The Town Crier, Birmingham

A village pub that has been slightly modernised, this has two comfortable rooms, one around the wood panelled bar, with coal effect gas fires. a mixture of usual wood chairs and red velvet benches and horse artifacts on the walls. Also a foxes head, probably appropriate for the name, but slightly outdated in this day & age. Nice sandwiches, the beer is average Theakstons Best or John Smiths. An ok stop on the former Whitby/Scarborough rail path.

A rather unispiring detached brick block of a pub from the outside The interior is a small main room, adorned with Birmigham City memorabilia and pictures (which has been toned down over the last couple of years). The decor is white and wood panel, with a pool table and Sky TV. There has been a bit of a refurb; seats being re-covered, but the carpet is a bit of a health hazard. Service is generally OK, the clientele mixed. It, like the Bull Ring Tavern, is a spit and sawdust place, but maybe not quite so friendly. I dont feel intimidated or anything, but only pop in on an irregular basis Beer; all tap stuff, with a decent Banks's MILD - served from a Banks's Dark MILD tap - indeed, that was on the first time i visited. The Lamp Tavern around the corner is the best pub in the immediate vicinity, this one is more for the footy crowd