Ye Olde Leathern Bottel, Brunswick Park, Wednesbury

Nice old pub with a bit of character. A few separate rooms and 4 ales on offer - Wye Valley Butty Bach, Oakham Citra, 61 Deep and Timothy Taylor Golden Best. I went for the latter which was fine. Not the most inspiring array of ales but good to see a choice. Well worth a visit.

This is another Wednesbury pub that was once owned by Bass Charrington and today shows no sign of the ownership. It's quite Olde Worlde both inside and out as described below. A banner outside proclaimed a beer festival. I don't know where that was supposed to be as it certainly wasn't in here. There were three beers on, two from the Marston's stable (Ringwood Fortyniner and Jennings Cocker Hoop) and Exmoor Fox, A pretty dull selection for what appears to be a non-brewery owned pub. I went for the Exmoor Fox which produced the next bad news, it was in excellent condition but at £3.40 was an outrageous price in this area for a 4.2% ABV beer. It is GBG 2015 listed and has appeared in many guide editions but I had lost interest. A boring beer selection and rip-off prices equals a poor score from me. I certainly wouldn't return.

Lovely old pub this, walking distance from the town centre, there is plenty of space in the 3 rooms. Lots of beams, copper tables and quirky bits like the front windows. Well looked after, comfortable pub, not the sort of building you may expect to see in Wednesbury as it appears to be from Tudor times! Beer choice uninspiring (Banks/Adnams) but very well kept.