Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
New pub visits 2024 with Mobyduck
on the Pub Forum
Detail Pages
The King & Castle, Kidderminster
Kidderminster
DY10 1QX
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Andy Ven left this review about King & Castle
It's a pretty good way to start off a pub crawl by steam train. Batham's Best Bitter (fab with pork scratchings), Hobson's Mild, Wyre Piddle Royal Piddle, Enville Ginger Beer, Abbeydale White Knight, O'Hanlon's Yellow Hammer. Cheese and onion cobs with cheese as thick as door stoppers. I like the fact that it's lighter and bigger than the Railwayman's Arms but (in my opinion) the service was efficient but could have been accompanied with a smile. Other than that, it's a fine place. GBG 2010 entry.
On 15th August 2010
- rating: 8
[User has posted 244 recommendations about 240 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Old Boots left this review about King & Castle
The sister to the Railwayman's Arms at the opposite end of the Severn Valley Railway, and like there with access from outside and inside the station. It is located at the entrance to the SVR station and just a short walk from the BR one. It is decorated in the style of a GWR refreshment room and is named after two classes of their locomotives. Naturally there is much railway porn in picture form and naturally it's all GWR. The style is vaguely 1930s but not a Deco style apart from the GWR roundels in the carpet. The room is T shaped with the bar counter forming the cross of the T, six handpumps with a selection of local ales plus a couple of summer visitors, not bad condition just a little limp, perhaps the hot weather taking the edge off the beer. Obviously rail passengers, anoraks (myself among them) and tourists as customers but far, far superior to most station bars.
On 25th June 2010
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 3275 recommendations about 2982 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about King & Castle
Probably not quite as authentic as it looks and feels, but the Severn Valley Railway has created (or re-created?) a station pub thoroughly in keeping with its heritage railway operation. However, thankfully, it is not over-filled with memorabilia so it has the feel of a proper working establishing rather than a museum (probably helped by it being open to the general public as well as ticket holders). There are six handpumps in total, but as these are scattered along the bar the real ale selection is actually rather better than it initially appears. Good value too, with an excellent pint of Hobson's Mild at £2.30 which went well with a plain but tasty cheese and onion cob (£1.50). Also handy for Kidderminster's mainline station.
On 5th June 2010
- rating: 7
[User has posted 8117 recommendations about 8117 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
an_ ecumenical_matter left this review about King & Castle
Bathams was magic as usual but barwoman was gruff and made it feel like she was doing you a favour serving. A further peg down,if it wasn't for the Bathams who knows.........
18 October 2008
Had the Bathams here yesterday,absolutely perfect as always. The menu though was everything and chips,and the peas were off-green. Glad the beer was so good. Down a peg though.
15 June 2008
I'm not a huge fan of preserved railways,they're normally full of the stereotypicals associated with the hobby,along with Hitler volunteers/staff that can't get a job on the real railway. However i visited the SVR yesterday for the Western and had a great time-and the highlight of the visit had to be the Batham's Bitter served here. Reasonable prices too.
On 4th December 2009
- rating: 4
[User has posted 39 recommendations about 38 pubs]