The Old Chainyard, Bilston

A detached undressed brick cottage-style pub, with a nice front-facing Dutch gable. The lettering on the signs has fallen off a little, so it looks a bit unkempt. It has a beer garden. The interior has a single, straight room (i think!), where the serving bar faces you on entry. The walls and ceiling are in a crimson colour, with some brown, with fake beams and some wood panel and carpet floor. There is a brick chimney breast. An all-round mix of pictures and prints adorn the walls and there is a corner of the room given over to a music system - a local put on a classic rock cd for us, after he told us we could have what ever we liked, but then refused our suggestions! There was no TV that i saw. The service was friendly, as were the locals - it had a locals feel about it. Beer; tap stuff with a couple of real ales - Grafton Medicine Man Bitter, which looked a little flat and an excellent Holden's Special bitter. A pleasant locals pub for a pint, especially when it is as good as the Holden's Special. Worth a pop in for a swifty at least.

The Old Chainyard a large stand alone pub in Coseley. This pub is a Banks's tied house and once inside there was one largish room which was comfortable enough,there were two real ales on the bar i had a drink of Banks's bitter and this was a decent drink the other beer was Websters Green Label. Pub visited 17/5/2008