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Chester Tavern, Kidderminster

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Operator: Independent
211 Chester Rd, Kidderminster, DY10 1TN (View on Google Map)

Modern community pub and acoustic music venue, sourcing guest beers from around the country that are not commonly found in the area. Service is friendly and knowledgeable.

It has a fairly spacious ground floor with an attractive timber bar. A central polished timber staircase leads up to a large room and a separate bar serving keg lines and cans from the fridge, but no cask ales. Original fireplace recesses have been retained throughout showing evidence of use from a previous age.

Open mic night is the last Tuesday of the month and booked acoustic artists play on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons, see the pub's FaceBook page for details. An acoustic trad folk music session is held in the lounge on the second Tuesday of each month. Comedy is staged upstairs monthly on the first Wednesday.

At the back is the large beer garden, created in a Mediterranean style, with table benches, low walls, up-light feature trees, a covered area and a bar hatch.

There are four real ales, sometimes including a dark one, one from Bewdley along with Wye Valley HPA, and two changing interesting beers sourced from independent breweries. Keg taps are also eclectic, always including a dark and/or sour beer. The local Copper Beech craft beer is unfiltered and unpasteurised.

Substantial over-the-counter snacks include pork pies from the local Wyre Pie Company, sausage rolls, scotch eggs and cobs.

Level access to the ground floor, with a separate spacious WC that includes baby-changing facilities, although it's not adapted for disabilities.

Historic Interest

Established in 1855. The pub closed and was feared to have been lost to residential development. It reopened after a few years in August 2022, completely free-of-tie.

Information for this venue is provided by the Wyre Forest Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Wyre Forest District
Last updated
23/05/2025
Last surveyed
13/08/2024
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Wayne Barber Ltd (from 22/10/21)
Pub ID
KID/1198
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:30pm

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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Wye Valley - HPA TasteMatch Prediction

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Wye Valley - HPA
Wye Valley - HPA Session Pale Ale • 4% Spotted 33 times
Wye Valley - HPA
Wye Valley - HPA

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 33 times at Chester Tavern, Kidderminster.

ABV 4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Bewdley - Red Hill TasteMatch Prediction

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Bewdley - Red Hill
Bewdley - Red Hill Premium Bitter • 4.4% Spotted 20 times
Bewdley - Red Hill
Bewdley - Red Hill

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 20 times at Chester Tavern, Kidderminster.

ABV 4.4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free Yes
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Attic - Intuition , Woodcote - Oatmeal Stout

Source: National


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Facilities
Live Music Live Music
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Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Charity fund raising events
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs with a separate bar, although no real ales.
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Bewdley, Wye Valley, Woodcote
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
125, 192
Nearby Station (650m)
Kidderminster

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