Ewe & Lamb, Bromsgrove

Busy country dining pub (and difficult to find a free table if not eating), although it's only just over the A38 from the southern outskirts of the town. Various seating and dining areas in an overall L shape, all in a smart semi-modern style. Also has a patio seating area at the front and a beer garden to one side. Wye Valley HPA (£4.50), Sharp's Sea Fury and an unknown Shepherd Neame beer with a handwritten clip available from three of the four handpumps.

Another pub which thinks it is a restaurant! Very strict covid rules still in place. We only wanted a drink but we had to have a table. That said they did find us a table in the large marquee. HPA and Butty Bach on offer. The HPA was fine. Very popular for food by the look of it. I have to say that I found the fact that the barmaid added the word "Sir" to every sentence mildy annoying - it was like a sketch from the fast show. Stand there Sir, Walk this way Sir, Always busy Sir.