The Walsall guide to Hereford

This edited guide to Hereford and Edgar Street comes from Up The Saddlers.


Geordie's Pub Guide To Hereford

Hereford is another on of those old school "big turnout" away games and as such there can be a bit of an atmosphere in the town centre when we visit.

That said it's a lovely town, and the ground despite its ramshackle appearance has some redeeming features. Its only 5 minutes from the station, has a bar that on my previous visits has admitted away fans, and wait for it?an away end with a roof!

Heading away from the station towards the ground down Commercial Road there is a half decent Wetherspoons called the King's Fee, and a quiet bar/restaurant in The Merton Hotel if you fancy something a bit more salubrious.

The town centre has more pubs than you could shake a stick at, but if I had to pick a couple I'd go for The Litten Tree also on Commercial Road, and turning right and heading away from the ground at the bottom of Commercial Road The Victory, a splendidly eccentric establishment that serves its own brews under the name "Spinning Dog Beer".

I would personally not bother with the rather soul-less Kerry (formerly Farmhand and Firkin) although it's also handy for both station and stadium.

At the ground there is The Oxford pub which can be a bit tetchy as it's predominantly a home bar, but I've never experienced any problems apart from slow service!

I would definitely recommend the club bar underneath the main stand as you can watch the players warm up through the window, although it's a fair trek to the away end, and a few stragglers were known to give the match a miss during the dark days of the early 90's. Surely not now though with such compelling away performances, I'm sure everyone will down their pint, stop moaning and get behind the lads at 2.58 pm sharp.

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