Court, Bridgnorth

A long thin pub hiding up an alley way off a side street, I only spotted it because of the second hand book shop opposite and went to investigate its dusty tomes. The space is divided up into a number of oddly furnished almost rooms and proper rooms. The counter with its four handpumps is opposite the main door and serves Pardoes and a guest – Shropshire Gold in this case, plus the usual range of kegs. Bland white unrelieved walls, carpets here and there, benches, sofas with cushions, tables and chairs all fairly traditional in style. A big screen dominates one end. I found the whole place a bit weird, which is unusual for me, but the beer was well kept and the punters seemed friendly enough.

Smallish terraced corner pub, with a black and white exterior and small beer patio. The interior had two rooms; bar and lounge. The lounge had tables and blinds and looked more set up for food. The smaller bar had coloured glass and old pictures. The music was at a decent level, service friendly, the clientele small. The decor was green and white. Beer; usual tap stuff really, with a decent enough Ringwood Bitter on handpull. I wouldnt really seek this place out if back in Weymouth, but would pop in if passing

Update: The Friars Inn has returned to its former name The Hen & Chickens - it looked the same, except for the piano and the Beers were still the Pardoes ************************************** Narrow and long pub, with several partitions to create near rooms, with a strange mix of piano, Carlos Tevez photo, sofas, tables and stools. All was clean and the service and the food were fine. Beerwise, Salopian Shropshire Gold and a couple of Old Pardoes made me feel at home a bit; Entire and Original. Both were fine. A staple kind of place. I liked it and would go back, its just Padoe's beers are local to me and Dark Swan and Bumblehole are better.

Nice enough town centre pub - a few real ales. More a lunch pub for the ladies than evening 'hang-out' for the fella's. Not my glass of beer so to speak.

Really tiny pub in a side street. Very welcoming landlady. Varied selection of well presented beers and delicious food. Reasonable prices.