Weavers at Park Lane, Kidderminster

Off to Kiddy to check out the Good Beer Guide entries for 2017. This was #1. A converted house that keeps its homely appeal with a front room, a side parlour and a bar at the bottom. Really is like walking into a relatives home. Except they have a well stocked bar. At least 8 real ales. I went three tuns - and it was excellent. Good beer pub and a decent start. Trip blogged at http://bit.ly/2ieHy8w

A double fronted pub just over the canal from Tescos, (there's a footpath from their car park to the canal). Inside there are two main rooms at the front with a servery/bar down a step at the back, all pretty much in a front room style. The back tap room is standing only and on the counter are fourteen pumps, six with ales and eight with ciders and perrys. Three of the ale pumps sport Hobsons handles while the others are of a design I've spotted a lot in ex-Tetleys pubs in Leeds, they've all got sparklers "as God intended". This room is quarry tiled and decorated with a range of very old (1970s) beer mats, I spotted a few erstwhile favourites and some grim beers among them. To the side a door leads out to a pleasant canal side garden. A super and friendly pub.

Converted period building (was formerly a solicitors) with a layout pleasingly retaining most of its internal heritage (enhanced by it being a ‘quiet’ pub – no music or TV). Enter to old living room, carpeted with granny wallpaper (with framed old Kidderminster prints and breweriana), wood bench seating and green carpet. The bar area is down a step. Another separate room from here off to the left and also access to a decked canal-facing garden (including a sofa lounge in a marquee). Lots of local ales available at the bar, seven in total at under £2.90pp alongside a five ciders/perries. My Dancing Duck was on offer (there’s always a cheap ale) and at £1.30 a half was in smashing condition, also good polite service. A few minutes walk from Kidderminster central but well-worth it.