The Park Tavern, Kingswinford

Notionally a Greene King house, but the four handpumps in the comfortable L-shaped lounge had clips for Salopian Oracle, a pair from Wye Valley - Butty Bach and HPA - and a very good pint of Batham's Bitter (£3.40). The public bar is on the other side of the central servery and has a similar (if slightly plainer) appearance. With an excellent community atmosphere, I really enjoyed my brief stop here.

Old management team have left and the tenancy has been taken on by Sheldon Inns Ltd. Prices are very high; £3.60 for ales below 4.6%, £3.80 above. Bathams is on at £3, but doesn't seem to taste right. Staff are as friendly as ever, but only a few customers in so only Bathams and lager had been served.