While staying at Kidderminster Travelodge we used local buses and walked to Bewdley via the Severn Way on successive days from Arley to the north and from Stourport-on-Severn to the south.
On a previous visit to Bewdley in March 2014, a visit to the Little Pack Horse Inn marked the end of a day in Bridgnorth and Bewdley with CAMRA volunteers from Oxford Beer Festival. For more details see my
Bridgnorth & Bewdley post.
Thursday 10 June 2021
The 297 bus from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth via Arley passed the
Bellmans Cross Inn at Shatterford before descending via Arley Lane to the river Severn where we got off.
The Severn Way, on the east bank, was quiet, except for the occasional passing Severn Valley Railway steam train. It goes through woods, around a reservoir and along empty lanes before reaching our destination - Bewdley.
The George Hotel
The
George Hotel, a large Wetherspoon pub, was our first call and it was nice to find an outside table in a wide paved passageway where we ordered drinks using an app.
The only local beer was
Wood's Shropshire Hills Beauty which was served chilled.
The Mug House Inn
After a sandwich by the riverside we managed to gain admittance to the
Mug House Inn and after signing in were led to a free table in the attractive patio garden which was busy with diners.
It was good to find
Worcestershire Way by Bewdley Brewery served in the correct glass here. The pale 3.6% abv session beer was refreshing with citrus notes. Meg enjoyed a pot of tea.
Friday 11 June 2021
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| Stourport-on-Severn |
The 3 bus to Astley Cross dropped us at York Street in Stourport-on-Severn. The Severn Way on the east bank of the river provides a pleasant route along mainly flat ground, through a park, caravan sites, narrow stretches of footpath and wider tracks to reach Bewdley.
The Black Boy
Located at the top of the steep Wyre Hill, it was worth the climb to reach the historic
Black Boy.
We were shown to a table in the large beer garden passing blackboards with details of drinks and food.
My first pint of Three Tuns
XXX The Pale Ale was so good that a second one was necessary! Brewed in Bishops Castle, Shropshire, the 4.3% abv pale ale is '
a straw-coloured bitter with a light malty sweetness, the taste is completed with delicate floral flavours to release its earthy character.'
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| The Black Boy, Wyre Hill |
Meg remembers staying a night at a Black Boy hotel in Bewdley as a girl when her parents took her on holiday. We had climbed the hill to see if this was the one but as the staff advised that it has not been a hotel in recent times then it must have been the Black Boy Inn, Kidderminster Road, that we passed on Thursday despite its changed outward appearance.
