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Worcestershire trip

 Saturday 3rd March 2007

A fine Saturday morning after our trip to the Loughborough beer festival found us joining the Leicester branch on their outing to visit some of Worcestershire’s finest pubs.

The first port of call was the Brandy Cask at Pershore, where their own brewed Whistling Joe, Brandysnapper and John Baker’s Original were all available (and drank with vigour!)

Then on to Hanley Castle and the Three Kings Inn, where we took over the lounge. This gem of a place is on the national inventory of interiors and former national pub of the year. Malvern Hills and Hobsons were two of the local brews available (and very reasonably priced).

 Knightwick was next and the Talbot, home of Teme Valley brewery with This, That and T’other all on offer. A most impressive looking restaurant attached to the lounge, also with accommodation makes this a tempting idea for a walking weekend. (or fishing if that’s your bag!)

Off to the Dragon Inn at Worcester for our next stop. The landlord made us most welcome and a subsequent visit to their website confirms his commitment by regular updates of his beers available.

Also visited by a few of us was the Plough – an interesting place. Then back to the Dragon for more and then off to:

The Fruiterer’s Arms tap of the Cannon Royall Brewery was the last port of call where more beer was drunk but I cannot quite recall what they were called! but the log burning stove was popular. We were just there long enough for the coach to turn around - a 36695 point turn – and then it was back to Leicestershire and I have a suspicion that there were some of the Leicester group taking a snooze!

Thanks to Keith Slattery for the organisation, thanks to the Leicester branch for their good company but most of all thanks to the pubs for being some of the best in the county (there are more but we’ll have to go back for them).

Visit attended by Chris Davies and Norman Hall.

Words & photos by Chris Davies

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