Worleys at The Swan, Stourport-On-Severn

Blue Scrumpy left this review about Worleys at The Swan

The Swan is a corner pub on the High Street with an adjacent cafe/bistro. This is very much a music-oriented pub. Walls are covered in LPs, music pictures and guitars. On our early Saturday evening visit, loud music was playing with a few women on a dancefloor. In fact, the clientele was predominantly female and mostly middle-aged. Bouncers were on the door. One corner was decked out as if there would be a wedding party, whilst another corner said that it was reserved from 7pm. Luckily we were only after a swift half and we departed at around 7pm. In fact when we returned, the pub appeared to be completely closed for a private function (perhaps the wedding party) with the bouncers having sealed off the entrance and the area we had been sat in being used by a band. Seating in one area was on hollowed out beer casks.

There is also a small outdoor drinking area in front of the cafe nextdoor. The cafe can also be accessed from the rear of the pub.

As is usual for this area, the regular beers are Wye Valley HPA & Butty Bach. However, on what was our 9th pub of the day, I found a beer that I'd never tried before. The guest beer was Bewdley Worcestershire Way. Apparently, there is a CAMRA discount. I missed out on this. Ciders were Inch's and 3 different varieties of Old Mout on tap - Mixed Berries, Kiwi & Lime and Raspberry & Pineapple.

This was certainly a very lively sort of place and the adjoining cafe/bistro is a novel idea. It was perhaps a little too noisy and boisterous for my liking but I did at least find a new beer to try.

On 29^th June 2025 - rating: 6
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