Springhead Tavern, Wednesbury

Definitely a goner this one! Looking in a sorry state now.

will be turned into eight flats under plans submitted to Walsall Council

Traditional Black Country Ales local pub, small wedge spaped looks like it previously used to be in a row of houses? Comfortable, in a basic way, and typical of the BCA brand. There is a front parlour bar and a rear bar, padded cloth benches around the walls and padded studded chairs, neutral green and cream walls. Nice enough place, the the quality of the 5 real ales wasn't quite up to stractch on my visit, or it would have marked higher

A quirky shaped Victorian Black Country Ale's pub with a moulded cornice. It is in exposed and cream painted brick pub, with some black paintwork and the usual blue BCA signage. Has a large beer garden at the back. The interior has an open plan room that curves around the central serving bar area. There are two clear areas; the bar being at the front of the pub and the lounge at the back. The lounge has white and red walls, with one pale green one as contrast, a patterned carpet and red seats. The bar has green, white and wood panel walls, with a TV (not on at my visit) and a dart board. There are a couple of pictures on the walls and a few empty beer bottles. The service is friendly, the clientele more mature, but it does seem a popular place. Beer; the usual tap stuff, with Banks's MILD. There are 6 hanpulls now, but the BCA drinks have gone, leaving only the seasonal but decent English Winter on. The others were Tring Blonde, a decent Oakleaf's Quericus Folium, Falstaff's LV (not to my taste) Saltaire's Elderflower Blonde and Grafton's Fairground Attraction. A great pub with a different beer range to other pubs around Darlo, which make this a definite visit.

Official page of Springhead Tavern at the Black Country Inns site - www.blackcountryinns.co.uk

Official page of Springhead Tavern at the Black Country Inns site - www.blackcountryinns.co.uk