What a beautiful venue!…read more I went to see John Cooper Clarke perform, I left with a big smile on my face. Not just from the performance, but from the venue as well. Has a bar area, where drinks can also be pre-ordered for the interval, it is clean and warming, and the theatre itself is a gem. I did find the seats a little small, the larger bodied person may struggle, not sure if they have provisions. Ample free car parking outside too.

From the owner: Artrix is a versatile multi disciplinary arts centre based in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, with a…read more300 seat auditorium, a spacious dance studio, meeting rooms and a visually stunning foyer/gallery. The auditorium's balcony and side galleries give it an unusually intimacy, while its flexible central seating can be retracted to provide a dance floor. The venue's annual programme is made up of well over 200 specialist film screenings, over 400 workshop sessions and 12 exhibitions as well as participation and educational projects in the local community. Its live programme puts it at the top of many What's On in Birmingham lists. It consists of over 200 performances includes chamber and orchestral concerts, jazz, folk and blues gigs, top stand up comedy, cutting edge theatre and dance and more traditional drama.

The food was okay, but not wonderful…read more The staff were okay, but not wonderful. And the building itself was nice, but my party were squished into one corner, and couldn't move about without the whole of one side of the table stood up and moved. Generally this pub/restaurant was okay, and I would not personally recommend it, but I wouldn't exactly avoid it. Although that said, they did have a nice variety of food, with plenty of choice.

From the owner: Traditional country pub specialising in real ales, wines and spirits. Large beer gardens with…read moredecking and marquee with stunning countryside views and children's play area. Function room hire for up to 100 people. Seperate room for smaller parties/business meetings for up to 30 people. Many catering options, include arrange your own catering and entertainment. PA system available. Log burner for chilly nights, and comfortable seating! Pool table and dart board. Regular live music, karaoke, film nights and much more. Camping available.

This is a great little pub, they show football and other sports and have an overhead projector…read morescreen so watching football is great. These are also known as a great live music venue and have music on most nights and weekends. They have some great covers bands on and love their rock. The locals are great and make you feel very welcome. They have an outside smoking area which is heated. They also have a cashpoint machine inside and a cigarette machine. It can get very busy at weekends when the bands are on. They have a website you can check out who is playing and directions of how to get there if you need it. Its well worth a visit.

A new Metal Festival in the Midlands you say? And only £38 for a ticket for 3 days including…read morecamping? Plus the aural delights of Morgue Orgy,Flayed Disciple,Kremated,Anihilated,Shrapnel and 15 others? Sign me up my good man!! So only 2 weeks after Bloodstock we found ourselves driving south again to get our Thrash on. Beermageddon is held at the Stoke Prior Sports and Country Club (Posher than it sounds) in the village of er,Stoke Prior,just outside Bromsgrove in the W Midlands. It's only a small Festival mainly catering for the smaller or unsigned Metal bands,which is great for me as i'm a bit of a champion of the smaller acts. The Fest only holds a few hundred people,which makes it seem more like a 3 day party with friends than a Festival,which is great. The bands played inside the venue and we all camped on the playing fields just outside,we were camped and parked (yes you can park next to your tent) less than 100 yards from the club,meaning a very short stagger to and fro,which is always handy. The calibre of bands on offer this year were top notch as far as my tastes go (they were all from the more extreme end of the Metal spectrum) and the attendees were all awesome,some really good friends were made and contacts gathered,and because pretty much all the bands were small they were all camping too and not an ego in sight!! Jim Beerman,the organiser ,knows how to put on a Festival,and you can be pretty damn sure that we will be back to get battered,bruised,baked and blasted next year.....\,,/.....

Sitting right by the canal and just around the corner from Beermageddon (Our hot bed of Metal and…read morebooze for the weekend) is The Boat and Railway Inn,a really nice country style pub with a good choice of ales and a nice line in grub.. Myself ,Mrs Z and 2 of our festival Buds decided to give it a go on the saturday before the bands started at the fest,and we were very glad we did! I had a really lovely double chicken burger (2 big chunks of batted fillet and salad) and a pint of I forget (It was made by Ringwood brewery anyway) to wash it down with. Mrs Z opted for the fish, chips and mushy peas,and a pint of Forty Niner (Also by Ringwood). And our friends both had the steak and ale pie with chips (Which I have to say looked really nice!).. All in all it was a really nice meal in really nice surroundings,and it'd be my pub of choice if I lived in the area...

I'll explain later why I have dropped a star. Let me say I like The Brook Inn…read more Bill: La Delfina Pinot Grigio - Bottle - £21.00 1pt soft drink - £4.00 1 Carling - £4.00 1 Merlot/Shiraz 250ml - £7.80 Starters: 3 Pate - £22.50 1 Chicken Wings - £7.50 Mains: 2 Jerk Chicken Burgers - £27.90 1 Battered Fish - £13.75 2 Upgraded Fries - £4.00 1 Churros - £7.00 Total £119.45 My main was removed from the bill. I hadn't asked for this to happen. When I made the booking I specified an allergy to cheese, melted or otherwise on my meal. I can't have cheese. I told the waitress this when placing the order to emphasise the point. I'd had a similar experience elsewhere, where I was presented with cauliflower cheese on my plate, but that was my fault as I didn't mention the allergy. This time I was pretty emphatic. I find that if I forget to mention it then it comes on something I'm least expecting. So, even if I look an idiot for saying it, for food that shouldn't have cheese, I still say. So, my fillet steak (£28) came out with the lettuce covered with Parmesan shavings. It was sent back. Then later it was taken off the bill as a gesture. The steak was lovely, but the person insisted. Good customer service move. However, what if my allergy had been more serious and the ingredient had not been as obvious, for example, peanut allergy or lactose allergy. A lad died in Italy recently because of the latter. A cautionary story. Please be aware. Service was a bit hit and miss. Experience staff know to look at tables, so that the customer can catch their eye. I found this a bit lacking on this visit. Added to which a person presented us with our starters, but failed to realise that we didn't have any knives and forks. We had to wait until I could catch their eye. Similarly, it was easier to go to the bar to ask for the glass of red to go with my steak than get the attention of the waiting staff. As I said at the beginning I like The Brook Inn, and I will return.

Gorgeous food, a little more than i usually pay but well worth the money - idael if you want…read moresomewhere different or want to treat someone. Lovely little pub. They used to have live music on a weekend, so did get a little cramped and you had to fight for a seat- not sure if they do that anymore

Avoid. Unprofessional and condescending, refused to refund when they couldn't offer the service due…read moreto covid restrictions. I understand businesses are struggling so I was willing to compromise with a reduced or delayed refund but they were not interested. Please do not consider these rude, arrogant people for your wedding

Once they arrived they were acceptable…read more They failed to correctly write the clearly printed date from numerous e-mails in their diary correctly and therefore didn't arrive for my wedding on time! Refused to accept it was their own error until the e-mail trail was presented to them. The quartets "leader" was poorly mannered to my Father whilst discussing the issue and refused to give any worthwhile remuneration for this atrocious performance.