The Hedgeford Lodge (JD Wetherspoon), Cannock

An 1831 'Lodge' built by Edmund Peel (Robert's brother) as house and stable point for horses close to the Hednesford Hills and the training grounds. Later a hotel. Has interesting stacks and crow-stepped gables. The interior is a warren of wood panelled rooms with some nod given to the area's horse racing past. TVs and bandit machines dotted about and I have eaten here in the past - usual stuff. Service is fine and the place has usually rammed on the few times I have been - with the usual Spoon's mix. Has a better choice of beers than some Spoons - the Titanic Coffee Stout was decent, even if it did lose its head a little quick.