Sorry for overdue report! Anyway here we go..
I set off from Tamworth to Lichfield on 765 bus. Had quick brekkie and strong coffee in The Gate House. Then caught 61 bus to Cannock. I got off at Cannock Bus Station and The Linfield Arms is very easy to find due to limey colour facade..
The Linford Arms (JDW) http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56969/
Not your usual JDW, more like countryside pub with huge wooden beams everywhere and two floored. Nice conservatory opposite the bar. I had excellent pint of Beowulf's Dragon Stout. I rather liked The Linfield Arms, despite it can be bit claustrophobic and darkish. Looking out the window upstairs and I spot The Royal Oak..
The Royal Oak http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/34346/
The Royal Oak is right oppoiste The Linfield Arms. Nice looking Oak beamed facade and I thought it must be good pub.. How I was so wrong! As I went in, rather loud group waffing away their lagers and sad looking OAPs chatting away. I was disappointed with choice of beers. Only Pedigree to please me so I opted for half instead of pint. Large TV screen (Sky Sports was showing) raised platform on the left hand side. Large beer garden out back. Not my type of pub really. My half was rather bland if not the worst. After browsing Cannock's shops and Stone's caught my eye and decided go there to have a look..
Stone's http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/34348/
Well.. How I can say about Stone's. More trendy pub than normal pub. Large open plan with very comfy leather chairs/sofas. I had pint of Worthingtons and halfway through pint I dropped pint by accident (I elbowed it!) Happily barmaid offered me free half so I accepted! There was loads of chavs and single mothers drinking away. Bit too dark and has bit of youth club feeling about it. Someone on this forum asked me if I can do Mill Farm so I accepted.. After long walk to Mill Farm (almost opposite Cannock's train station)
Mill Farm http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67305/
Large farm looking pub and its owned by Crown's Carvery. I have to caution you Mill Farm is really for diners than drinkers. I walked up to the bar only to find about 20 people waiting for their orders. Patiently waited for 20 mins before it was my turn. I had half of Greene King's IPA. It was very packed with diners gobbling their dinners. I'll say well over 90% are OAP (must something do with OAP special deals) However Mill Farm is suprisingly airy and sun's light shining very brighly inside (they have large windows all around the rooms)
I walked back to Town Centre and The Fern and Fellows sits opposite Bus Station..
PART TWO COMING UP