubs with decent cider in picturesque Broadway, but there are a few outlets for off-sales worth the detour.
- Broadway Deli, 6-7 Cotswold Court, The Green, WR12 7AA (01386 853040)
Bottled Gwatkin Cider & Perry, and Knights Malvern Gold
- Wayside Farm Shop, 50 Pitchers Hill, Wickhamford, Evesham, WR11 7RT (01386 830546)
Located on the A44 between Evesham to Broadway. Wide range of Bottled Westons, Lyne Down, Minchew's, and Knights Malvern Oak & Gold, and a dry draught cider made for them by a local grower.
- The Budgens Store off the High St has a range of bottled ciders including: Henney's/Frome Valley, Knights, and Thatchers.
Bromsgrove
- Wildmoor Oak Pub and Restaurant
Top Road, Wildmoor, Nr Bromsgrove. 0121 453 2696 http://www.wildmooroak.com/ Marketing itself as a "Cider House" Tardebigge Cider, Hogans and Addlestones on tap. Others due soon Pleasant Rural pub with good food too Highly recommended
Castlemorton
- Plume Of Feathers Inn,
Castlemorton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6JB - This excellent pub often will have tub of real cider on the side bar. These usually come from Worcestershire maker Barbourne or the award winning Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry co. They also have a beer festival in July, which has a good range of real ciders and perries on offer.
Chaddesley Corbett
- Fox, Bromsgrove Road, DY10 4QN
Roadside Inn on Bromsgrove/Kidderminster A448, Thatchers Dry. Maltcote
Cleeve Prior
- King's Arms, Bidford Road, WR11 8LQ (01789 773335)
Priors Tipple Cider
Defford
- Cider House (Monkey House) Woodmancote (A4104) (01386 750234) Map
Classic rural cider house, basically a thatched black and white cottage with barrels of cider behind a stable door. Drink outside or in the tiny former bakehouse. Cider from Bulmers (now made by Westons) or Woodmancote, a dry, somewhat sharp style of cider made exclusively for the cider house by Bulmers (or is it Westons now?). Locals often bring snacks to share so bring your own if you don't want to feel left out.
Directions: The Monkey House is a thatched cottage set back from the main road, around 100yds from the Royal Oak pub which is marked on the OS map as PH at Woodmancote. There is a rough car park at the front of the cider house adjacent to the road. If you can see the field full of golf balls you're in the right area! The opening hours are as follows:
- Sun: 12 - 4pm
- Mon: 11am - 2pm
- Tue: Closed
- Wed: 6pm - 10pm
- Thur: 12 - 2pm & 6pm - 10pm
- Fri: 12 - 2pm & 6pm - 10pm
- Sat: 12 - 2pm & 6pm - 10pm
Dodford
DELISTED: Dodford Inn, Whinfield Road, The Village (off A448), B61 9BG Difficult to locate country pub, but make the effort. Single bar with central fireplace, large outdoor area and grounds, wonderful location. Taken over by new landlord in 2005 , not stocking any real cider at present . New landlord hopes to re-instate cider in the future . March 2006 Pub closed May 2007. For more details see http://www.savethedodford.co.uk/
DELISTED: Park Gate, Kidderminster Road (A448), B61 9AJ Fine 2 roomed local just outside Bromsgrove, no smoking lounge. Thatchers Dry. Maltcote No real cider served
Evesham
- Crown, Waterside, WR11 1JZ
Thatchers Heritage
- Old Red Horse, Vine Street, WR11 4RE
Excellent locals town pub. Westons Old Rosie. Thatchers Cheddar Valley. Maltcote
- The Old Swanne Inne, 66 High St, WR11 4HG (01386 442650)
Wetherspoon with Westons Old Rosie and various bottled ciders, including Sheppys Oakwood Draught.
- Royal Oak, Vine Street, WR11 4RE
Nice old town pub, but the music can be intrusive. Thatchers Heritage.
- Millets Farm Centre, Evesham Country Park, Evesham, WR11 4TP
In the "Cider Corner" they have several ciders and perries on draught, in 1, 2, 4 and 8 pint containers that you fill yourself. You can buy the containers and/or refill. There is also a loyalty scheme where your get a stamp for each 4 pints, then get a free pint with 4 stamps. Its not cheap £4.34 for 2 pints + 30p for container. They also have some nice glass bottles that you can fill as gifts - or good for homemade sloe gin etc.
October 2009: Today they had Janets Jungle Juice, Devon Farn Cider, Gwynt y Ddraig Perry, a Gwatkins Perry, and a couple of others.
Cider Corner Website says that they currently have 7 different varieties of cider and perry in casks. The Cider Corner allows you to have a taste to help decide which variety you like best. Then choose a container size from a 1 pint to 8, fill and go. Re-fill service: bring your bottle back on your next visit and pay only for the re-fill. Cider Lovers Loyalty Card.
Feckenham
- Rose & Crown, High Street, B96 6HS
Classic 2 bar village local, large garden. Thatchers Dry. Maltcote
Grimley
- Camp House Inn
Riverside warren of a pub. Unpretentious local clientele and equally unpretentious food (burger and chips, ham and chips, etc.). Kids and dogs positively encouraged. Thatchers Dry, Gold and 'Camp House Scrumpy'. Hard to find: take the road towards Grimley, then turn right (south) at the edge of the village down Camp Lane, a long cul-de-sac.
Hallow
- The Crown Inn Hallow, WR2 6LA.
Independent country pub on the just outside Worcester on the Tenbury Road. Stowford Press on tap
Headless Cross, Redditch
- Steps, 163 Evesham Road, B97 5EN
Wine-bar type of place but OK. Westons. Maltster
Kidderminster
Ye Olde Seven Stars 13-14 Coventry Street DY10 2BG (01562)755777
Friendly town centre pub with helpful staff now selling Thatchers Heritage on handpump as well as Stowford Press on draught also has an excellent range of real ales available, large garden at rear. You can bring your own food into this pub they provide the plates & cutlery
Malvern Link
- Nag's Head 21 Bank Street, WR14 2JG (01684 574373)
Busy pub with a good mix of locals. It serves a range of Westons draught products. Also has an excellent range of real ales.
Monkwood Green
- Fox, WR2 6NX
Exceptional country pub to the NW of Worcester, the main outlet for Barkers Cider and Perry. Maltcote
Pershore
- Brandy Cask, 25 Bridge Street, Pershore WR10 1AJ (Tel: 01386 552602)
Outstanding freehouse and brewery with Thatchers Heritage on handpump. Good, keenly priced food. Riverside garden with moorings.
- Capers Fine Foods, 10 High St.
Bottles of the local Priors Tipple Cider and apple juice.
Sedgeberrow
- The Queens Head Inn 1 Main Street, Sedgeberrow, Evesham WR116UE +44(0)1386 881447
In the centre of the village of Sedgeberrow, south of Evesham. Thatchers Heritage cider.
Stourport-on-Severn
- The Angel Inn, Severnside, Stourport-on-Severn (Tel: 01299 822661)
Riverside pub with Westons Traditional Scrumpy and Old Rosie. Outdoor seating. On the southern edge of the town centre, past the canal basins.
- Ye Olde Crown Inn, 9 Bridge Street, Stourport-on-Severn DY13 8XB (Tel: 01299 825693)
Standard issue Wetherspoon by Stourport Bridge with the usual range of bottles and bags-in-a-box. Outdoor riverside seating available.Scrumpy cider keeped in fridge nice if you like it like that "I Don't"--86.143.40.88 16:25, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Tenbury Wells
- The Vaults, 11 Teme Street, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR158BB +44(0)1584 811883
The usual glucose stuff but alongside in an old handpull (embossed 'Taunton Cider' in the brass !) they had a real cider sourced from one of their local 'boys'. Lovely stuff it was too ! Couple this with the old fashioned ambience of the pub and you have all the makings of a nice hour or two.Now stocking Rich's cider on handpump as the locals like it ! August 2006
The Vaults has been closed since the floods in 2007 and has not yet re-opened (Feb 08) - being refurbished too.
Upton-upon-Severn
- Kings Head, Riverside, High Street, WR8 0HF
Friendly pub with outdoor area overlooking the river. Westons Old Rosie. Maltcote
Whitbourne
- The Wheatsheaf
On the main A44 from Worcester to Leominster. Lots of single-varietal real cider in bottles plus the likes of Stowford Press on draught. Friendly. Unfussy food.
- The Live and Let Live, Whitbourne, Bromyard WR6 5SP (Tel: 01886 821016)
bromyard.net reports "ciders from Malvern". Confirmation needed.
Wolverley
- Lock Inn, Wolverley Road, Wolverley, Kidderminster, DY10 3RW. 01562 850581.
Westons Old Rosie is on offer in this unpretentious canalside pub.
No longer selling Old Rosie, but Thatchers on draft. Very pricey though, both for food and drink.
Worcester
- The Cricketers, Angel Street WR1 3QT (01905 23583)
Five minutes' walk from Worcester Foregate St. station. An attractive pub with cricket paraphernalia all over the walls, it's new to keeping real cider, Thatchers Medium available May 2007. (Though the barman was very dismissive of it!) Hoping to keep more local ciders in future if demand is there.
- The Crown, Broad Street WR1 3LL
Generic Lloyds No 1 Bar (i.e. Wetherspoon with music and TV) serving Westons Old Rosie and Organic Vintage from bag-in-a-box.
- Dragon Inn, 51 The Tything, Worcester WR1 1JT
Thatchers (Gold and Heritage on draught, plus Katy in bottles). Definitely a drinker's pub, but with a large no-smoking area. Easy to find - head north from Foregate Street station (turn right out the station) and it's on your left after half a mile.
- Eagle Vaults, 2 Friar Street, Worcester WR1 2LZ
On Worcester's most appealing street (parallel to the High Street, but two streets back), a pub with an outstanding old-fashioned Midlands tiled exterior. Busy and noisy but comfortable inside. Thatchers Heritage (and Gold).
- The Firefly, 54 Lowesmoor, Worcester WR1 2SE
Formerly the Apple Tree, once one of the best cider pubs in Britain, with its own orchard out the back. Sadly no longer a cider pub, but still sells bottled Westons Organic and Thatchers Katy (plus draught Stowford Press).
- Pig and Drum, 53 Lowesmoor, Worcester WR1 2RS (Tel: 01905 23705).
Draught Addlestones plus Kingstone Press and various bottles. Loud music and fairly smoky.
- The Plough, Deansway, Worcester WR1
All is not lost... The Plough has re-opened after a fight to save this classic city free-house from closure. The pub now sells excellent draught real cider from local makers Barbourne: it outsells Strongbow by a large margin. Behind the bar they have bottle conditioned perry in bottles also made by Barbourne. Decent pub grub 12pm-5.30pm - excellent pies and surprisingly tasty sandwiches. To find the pub head down Deansway from the Cathedral towards Worcester Bridge and the College of Technology.
- Postal Order, 18 Foregate Street, Worcester WR1 1DN
Wetherspoons with usual cider range (Westons bottles, Old Rosie on handpump, Organic Vintage bag-in-a-box). Just north of Foregate Street station.
- The Swan with Two Nicks, 28 New Street, Worcester WR1 2DP (Tel: 01905 21890: pub website)
Friendly, comfortable pub - sells bottled Hogans (plus Brothers and Strongbow. Has in the past sold Gwatkins from a polybarrel.
- Trinity News and Off Licence No 4 The Trinity, Worcester. WR1 2PN web
Great selection of bottled ciders and perries including Burrow Hill, Dunkertons, Greggs Pit, Knights, Norbury's and Sarah's
The Northwick Arms (Vine Street, Worcester WR3 7DY; Tel: 01905 451379) has a Westons sticker in the window, but we didn't have time when passing to investigate whether it was real cider or Stowford Press.
- Worcester Arts Workshop 21 Sansome St, Worcester, WR1 1UH 01905 21095 web
Stocks a range of Worcester's Barbourne cider and perry in bottles.
Wyre Piddle
- The Anchor, Wyre Piddle, near Pershore WR10 2JB (Tel: 01386 556059)
Pleasant riverside pub with moorings, selling Thatchers Heritage on handpump.
Other sites
- Worcestershire branches of CAMRA produce a regular newsletter, Pint Taken, which is freely downloadable on the web and often contains items of cider interest.
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