Codsall Station, Wolverhampton

A pint of Black Country mild and a cheese & onion cob - paradise, railway porn as well, and in an old station? Ooh better than paradise unless it was Sarah Hughes rather than the excellent Holdens version, then I'd just faint with delight. A couple of curious looks on entering but no hostility probably as I was on my own not in a "thuggish" group of PuG drinkers. We had the same problem with an idiot couple in York as I remember. In the same class as Stalybridge and the Railwaymans at Bridgnorth.

A Holdens tied house ,and a proper pub rather than station micro pub.It's very well done with lots of railway ephemera,a multi room layout and a traditional feel.It was certain busy afterwork on a Friday. At the bar on my trip was Holdens Bitter,Golden Glow (fine),Black Country Special and Dragons Blood with a sole guest of Sarah Hughes Surprise.The only downside here is the tie to Holdens ,fine if you like their rather sweet house style but not over appealing to me. However it's a good interior and worthy of an hours wait until the next train.Heavily used by the local folk.