Griffin

Unpretentious country local with ten real ales inc own Griffin (brewed in next-door barn), farm cider and country wines, may be winter mulled wine, standard lunchtime bar food (not Sun), cheery low-beamed L-shaped bar with log fires in two stone fireplaces (one a big inglenook), fairly simple décor, cushioned café seats, elm-topped sewing trestles and a nice old-fashioned settle, beer mats on ceiling, conservatory (children allowed here); no credit cards, games machine; dogs welcome, old-fashioned seats on back grass with distant views of Birmingham, large terrace, play area