Ye Olde Seven Stars, Kidderminster

Ye Olde Seven Stars is Kidderminster’s oldest pub so I wasn’t surprised wooden flooring and wood panelled walls throughout. The entrance opens into a small area with a short serving counter to the left and seating across the front windows opposite a large fireplace and adjacent steps down to the main bar area towards the rear. In here to the left there’s an L-shaped serving counter that faces rearwards towards an L-shaped area with a mix of furniture and a piano. The gents are located in an outhouse out back where there’s also a comfortable little outdoor seating area. I counted seven hand pumps on the counter, three of which were in use drawing Wye Valley’s HPA and Butty Bach alongside Howden’s Golden Glow. A decent pint and very friendly service means that I will revisit when next in Kidderminster.

Good traditional boozer in the town centre. Friendly service. 2 beers on including a decent Hobsons Town Crier. Well worth a visit.

Kidderminster's oldest pub - going OK since reopening on last years Xmas crawl. Just the one cask on - Wye Valley HPA - but the landlord was keen to say several others were due to come on on the weekend. He had been drunk out. It was in fine condition - so would rather see one good beer than several dodgy ones.

After a period of closure this pub has reopened with new tenants who have given the interior a subtle spruce up and uncovered a few features previously obscured.There is a front section with a small servery but the two handpumps here are not yet operational.The large tap room is to the rear ,with lots of wood panelling and an L shaped room,while outside there is a gents and a courtyard beer garden.There is an upright piano and the flatscreen was on mute thankfully. It's a traditional pub and makes a change from the many good micros in Kiddy. The ale choice on my visit was Timothy Taylor Knowle Spring,Marston's Revered James and Ringwood Fortyniner (NBSS 3.5). Expect ales from the Marston's portfolio as the guv'nor used to work for them. It's early days in the new teams tenure ,one to keep an eye on,a more adventurous ale range would make it unmissable.

We can bring this one back to life.... A new landlord has taken it on, re-opened just before XMAS 2022. Friendly chap - keen to introduce himself (Connor) and attempt to remember you name - although I will be impressed if he remembers mine, as this forms part of my annual xmas tradition - a 4 mile walk and a check that all is well in the land of Kidderminster pubs. Two beers on - well the Butty had just gone, but the Rocking Rudolf Green King Xmas Ale was in decent condition. I hope its a success, as this is the finest traditional pub in Kiddy.... which does have some cracking micros.