Venues
Our monthly meetings are generally held in public houses (what a surprise). Below is an alphabetical list of the most commonly used establishments.
Berrow Green, Martley, Worcestershire, WR6 6PL
01886 821375
Drake Street, Welland, near Malvern, WR13 6LN
01684 592317
One mile out of Welland, on the A4104, towards Upton-on-Severn, on the left hand side.
www.eatingpubs.co.uk/pubs/anchorwelland
Cheltenham Road, Beckford, Nr Tewkesbury, Gloucester, GL20 7AN
01386 881532
Plough Road, Tibberton, Worcestershire, WR9 7NQ
01905 345874
www.eatingpubs.co.uk/pubs/bridgeinntibberton
Gabb Lane, Apperley, Gloucestershire, GL19 4DN
01452 780211
Beers - Bass Draught Bass, Wickwar Coopers' WPA and regular guest beers
This riverside pub has been a licensed house since at least the mid 18th century, when it doubled as a coal wharf with passing barges taking coal upstream. The interior is one bar nearly the whole length of the premises and has exposed beams and a tiled floor. Good quality home-cooked meals are served up to 13:45 lunchtime and 21:00 evenings. Stone steaks are a speciality. Outside a patio overlooks the River Severn making it a lovely spot to while away a summer evening. The pub has its own moorings and is on the Severn Way. The approach road is liable to flooding in the winter.
Upton Road, Defford, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR8 9BD
01386 750378
www.eatingpubs.co.uk/pubs/defford_arms
Newbridge Green, Upton upon Severn, Worcestershire, WR8 0QP
01684 594705
www.eatingpubs.co.uk/pubs/drum_monkey
The Cross, Bretforton, Vale Of Evesham, Worcestershire, WR11 7JE
01386 831173
Twyning, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 6FL
01684 274310
Buckbury, Longdon, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, GL20 6AR
01684 833388
Old Tewkesbury Road, Norton, Gloucestershire, GL2 9LR
01452 731932
Longley Green, Suckley, Worcestershire, WR6 5EF
01886 884530
The food is great, beer good, plenty of parking and location is 'off the beaten track'.
This is slightly more northerly than usual, probably about 30 - 40 minutes from the Swan at Combe Hill (off the Worcester to Hereford Road).
Woodmancote, Defford, Worcestershire WR8 9BW
01386 750327
Worcester Road, Upton Snodsbury, Worcestershire WR7 4NW
01905 381631
www.theoakuptonsnodsbury.co.uk
Friar Street, Driotwich, WR9 8EQ
01905 074233
Opposite the Norbury Theatre. The pub does not have its own car park. Instead use the public car park nearby (which is free after 6.00pm)
Drakes Broughton, WR10 2AG
01905 841041
Wainlode Hill, Norton, Gloucestershire, GL2 9LW
01452 730251
Beers - Wickwar Coopers' WPA
Busy, but pleasant pub on the banks of the Severn. An L-shaped room with bar and eating area along with two other dining rooms. Caravan Club site adjacent with a fully stocked Convenience Store. Large garden area alongside the river. Additional beer during summer months. Fishing available. Beware of flooding. Closed on Monday in the winter.
www.redlioninn-caravancampingpark.co.uk
The Royal Oak, Gretton Road, Gretton, near Winchcombe, GL54 5EP
01242 604999
Beers - Goffs Jouster Ale, Hook Norton Best Bitter and regular guest beers
Ever popular pub, bought in June 2000 by a group of locals with low beams and extension overlooking the Vale of Evesham and set in two acres of grounds. The Royal Oak dates from about 1830. The building probably became a public house between 1868 and 1870, having been converted from two cottages. The L-shaped bar serves a long room and the modern no-smoking conservatory offers magnificent views. Children's play area. The Gloucestershire-Warwickshire railway runs past bottom of garden. Live music on Wednesdays. You can work up a thirst by booking the pub's tennis court. The Gretton Beer & Music Festival is held here in July.
61-65 Hucclecote Road, Hucclecote, Gloucestershire, GL3 3TW
01452 616552
Beers - Greene King Old Speckled Hen, Marston's Pedigree, Wadworth 6X, Castle Eden Fuggles Imperial IPA and Whitbread Flowers Original
Modernised single bar with sectionalised seating areas and separate games area. Live jazz on Sunday lunch-times. Lively community pub.
The original Royal Oak was a stone built pub, with tiled roof, a rendered front, two small bay windows and a central entrance. In the 1920’s it even boasted its own bowling green. In 1957 the house next door, Sunnybank, was purchased by the Stroud Brewery and the licence was transferred. The Stroud Brewery built a large annex onto the house and the original Royal Oak was demolished to make room for a car park. Still trading today, it is a popular suburban pub.
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Type of licence in 1891: Alehouse
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Owner in 1891: Joshua White (free from brewery tie)
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Rateable Value in 1903: £51 0s 0d
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Type of licence in 1903: Alehouse
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Owner in 1903: Godsell & Sons, Salmon Springs Brewery, Stroud
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Closing time in 1903: 10 pm
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Heritage: West Country Ales ceramic plaque, old pub sign post and bracket
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Landlords:
1856 E J Smith
1885 Robert Boon
1891 Joshua White
1897 Emily White
1902 William Long
1903,1906 Miles Lane
1919,1939 Frank Edward Nix
1957 J R Hopkins
1998 Chris and Heather McDermott
2005 Peter and Diane Friar
Much Marcle, near Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 2ND
01531 660300
Worcester Road, Earls Croome, Worcestershire, WR8 9DA
01684 592155
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