Brownhills West:
Didn’t have high hopes for this one: It’s a pretty uninspiring building in a sidestreet in Browhills West. However, appearances can be deceptive, and once in, it’s a friendly locals pub with OK beer (but no real ale, sadly) and a reasonable snack-type food selection (we didn’t try any, having been to the nearby Thai Lanna restaurant).
We went in hoping to find somewhere a bit more welcoming than The Crown, which of late has got even more canteen-like and soulless.
We succeeded. It’s rather like a social club for a pub, perhaps it was a club previously? Anyway, there was a not-too-bad singer on, and the locals and staff were very pleasant. It’s not a wonderful pub, but it’s not too bad either.
Not sure exactly what water it is beside: Chasewater isn’t far, but it’s the other side of the M6 Toll.