Cannock Chase

Pub Guide

  • Armitage
    • Ash Tree Armitage Road Armitage WS15 1PL Telephone(01889) 578314

      Pleasant canal-side Marston's pub, built in 2004, with its own moorings near bridge 62. A variety of seating areas surround the central bar. There is extensive outdoor seating, including a couple of gazebo areas, and a large enclosed children's play area. Regular quiz and karaoke evenings are held (see Facebook). The changing guest ale is from the Marston's family. Main meals are reasonably priced and there are sometimes discounted offers on main courses (see Facebook).

    • Plum Pudding Rugeley Road Armitage WS15 4AZ Telephone(01543) 490330

      Canal-side pub with a colourful exterior. The plum colour theme extends into the elegant dining room, serving daily specials and meals from a varied menu. The bar has comfy seating including a pair of leather sofas. The ale changes weekly and often features well-known ales such as Bass, Butcome and others. A pleasant stretch of the Trent & Mersey canal is to the side with mooring rings, and both lawned and decking seating.

    • Swan Inn 19 Rugeley Road Armitage WS15 4AE Telephone(01543) 492220

      Single room roadside bar and grill offering Indian style meals for to eat in or take out. Cheerful and basic, it has TV, fruit machines, Wednesday quiz, music and pool. The single cask beer tends to feature big names like Bass or Theakston's. A few roadside benches allow for outside drinking. Parking is possible at a small pull-in near the front.

  • Brereton
    • Miners Arms 44 Main Road Brereton WS15 1DU Telephone07969 526872

      Friendly, basic single room pub whose interior decor celebrates the era of coal mining in Brereton which ended in 1991. Tiny car park at the front, but parking close by is not difficult.

    • Red Lion Inn 170 Main Road Brereton WS15 1EB Telephone(01889) 359842

      Long, attractively painted roadside pub, with garden to the rear and a simple lawned beer garden to one side. Choose either the bar with pool and sports TV, or the split level lounge with areas for both drinkers and diners. Disabled access is via the side entrance to the bar. One or two guest ales from the Marston's range. Children are welcome when eating, dogs are allowed in the bar only. May open later at weekends.

  • Burntwood
    • Drill Inn 33 Springlestyche Lane Burntwood WS7 9HD Telephone(01543) 675799

      Vibrant and friendly pub tucked away down a country lane. The homely, sprawling main room is partnered by a small, quiet snug. Three constantly changing cask beers are offered, plus occasional beer festivals. Good food is a draw here, supplemented by themed dining nights. There is a large elevated beer garden to the rear, plus a children's play area. Well-behaved children are welcome at all times.

    • Grangemoor Working Mens Club 112 Cannock Road Burntwood WS7 0BG Telephone(01543) 300474

      Thriving club with Sunday bingo, karaoke, pool, live football on TV and special events for members and non-members. Various food trucks provide breakfasts and a variety of meals through the week. Club members benefit from special prices on entertainments and drinks.

    • Nags Head Rugeley Road Burntwood WS7 9HA Telephone(01543) 682510

      Picturesque country pub dating from the 16th century offering pub meals and Greene King beers. Part of the Chef & Brewer chain, the three ales on offer tend towards the mainstream with some surprises on the changing ale pump. There are beams and dark wood in the variety of rooms surrounding the central bar. Note the log fire near the front entrance, and sun trap beer terraces to the front and side. There is a large function room. CAMRA members are offered 10% off cask beer.

    • Star Hotel Lichfield Road Burntwood WS7 0HJ Telephone(01543) 684607

      Twin-gabled Ember Inn on the edge of town, redesigned inside in 2025, with the usual formula of comfy dining and drinking. Part of the Ember Inns brand. Plenty of car parking. The first Star Inn was built in 1790, and there has been a pub located here to the present day.

    • Trident Inn 166 Chase Road Burntwood WS7 0DX Telephone(01543) 677885

      Suburban pub with a friendly welcome and one cask beer. The basic 1960s style bar is at the rear, with a more contemporary main lounge to the side. Small lawned beer garden at the rear. Children welcomed until 9.30pm.

    • Vintage Liquid Taphouse 1 Bridge Cross Road. Burntwood WS7 2BX

      Pleasant family-owned micropub with a friendly and warm atmosphere. Four ever-changing local and national beers are on the bar as well as ciders, with bar snacks and cobs available during the day. 20% discount is offered on drinks on Tuesdays. Live entertainment provided at weekends and a weekly pub quiz on a Wednesday. Public pay and display parking is at the back.

    • White Swan 2 Cannock Road Burntwood WS7 0BJ Telephone(01543) 899189

      Busy ale-led community pub located on the Swan Island. Customers are predominantly local but visitors feel welcome. The main room is a comfortable lounge, a smaller room to the rear for games and meetings, and a pool room. One permanent ale, three or four changing guest beers are usually available, mostly through the SIBA list. Real cider is also available, which is regularly changed. A bus service from Lichfield and Cannock stops a few yards from the pub.

  • Cannock
    • Arcade 49 Mill Street, Cannock WS11 0DR Telephone(01543) 462990

      This outstanding pub on the outskirts of the town centre has a a post-industrial feel with pop culture references throughout the bar. The back room is a comfortable lounge with period furniture and local historic photography leading to an outside area with wooden decking. The pub serves up to three cask ales and an array of craft beers on tap with bar snacks available. There is a weekly quiz night on Wednesday, an open mic night once a month on Sunday, with local street food every Friday.

    • Bridgtown Social Working Mens Club 170 Walsall Road, Bridgtown Cannock WS11 0JB Telephone(01543) 503134

      This club is one of Cannock Chase oldest, well established venues. Normally it don't sell ale from the bar, but private parties and events can request ale to be served. There are two bars showing sport on seven screens. Live bands, tribute acts, pool tables, bingo, darts and dominoes in the bar provide plenty to do. At the back is crown bowling green There's also a Sunday league football team. Rock nights are held on the first and third Fridays of the month.

    • Cannock Conservative Club 90-92 High Green Cannock WS11 1BE Telephone(01543) 502317

      Private members club, guests and visitors are welcome. The three cask beers change regularly. Regular activities include a Thursday lunch club and live entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. The kitchen offers hot meals.

    • Cannock Social Club 67 Wolverhampton Road Cannock WS11 1AP Telephone(01543) 467776

      Established club near the centre of Cannock. Located on what was the original site of Cannock Police Station, with the present day cellar being the original cells. A very well presented interior, with a snooker table, stage and a large seating area. This is a very friendly club, and although it is a members club, visitors are very welcome.

    • Linford Arms 79 Market Place Cannock WS11 1BN Telephone(01543) 469360

      Established town centre Wetherspoon pub serving up to eight real ales and ciders. The Tudor inspired timber frame goes through the two-story building, with quiet alcoves and snug areas giving it a homely feel. There are two beer festivals each year, and local breweries feature regularly. Good bus and rail links, and not to be missed if visiting Cannock.

    • Longford House Watling Street Cannock WS11 1SJ Telephone(01543) 572721

      Large and busy steakhouse adjacent to main A5. Three changing cask ales served. Accommodation is available in the Premier inn, next door.

    • Merchant 9-11 Market Place Cannock WS11 1BS Telephone(01543) 500293

      Built in 1889, this is one of Cannock's oldest buildings and still operating as a pub. The open plan single floor has modern furniture and fixtures and local photographs to complement the pub's decor. Food is served all day, including a selection of cakes from the display on the bar. Sports TVs are on throughout the venue and the pub encourages families. Quiz nights are Thursday and Friday. There as a public car park at the back.

    • New Hall Arms 81 Newhall Street, High Green Cannock WS11 1BN Telephone07854 849115

      Multi CAMRA award-winning pub, family owned, and Cannock's first micro pub which opened in 2016, and a must visit if you are in Cannock. Serving local and national cask beers, here's something for everyone. Along with its craft keg and cans, this a true gem. Fresh cobs, pork pies and sausages rolls are available with the usual pub snacks.

    • Shoal Hill Tavern Sandy Lane Cannock WS11 1RF Telephone(01543) 503302

      Traditional pub, serving for ales, with a warm and welcoming atmosphere positioned on the edge of Cannock Chase, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Large open plan bar and restaurant with rear courtyard, front garden and sunken BBQ area. Four real ales from Thwaites, traditional English home-cooked food with hog roasts every Bank Holiday and on special occasions. A very popular pub.

    • St Mary's Social Club 2 Hallcourt Lane Cannock WS11 0AA Telephone(01543) 579364

      Long-standing social club in the Cannock area and families are encouraged to visit. It is open plan, with a restaurant at one end, and the bar offers a pool table, darts, cards and dominoes. There is a modern function room to the rear. Evening meals are served some days and Sunday lunches, bar snacks at all times, hot and cold. Entertainment most weekends, and on Tuesday evening an open-mic night. There is a large car park to the rear and a garden area to relax in during the summer. This is a very friendly, welcoming club.

    • Welcome WMC 32 Heath Gap Road Cannock WS11 6DY Telephone(01543) 579764

      Popular social club with live music, comedy acts and community activities including bingo. A changing cask beer is nearly always available

  • Cannock Wood
    • Park Gate Inn 58 Park Gate Road Cannock Wood WS15 4RN Telephone(01889) 441270

      Sitting on the southern edge of Cannock Chase forest, the Park Gate is a welcome sight on the Chase. The rustic bar is popular with walkers and is friendly to dog owners. A central log burning stove has two cosy alcoves either side. Bar snacks are available, including cobs and pork pies. The garden has a children's play area and the nearby popular Iron Age hill fort, the Castle Ring, offers excellent views.

  • Chasetown
    • Cottage Of Content Queen Street Chasetown WS7 4QE Telephone(01543) 300182

      Friendly estate pub. Saturday live music or karaoke with Metal predominating.There's a large smoking refuge to the side and a small lawned beer garden to the rear.

    • Crown Inn 20 High Street Chasetown WS7 3XF Telephone(01543) 520941

      Located on the High Street in Chasetown, it was internally renovated in 2020. Live music artists perform on Saturdays and Sundays and there is a garden which is popular in the summer. Dogs are welcome in the front bar. A pool table and darts board are towards the back rooms on the right. Ales are reduced on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Families with children are welcome up to 7pm and there are baby facilities.

    • Junction Inn Queen Street Chasetown WS7 4QQ Telephone(01543) 685410

      Straightforward and friendly street corner pub with two well-kept cask beers from the Marston's range. The open-plan layout focuses on the cosy area by the log fire, there are historical photos from the local area, plus a comfy lower level room full of wartime memorabilia. Car parking nearby is easy.

    • Miners Rest 29 Highfields Road Chasetown WS7 4QS Telephone(01543) 898763

      Open plan with three separate areas, Joule's memorabilia features throughout. The front bar area has a pool table and dartboard and there are a number of old photographs relating to local mining history. The sports TV is limited to this area of the pub. The large lounge area is on two levels. There is an enclosed beer garden with a shelter that's also used as the stage for music events. Food trucks are available on some days - see Facebook. The pub offers three beers from the Joules range, and one changing ale.

    • Uxbridge Arms 2 Church Street Chasetown WS7 3QL Telephone(01543) 221568

      Open plan pub with sixteen handpumps, thirteen for cask ale and three for cider, some of which may be real cider. There are bar snacks and cobs available, and the friendly staff are always happy to help. The pub can get busy on match days as the local team, Chasetown FC, is just down the road. The Chasetown County Park and railway is nearby.

  • Cheslyn Hay
    • Colliers Arms High Street Cheslyn Hay WS6 7AE Telephone(01922) 415209

      Situated on the main Wolverhampton to Cannock Bus route in the heart of Cheslyn Hay, this thriving community pub is well worth a visit. A large open plan room is divided into distinctive bar and lounge areas displaying local and sporting scenes. Traditional pub games are available and the pub hosts two ladies darts teams and a local football team along with a popular weekly quiz on a Thursday. There are great value meals served on weekday lunches.

    • Malt at Landywood Holly Lane Cheslyn Hay WS6 7AR Telephone(01922) 708975

      Modern and vibrant pub with an oak and brick theme throughout. The large bar area is open plan, with plenty of standing and seating available. The emphasis is on freshly prepared and many varied meals, and also a children's menu. Ther background music is not so loud as to detract from the buzz of conversation. The large function room at the back has its own bar. and the car park is to the side.

    • Mary Rose Moons Lane Cheslyn Hay WS6 7AY Telephone(01922) 415114

      The pub serves beers from Greene King. Seating area outside, and a good sized parking area.

    • New Inns 124 Station Street Cheslyn Hay WS6 7EQ

      Family run pub featuring monthly entertainment, outside seating, a pool table, dartboard and a cosy open fire. Sky Sports on the TV and a monthly Saturday karaoke (see FaceBook). Always a friendly welcome.

    • New Talbot Low Street Cheslyn Hay WS6 7DS Telephone(01922) 214967

      Located in the centre of Cheslyn Hay, with good car parking. There are two changing cask beers and a kitchen with meals available seven days a week.

    • White Horse New Horse Road Cheslyn Hay WS6 7AG Telephone(01922) 418709

      Pub and Indian Desi grill in the heart of the community, consisting of two main rooms with an unusual horseshoe shaped bar. Sunday breakfasts from 9.30 and Sunday lunches are also available.

  • Chorley
    • Malt Shovel Lower Lane Chorley WS13 8DD Telephone(01543) 765500

      Popular village local on the green. After a period of closure, the pub was re-opened in February 2025 by new owners. The spacious but cosy bar has a splendid log fire, and is dog-friendly. Drinkers are also welcome in the very comfy lounge, also featuring an open fire. Towards the rear of the building is a dedicated dining room. Disabled access is via the right-hand side door. Children's play area in the garden. The owners are also the landlords of The Nelson in Creswell Green.

  • Cresswell Green
    • Nelson Inn Padbury Lane Cresswell Green WS7 9HL Telephone(01543) 674438

      Family-run country pub and restaurant with a tidy red brick exterior, and a brightly contemporary interior. Despite its isolated location, the place is often busy due to its emphasis on fine dining in the dedicated restaurant. The bar features a variety of comfortable seating, and looks out onto a beer terrace and children's play area. The house Nelson Best Bitter is of unstated origin, along with two or three guest beers, from a mix of national and small breweries.

  • Gentleshaw
    • Olde Windmill Windmill Lane Gentleshaw WS15 4NF Telephone(01543) 682468

      Welcoming 400-year-old country pub. The friendly staff are smartly attired with equally smart food and drink offerings. Free of tie, the guest ales are usually interesting microbrews. The cosy bar is dog-friendly, while the wood-panelled lounge is the setting for freshly cooked meals including interesting specials. Both rooms feature old beams and open fires. Plenty of walkable routes around the venue.

    • Redmore Inn Hayfield Hill Gentleshaw WS15 4RU Telephone(01543) 742724

      Rural roadside pub by Gentleshaw Common offering food every day and two changing cask beers. The roomy interior is decorated in a bright, contemporary style, and includes an elegant conservatory for dining. To the rear is a beer terrace and a separate children's play area.

  • Great Wyrley
    • Andys' Ale House Unit 37 Quinton Court, Hilton Lane Great Wyrley WS6 6DZ Telephone07311 661688

      Welcoming one-room micropub offering five changing cask beers, a traditional feel and friendly staff. Located in the Quinton Court Shopping Centre, no music or TVs, just good conversation. Bar snacks are available including cobs, pork pies and scotch eggs. There is a quiz on the first Monday of the month and complimentary Port and Cheese available on Sunday afternoons.

    • Harrison's Sports & Social Club 26 Wharwell Lane Great Wyrley WS6 6EU Telephone(01922) 412138

      Popular well established club, with bowling, snooker, Monday karaoke, pool and football teams. Entertainments are provided on weekend and mid-week nights. Visitors are welcomed and there is a large car park.

    • Royal Oak 8 Norton Lane Great Wyrley WS6 6PE Telephone(01922) 315161

      Friendly local pub with a good atmosphere, sports TV and live entertainment. Cask beers are reduced on Mondays.

    • Star 224 Walsall Road Great Wyrley WS6 6NQ Telephone(01922) 410379

      Old and refurbished pub. Existing owners since March 2025. The interior has two linking rooms, one used as a restaurant, the other used as a bar. Three cask beers are on the bar. Sport is shown in the bar area and live music Friday to Sunday. It has a large car park to the side of the pub, and good bus services. Their note to fame is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle stayed there in 1903, when he came to investigate the Gt Wyrley Murders.

    • Swan 162 Walsall Road Great Wyrley WS6 6NQ Telephone07872 000380

      Built as an ale house around 1790. This lively two room pub continues to thrive. The traditional bar offers a warm welcome with local history scenes displayed around the walls. There is a separate seating area used as a games and function room which serves ladies and men’s darts teams. Bar snacks are available

  • Hammerwich
    • Ashmole Club Meerash Lane, Hammerwich Hammerwich WS7 0LF Telephone(01543) 319338

      Well-established and friendly bowling and social club with an indoor skittle alley available for hire and a bowling green to the rear of the club. Club activities include charity quizzes, themed and live music events, line dancing, Bridge Club, indoor and outdoor League bowls, music concerts featuring a guest keyboard artist each month along with other community events. There is a monthly Auction on the first Wednesday of each month, Burntwood Folk club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month and Hammerwich Classic Car Group hold their monthly meetings on the third Wednesday of each month. The club room is available for hire for private events including weddings, christenings, funeral wakes and caters for all celebrations.

  • Handsacre
    • Crown Inn 24 The Green Handsacre WS15 4DT Telephone(01543) 325568

      Compact canal-side pub serving three changing cask beers, with a bar area, side room with a solid fuel stove, and a dedicated darts room (two boards). It's hard to get away from the TV unless you go into the peaceful beer garden which overlooks the cut. Bar snacks and cobs may be available.

    • Olde Peculiar The Green Handsacre WS15 4DP Telephone(01543) 491891

      Comfortable village pub close to the Trent & Mersey Canal. Inside, the room is divided into three distinct areas, mostly for dining, and with tables often showing reserved signs. Vegan-friendly meals are available and ingredients for all meals are sourced locally wherever possible. An ever-changing guest beer or beers, usually from the Midlands, accompanies the regular ales. Children are welcome until 9pm. Self catering accommodation is available.

  • Hazel Slade
    • Beau Desert Golf Club Rugeley Road Hazel Slade WS12 0PJ Telephone(01543) 422626

      Members golf club offering a bar, restaurant and function room, available for private events. Cask beers are supplied by Carlsberg.

    • Hazelslade Inn Rugeley Road Hazel Slade WS12 0PQ

      Local pub, refurbished in 2025, on the edge of Cannock Chase with outside decking. It offers Wednesday quiz nights, pool, live sports, live music, Friday pizzas and cobs over the bar.

  • Heath Hayes
    • Five Ways Hednesford Road Heath Hayes WS12 3HU Telephone(01543) 274388

      A traditional style local, serving two rotating cask beers. A cosy bar, with an open fire, and a separate function room to the rear make up this pub. Traditional pub games are encouraged and the pool table is at the end of the front bar. The car park is at the rear of the pub, behind a paved beer garden with ten benches. Cobs are available in the week, and Sunday lunch is served.

    • Heath Hayes Constitutional Club Hednesford Road Heath Hayes WS12 3HN Telephone(01543) 279418

      Social club providing plenty of entertainment for members with regular bingo, quiz nights and live music. There are darts, pool and a bowling green. There is a function room and private functions can be accommodated.

    • Newhall Farm Lichfield Road Heath Hayes WS11 8NL Telephone(01543) 624136

      Well established pub, serving meals all day. Family friendly with an open plan restaurant throughout. Pleasantly decorated sectioned areas couple of cask beers on the bar from the Carlsberg/Marston's list. Close to Cannock station and bus services. Large car park just along the road to the left of the pub with EV charging (3 chargers, 50kW and 75kW).

    • Talbot 123 Hednesford Road Heath Hayes WS12 3HL Telephone(01543) 279129

      Reopened in July 2023 after extensive refurbishment. L-shaped bar with four changing real ales. Traditional pub games, live sports TV, with music in the background, and also live bands.

    • Winding Wheel Heath Way Heath Hayes WS12 3XP Telephone(01543) 277864

      Community pub offering food, sports on TV, pool table and a beer garden. Meal deals are available on some days, see website for details.

  • Hednesford
    • Bell & Bottle 42 Mount Street Hednesford WS12 4DE Telephone(01543) 422839

      Located just outside the town centre, but near enough to walk. Very friendly pub with meals served early in the afternoon to evening, with two changing cask ales. Live entertainments and sports on TV. Plenty of car parking.

    • Cross Keys Hotel 42 Hill Street Hednesford WS12 2DN Telephone(01543) 879534

      A former coaching inn dating back to 1746. This traditionally styled pub has historic and sporting photographs decorating the wall. This is the closest pub to the local football team Hednesford town FC, so can be busy on match days. Notorious highway man Dick Turpin is rumoured to have stopped here on his famous overnight ride from London to York.

    • Ex Serviceman's Club, 'The Soldiers' Anglesey Street Hednesford WS12 1AB Telephone(01543) 422407

      Popular club, also known as The Soldiers, hosts many sports teams including darts, dominoes, bowls, snooker, pool, and is well supported for weekend bingo and Saturday live bands. A pigeon club is also based there. The changing cask beer varies. Admission is available with a current CAMRA card. Handy for the rail and bus stations.

    • Heddin's Ford 69 Market Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffs. Hednesford WS12 1AD

      Located in the centre of the town it has a single room with a very welcoming feel. This is a friendly pub with no loud music, just good conversation, great beer and occasional live music. There are four cask beers and four craft beers on tap from local and national breweries. The current and up-coming beers are listed on a board. Real ciders are sometimes listed amongst the fruit ciders. Entertainment is at least once a month. Not open on Monday and Tuesday, except on bank holidays when Sunday opening hours apply.

    • Hedgeford Lodge Anglesey Street Hednesford WS12 1AB Telephone(01543) 878370

      Located in the centre of Hednesford, this grand old building has been brought back to life. Everything is laid out on the ground floor, with cosy little rooms coming off the open bar area. It serves then usual Wetherspoon food and there is a garden area. Car parking is over the road. Please note to use the blue outer ring of long stay parking spaces.

    • Hen House 10 Eskrett Sttreet Hednesford WS12 1AR Telephone(01543) 877005

      Modernised pub offering pool, darts, sports on TV and pub grub, situated just off the town centre, within easy walking distance of the train and bus stations. A function room is available. Accommodation is available.

    • Plough & Harrow Uxbridge Street Hednesford WS12 1DB Telephone(01889) 570616

      Local, well established, pub re-opened after a change of ownership and a full make-over in June 2025. Open plan, with a conservatory extension and sports on TV. Meals and Sunday lunches are served. There is a range of craft beers on tap and a changing cask beer.

    • Samson Blewitt Rose Hill, Hednesford Hednesford WS12 4RT Telephone(01543) 898894

      Well established pub, located in the Pye Green region of Hednesford. This is a family pub and encourages family events. There is a large car park, and a garden area to the rear. The beers are from the Carlsberg/Marston's list. Pub meals are served from a large menu.

  • Huntington
    • Barns Cocksparrow Lane Huntington WS12 4PB Telephone(01543) 469191

      The Barns is a restored red brick 18th century farmhouse and outbuildings, located of the A34 between Cannock & Stafford. It is a restaurant, hotel and wedding venue, with a restaurant and lounge bar. Also available are a separate function room and a public bar. Sport-minded visitors would enjoy the bar, with flat screen TV's to watch major sporting events. There are two changing cask beers.

  • Longdon
    • Swan With Two Necks 40 Brook End Longdon WS15 4PN Telephone(01543) 491570

      Multi-roomed pub and restaurant, and a thriving village hub extremely popular with diners. Drinkers are well catered for with two flagged bar areas separated by a log burner. A few low beams may catch the unwary. There's a lovely garden with children's play area, and children are welcome inside until 9pm.

  • Longdon Green
    • Red Lion Hay Lane Longdon Green WS15 4QF Telephone(01543) 490410

      Traditional pub offering meals and up to six or seven cask beers and two ciders. The Bunning & Price Traditional Bitter (3.4%) is brewed by St Austell. The pub has been refurbished, whilst keeping the original fabric intact. The bar has soft furnishings at one end and traditional seating around the bar. The restaurant has first class views, and a tremendous food selection including vegetarian and gluten-free. Plenty of car parking is available, and an outside drinking area.

  • Newtown
    • New Ivy House 62 Stafford Road Newtown WS6 6AZ Telephone(01922) 407139

      Traditional pub with a country feel, backing onto farm land. It has four rooms on two levels and a purpose-built restaurant where pub classics, Punjabi meals and Sunday Lunches are served. On Friday evenings live entertainment starts at 9pm.

  • Norton Canes
    • Railway Tavern 63 Norton Green Lane Norton Canes WS11 9PR Telephone(01543) 529067

      Twice CAMRA Pub of the year, this friendly traditional local has a large open plan lounge bar with a dining area. Live entertainment, quiz nights, darts, pool and sports TV are regular highlights.

    • Toby Carvery Norton Canes Watling Street Norton Canes WS11 9ND Telephone(01543) 373292

      This is a very popular pub located on the main A5, with food available all day. With only one cask beer on offer, it's more of a destination to eat in rather than drink.

  • Rawnsley
    • Rag Ironstone Road Rawnsley WS12 0QD Telephone(01543) 277491

      A free house, with up to five cask beers on the bar. The award-winning 80 seat restaurant and six on-site motor home pitches make this an ideal base for visiting local attractions such as Lichfield Cathedral, Trentham Village, Monkey Forest and Chasewater Light Railway. The Bowling green at the rear is home to the Rag Bowling Club. There are regular summer BBQs and Tuesday quiz.nights.

  • Rugeley
    • Albion 17 Albion Street Rugeley WS15 2BY Telephone(01889) 358416

      Solid local pub, boisterous but friendly in equal measure. One or two ales from the Marston's range are served. The pub is a single large room, with darts in an area to the side. A tiny stage in one corner features karaoke, usually the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month. There's a small beer yard at the rear, with a smokers refuge in the corner. Children welcome until 9pm.

    • Chase Inn Hagley Road Rugeley WS15 2AW Telephone(01889) 582504

      Large Marston's estate pub sitting midway between town and Cannock Chase. A single U-shaped bar serves the drinking areas which surround it. Plenty of outdoor drinking areas to the front, plus a well-appointed smokers refuge. Cheap and cheerful pub grub and occasional guest cask beer from the Marston's range.

    • Crown Inn 20 Upper Brook Street Rugeley WS15 2DN Telephone(01889) 802886

      Friendly main-street pub with a classic frontage, including a historic sandstone panel for Butlers of Wolverhampton. The single main room extends into the rear, with a raised area for playing pool. Entertainments include karaoke, bingo and live singers. Near the town bus station.

    • Horns Inn 61 Slitting Mill Road Rugeley WS15 2UW Telephone(01889) 586000

      Tidy countryside pub on the edge of Cannock Chase Forest. The interior decor is modern but tasteful, with lots of dark wood giving the feel of a hunting lodge. There are two cask beers. Soft music plays and upmarket, fresh food is offered. Sunny beer terrace to the rear. Small private function room.

    • L A Taphouse Unit 4 Anson Street Rugeley WS15 2BB Telephone07982 369794

      Contemporary town centre bar/micro pub serving one cask ales with emphasis on Hobsons ales. Nicely laid out with a warm welcome and friendly atmosphere. Live music features on Sunday afternoons.

    • Plaza 27 Horsefair Rugeley WS15 2EH Telephone(01889) 586831

      Previously a cinema dating from the 1930s, it retains much of the cinematic atmosphere and Art Deco flourishes of the period. The airy interior is accentuated by a large window where the screen used to be. Eight changing ales are offered, with regional breweries such as Salopian proving popular. There are two beer festivals held within the year.

    • Red Lion 19 Market Street Rugeley WS15 2JH Telephone(01889) 586848

      Grade II-listed pub dating from the 16th century having an interior of outstanding national historic importance. The small bar has a low beamed ceiling, quarry tiling and some very old wooden panelling. Shimmy past the right side of the bar for the generally quiet darts room. Meanwhile to the left is a slightly more modern room with TV. Large beer terrace to the rear. There is a public car park opposite.

    • Rusty Barrel Fernwood Shopping Centre, 103 Fernwood Drive Rugeley WS15 2GS

      One room micropub with simple painted brick walls and the ceiling adorned with pump clips showing the vast array of beers that have been available. Four hand pulls offer different choices of beers, as well as four craft keg taps, and a few varying real ciders. The atmosphere is friendly, and it is popular with locals.

    • Stag's Leap 118 Wolseley Road Rugeley WS15 2ET Telephone(01889) 584587

      Tidy Marstons estate pub offering pub meals and Friday bingo. The interior decor and seating is to a high standard, including a wood panelled area. The beer patio and outdoor drinking areas are pleasantly leafy. Soft music plays throughout. The wide menu includes some vegetarian and vegan options. The guest beer is from the Marstons range.

    • Trubshaws 65-67 Lodge Road Rugeley WS15 1HR

      Spacious modern one room micropub at the Eastern end of Rugeley. Opened May 2026. Nicely laid out with a warm welcome. 5 hand pulls of which one can be a cider. Bass is the House Beer with up to 4 changing beers, frequently from Salopian, Hobsons and Three Tuns. Bar snacks are available.

    • Vine Inn Sheepfair Rugeley WS15 2AT Telephone(01889) 574443

      A traditional pub that retains a multi-room layout with a spacious bar with an open fire and quarry tile floor, a small snug, plus a room to the rear. There is also a large function room upstairs which can hold live music events. Regular food and music events are held and monthly quiz nights. The pub has its own brewery on site. There are typically three or four own brewed ales on tap from a list of over six changing ales including one porter and a ruby mild. There are also occasional seasonal ales including winter brews.

    • Whitworth & Mason's 19 Market Square Rugeley WS15 2BJ Telephone07712 536198

      First-floor bar consisting of a single large room, opened in 2019. The decor is chic-rustic in style, with wooden flooring, bare wood panelling, and even wooden chandeliers. There is plenty of comfortable seating in a retro style, including a leather sofa and a single large booth. The toilets feature old-fashioned high level cisterns, and bizarre door decoration with rusty garden spades and forks. Two changing cask ales and usually a cider are on hand pulls. A wide range of fruit-flavoured gins are available. If walking to the bar is beyond you, you may text your order to the bar.

  • Shareshill
    • Wheatsheaf Laney Green Shareshill WV10 7LU Telephone(01922) 412304

      The original pub has been much extended. The focus is on good quality pub meals and Punjabi food. There are tables, a smoking shelter and children's play area at the front.

  • Upper Longdon
    • Chetwynd Arms 57 Upper Way Upper Longdon WS15 1QB Telephone(01543) 490266

      Village local close to Cannock Chase forest. The pub gives equal emphasis to beer in the bar, and freshly prepared meals in the restaurant. The favoured pub game is dominoes, unless TV sports kicks in. In winter the bar features a splendid open fire, while a large garden to the rear offers a peaceful summer retreat.

  • Wimblebury
    • Trafalgar 401 Littleworth Road Wimblebury WS12 1HZ Telephone(01543) 899187

      Large two-roomed roadside pub with a large lounge and serving good food. There is also a s smaller bar and large terraced garden area with a childrens' play area at the rear.