Kidderminster Travel Guide

The ladies are asked what they would like to order first, then the gentlemen.

The food is always fantastic, and very good value for money.

The setting inside is very different from what you expect, it is very clean, has it's own bar area, clean toilets, nicely decorated tables and keeps in with traditional hot-plates and dipping bowl stands.

The staff are friendly and polite and will ask if everything is ok with your meal and if you require any drinks. Jugs of water are also available.

They have won the heartbeat award for thier healthy food and of course for the cleanliness.

Favorite Dish: The Lamb Tikka Masala mains dish is superb. The other curries on offer range from mild to very hot. The staff are very helpful if you have any quieries on the hotness of the currys or what ingredients are used.

Tony is the 2nd generation (and may even be a 3rd generation) Master Baker. All his bread and cakes are baked on the premises just as they used to be. English bread is baked using a hard wheat but it used to be made using a home grown wheat which is a little softer than the Canadian wheat but probably not as soft as French and European wheats.
Stephen Ray, the current baker, uses flour milled by Clarkes of Wantage in their 1939 mill. He chose this mill because they are a small miller specialising in supplying the small craft bakers. He uses no improvers and ferments his dough for between 3 and 24 hours dependant on what bread or rolls he is making.

What to buy: White Bread
Lardy Cakes

Do not try and travel on the trains without a ticket or a "Permit to Travel" or you may risk a GBP20 penalty. Kidderminster is within the West Midlands travel area and is covered by a Penalty Fare Zone.
Basically the booking office closes by about 7pm but there is a "Permit to Travel" machine just outside the main entrance. Put a GBP1 or 2 in the machine. Take the printed voucher and you then pay the guard on the train. Increasingly your train may be pounced upon a group of Revenue Inspectors who will block all the doors of the carriage you are in and if you have neither a ticket nor a "Permit to Travel" will fine you GBP20 on the spot.

Kidderminster Harriers play professional football in the Third Division of the English Football League.
They play there football at the Aggborough Stadium which is located right next to the mainline railway station.
Their kit is made up of red and white, shirts shorts and socks.

Equipment: A pair of eyes to watch the games and a good voice to shout your team on.