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Blood Bay, Ludlow

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Operator: Independent
13 High Street, Ludlow, SY8 1BS (View on Google Map)
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Accredited for beer quality 2022

Possibly one of the town’s most intact late-19th century retail properties, with original exposed late Victorian features.

A 9 month conservation project formed the backdrop for period glazed mahogany room-divide screens - creating three defined drinking spaces: a public bar on entering from High Street, a tiny snug to the right, and a back bar - accessed from the public bar or from Market Street.

A Victorian curved mahogany bar, complemented by a back bar serving hatch, brass-mounted cut-glass ceiling lights, period seating with drinking ledges, and authentic inset lignum vitae beer engines enable customers to experience what it may have been like to drink in one of the many long-gone Victorian pubs of Ludlow.

The pub sign, painted by local artist, Jonathan Adams, is in the style of eminent mid-19th century racehorse and pub-sign painter John Frederick Herring Snr, depicting the 1932 Grand National winner ‘Forbra’ - owned by the then-Ludlow mayor, William Parsonage - with the locally-owned blood bay horse and jockey Tim Hamey (wearing Parsonage’s winning colours of blue, white, grey and red) on Whitcliffe looking over Ludlow and Clee Hill.

Note that under-16s are not permitted, neither is smoking anywhere in the vicinity of the pub (including e-cigs). In keeping with the ambience, mobile phones are also prohibited from being used on the premises. Dogs on leads welcome (on ground floor only). Toilets are located on the first floor.

Closed following lockdown. Re-opened in June 2022 under new ownership.

The pub offers three cask beers, one cider, red wine, white wine and one flavour of crisps.

Information for this venue is provided by the Shrewsbury & West Shropshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Shropshire
Last updated
19/06/2023
Last surveyed
01/03/2023
Pub ID
SHR/16878
Asset of Community Value

Conversion

One of Ludlow's most intact late-C19 retail properties, with late Victorian features. Glazed mahogany screens create three drinking spaces: a public bar on entering, a tiny snug to the right and a back bar. There are an old curved mahogany bar and a back bar serving hatch, brass-mounted cut-glass ceiling lights, old seating with drinking ledges and authentic beer engines that help to recreate what it might have been like to drink in the Victorian pubs of Ludlow. Open evenings only during the week, serving real ale but no meals.

General information about outstanding conversions and restorations
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Monday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Tuesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Wednesday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Thursday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 2 regular beers.

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Facilities
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Ground floor only, on leads.
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
Real Cider Real Cider
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Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes
Nearby Station (500m)
Ludlow
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