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The Bird in Hand, Stourbridge
Oldswinford
Postal town: Stourbridge
DY8 2JB
Pub Type
New River RetailReviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
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Quinno _ left this review about The Bird in Hand
A trad two-room Bathams house (main bar and rear snug) with all three of their ales on. Absolutely heaving due to a wake, so we had to make do with a seat outside which was a shame but you can’t knock the place for doing a roaring trade. Probably the best Bathams of the trip, my pints of Bitter (NBSS 4) and Mild (4.5) were nectar despite the biting cold. Surprised to discover this only opened as a Bathams pub in 2019 – it was a Marstons pub flogged off to New River Retail who wanted to demolish it! I’d love to pop back in when it’s quieter. Doesn’t make the GBG’23, which I find very strange, have the local branch fallen-out with Bathams or are they just a Pump Guide bunch? 8.5
On 17th January 2023
- rating: 9
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Delboy 20 left this review about The Bird in Hand
My first visit since the takeover. An excellent pint of Bathams, friendly service, great looking pub. What's not to like? Well worth a visit!
On 4th June 2022
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Bird in Hand
A fantastic looking pub with a traditional interior. Another busy and bustling Batham's pub on our Friday evening visit. The interior had a good sized front lounge with the bar facing you as you enter. There was also a small rear snug with its own access with a door to the left after vacating the front room. The Batham etched glass front windows was a fitting feature, to the age and style of the building.
On 25th March 2022
- rating: 8
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Bird in Hand
Think its fully refurbed now - new Bathams sign, Bathams etched windows, internal paint job in Bathams corporate colours.
Left hand door confused me - a tiny snug - so back out to the right hand door which is the main bar. Walk straight into a game of darts, if you are not looking.
Traditional pub furniture. Packed with all age groups at 5pm on a weekday - very encouraging.
Beer was amazing, as Bathams always is when well kept.
On 21st February 2020
- rating: 8
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Aqualung . left this review about The Bird in Hand
This pub is a great example (if it were needed) of how far Marston's have lost the plot. They sold this pub to a property company called New River Retail who wanted to demolish it to build a supermarket but they were denied permission. Batham's took it over in late 2019 and I really hope it was cheap as chips. The planned refurbishment closure in January was changed as they are now going to do a bit at a time. Quite honestly, it didn't seem to need a lot doing maybe some decoration in the main Public bar.
The pub has two front entrances. The right one leads into the main Public bar and the left to a tiny carpeted Lounge which is more like a snug.
The main bar has a mix of carpeted and wooden flooring with a couple of Batham's rugs. There were a couple of TVs turned off and a music soundtrack. There's a tarmac area and car park at the rear that includes a smoking shelter.
The bar has four hand pumps but sadly the Mild went off when I arrived. The Best (£2.95) was excellent.
While not being a classic Batham's pub it's still pretty good and well worth a visit.
On 11th February 2020
- rating: 8
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The Bird in Hand
Imposing three-storey former Marston's pub, now seemingly the newest Batham's house (although reliable information on this is currently in short supply). Little has yet changed within or without, and hopefully that will remain the case since it's a fine example of the sort of traditional pubs that are now becoming an endangered species. It retains two separate bars, with the main one at the front having a 'L'-shaped arrangement (but even this isn't very big and seating was at a premium) and a compact side lounge (little larger than a snug really). 'Just' Bitter and Mild (£2.45) available from the four handpumps, but if it's "Good Delph!" that you are after then that alone will do (even though the rarer XXX had sadly, if unsurprisingly, sold out).
On 30th December 2019
- rating: 8
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Soup Dragon left this review about The Bird In Hand
A fantastic Victorian/Edwardian looking detached Banks's house, with rear beer garden. The pub is in Gothic style, being of three storeys. It is in brick with dormer windows, heavy stone lintels and sills, as well as traditional etched glass. The interior has a couple of rooms, with a larger slightly L-shaped bar and a small back lounge that was empty. The main bar room has yellow walls and white ceiling, with a couple of small fireplaces and traditional red perimeter seating and stools. The walls had lots of old photos of people and prints on the walls (trams feature). There is a dart board. There was no music, as the TV was on showing the footy. The service was fine and there were a few locals in. Beer; Banks's MILD, Bitter, Sunbeam and Brakies Oxford Gold. The MILD was decent. A tidy, traditional pub - one i will return to - worth a visit
On 28th April 2013
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Anonymous User left this review about The Bird In Hand
Traditional pub with darts team
On 13th April 2009
- rating: 8
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