The Bridge, Short Heath, Willenhall

A detached canal-side Victorian Banks's pub in a cream render, with a patio at the back. Also has live music. The interior has three rooms. The bar room is large, open plan, with a games area that has pool and darts. There are a few TVs and the Blues v Man Utd games was on, drawing quite a crowd. The decor is white and wood panel, with white ceiling and a few bits on canal memorabilia. Next to this is a small snug room, also in white and wood, with white moulded ceiling, a couple of flower prints and a TV. At the back, there is a lounge that looked to be in a peach colour - it also had a TV. Service was functional, i suppose as there were many in watching the game. It seemed a locals pub, but frendly enough. Beer; tap stuff with a decent enough Banks's bitter on handpull. A better than basic place, but again, the lack of a real ale choice means i wouldn't really bother returning - one for the locals really

Looked open (lived in)to me. We slept on a boat alongside the United Kingdom, and there was noise and car park movements at the rear of the Bridge. But I cant say I heard the sounds of beer trade !