Amazing Sunday lunch..beef to die for best I have ever had. .Caroline was so friendly can't wait to go back .lovely spot

  The Weighbridge, my favourite canal-side local real ale pub, is wonderfully rich in industrial heritage. When I first went there it was the club house for Alvechurch Marina, the clientele... read more entirely the narrowboat community. Today it is a successful free house with amazing unpretentious pub grub. A CAMRA award-winning pub, with a great choice of unbeatable real ales and ciders, the Weighbridge is frequented by fascinating role models for taking pride and delight in being unashamedly their weird and wonderful selves, from folkies to Morris dancers to boaters to real ale enthusiasts to metal detectorists, all are friendly and interesting to chat to and yet do not judge me if I want to just sit quietly and soak up the atmosphere while enjoying my half a real ale or cider. I joined CAMRA one year, but I couldn’t grow an impressive enough beard to really make an impact. The Weighbridge even has a book club, where I recently picked up a hardback copy of Bill Bailey’s ‘Remarkable Guide to Birds’ which is full of beautiful pictures of birds and ‘titbits’ of information about each bird. I took this home and put it on my bookshelf next to my ‘Easy Bird Guide’ (your mum is in that one) and I went back the next day to replace it with some novels. Any excuse for a wander down the canal to the Weighbridge, although this time it was for an alcohol-free IPA as I am doing Dry January for a break from my real ale enthusiasm. Honestly, I would miss Chris and Caroline and Amy if I stopped going to the Weighbridge just because I’m not drinking alcohol; it is definitely a happy place for me, a safe space to be unashamedly weird. They even have a folk night where I can inexpertly play my acoustic guitar and sing. And the beer/music festivals are the best in the area.

  The Weighbridge is situated in Alvechurch Marina and a short walk away from the railway station. I popped in here prior to watching the Alvechurch v Needham Market football... read more match and enjoyed my visit immensely. There was a great choice of cask ale plus the pork pies were to die for ! Service was good despite only one person serving and the prices were reasonable too.