AN influencer couple with a big social media following visited several of Worcester's best watering holes in their quest to find Britain's most amazing pubs.
The Great British Pub Crawl couple visited Worcester at the weekend, getting around 18 city pubs including The King Charles House, Ye Olde Talbot, Eagle Vaults, Heroes, The Cardinal's Hat and The Royal Exchange.
The couple has 65,000 followers on Facebook and are on a quest 'to visit all of the UK's amazing pubs whilst finding the best beers and the best eats along the way'.
They said they already had high expectations of Worcester before the visit and will be back soon to try the pubs they missed. "Worcester was brilliant with some absolutely amazing pubs," they said in a Facebook post.
First port of call was Ye Olde Talbot, praised for being dog-friendly and for the courtyard.
The Hand In Glove was described as 'classy looking, small bar space with a great cocktail menu and some excellent craft beer choices'.
The Cardinal's Hat in Friar Street was described as 'absolutely breath-taking' and was given 'an absolute 10/10'.
They also visited The Conservatory, 'another gorgeous old building but this one has been modernised inside (very well to be fair) and has a good craft beer line up alongside multiple TVs'.
Heroes in Friar Street was one they had most been looking forward to, described as a 'rock bar' and 'a real gem' with a really good keg line up of beers.
Eagle Vaults in Friar Street was called an 'absolute belter', a former Mitchell & Butlers house with 'amazing exterior tiling and a grand interior'.
Other stops included Hop Lords, Spin The Black Circle, The Greyhound and The Pheasant.
They said of The Pheasant in New Street: "Another stunning, white-fronted building with black beams that is 3 stories high and has each upper floor overhanging the one beneath."
From there they visited Bierkeller which 'tempted us in with the offer of free entry and free shots' followed by The Swan where there was an acoustic singer 'doing a fine job of entertaining a very happy crowd'.
They said of King Charles House in New Street: "The manager, Jess is knowledgeable, passionate and articulate about the place and can tell you story after story and this is an absolute gem of a place."
They also tried Triple B, saying 'there is nothing not to love about a Belgian bar... and this one is pretty exceptional'.
The Oil Basin Brewhouse in Copenhagen Street was described as 'fantastic' with 'mega friendly service'.
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Meanwhile, The Royal Exchange' was described as another gorgeous fronted old Mitchell & Butler building.
The doorstaff at Drummonds were described as 'top notch, polite and professional' and the staff 'bang on'. The music was referred to as an 'eclectic mix that dips between cheese, dance and sing along'.
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