Public Houses in Berkswell
There are three pubs in Berkswell Parish, the newest being about 130 years old.
Two are in Balsall Common near Berkswell Station and the third is in Berkswell village. You can walk from Balsall Common to Berkswell village and sample them all on a summer’s day. All serve great beer and all three do food. Two have gardens and two welcome dogs inside. All have parking.
The Bear Inn Berkswell
The Bear Inn – Berkswell village on the cross roads
The Bear is a grade II listed building dating back to the 16th Century.
While we do not know when the Bear first became an Inn, the pub sign is the Bear and Ragged Staff, which is the crest of the Earls of Warwick who held the manor of Berkswell from 1277 to 1557.
The Bear has a garden and welcomes dogs and walkers inside. It does good quality bar food both at lunch time and the evening and has a more formal dining area.
The restaurant tends to be busy on occasions with people from a wide area and it is worth booking for weekends. Whilst it has some locals who come for a “good pint” it seems to focus on food and is run by Chef and Brewer. We like a light lunch of scallops with chorizo, farmhouse the pate or the rarebit with chutney.
http://www.chefandbrewer.com/pub/bear-inn-berkswell-coventry/c0203/
The Railway Inn Balsall Common
The Railway Inn – Station Road Balsall Common next to Berkswell Station
Opening hours are weekdays Noon to 23:00. Week Ends Midnight
The newest of the three pubs, the Railway Inn started life during the 1850s' as a Great Western Railway Hotel. Its old bedrooms are now flats.
It is now a traditional English pub with a regular clientele. One room with a snooker table down one end, a long bar and tables if you just fancy sitting.
Tables outside front and rear.
It has a TV screen and shows football and rugby matches from Sky. It has some interesting railway memorabilia for those who like railways. This is a drinking and socialising pub..
The Brickmakers Arms
The Brickmakers Arms – Station Road Balsall Common about 200 metres up the hill from Berkswell Station
This 17th Century grade II listed building takes its name from one of the small scale industries that were once important in the area.
Much of the subsoil in Berkswell Parish is heavy clay, ideal for brick making.
Food served for lunch & Dinner
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