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The PloughAle House · Worcester

23 Fish Street · Worcester

The PloughA proper Ale House

A traditional drinking den in the heart of Worcester. Cask ales from proper breweries, continental beers, a shelf of malt whiskies and live music on Thursday nights. Come along!

Call 01905 21381 Message us

Open Sunday, Monday and Wednesday to Saturday from 12 noon. Closed Tuesdays.

The bar at The Plough: dark wood counter, chalkboards of continental beers and ciders above, a wooden staircase and black and white tiled floor
Through the door, up the steps, the bar.

The bar

Up a few steps, straight to the bar

Walk into the corner building on Fish Street and the bar is right in front of you, up a few steps. Two rooms either side, the cask ales on, and the chalkboards for everything else.

No drinking at the bar, as the sign says. Cheers.

Two-room Worcester classic where conversation is kingThe Telegraph, 500 Best Pubs in England

Also written up by beer and pub writer Pete Brown in his British Pubs book.

Looking down the old wooden staircase at The Plough onto the patterned tiled floor
One of the two rooms at The Plough with a bench seat along the window and small round tables

On the bar lately

The pump clips tell the story

The handpulls change all the time. These are some of the clips that have been on the bar, straight from our posts: Mighty Oak from Maldon, Little Avon, Ledbury, Beowulf, Salopian, North Cotswold and more.

Strawberry Lane pump clip, Mighty Oak, 4.3%
Strawberry LaneMighty Oak · 4.3%
Valhalla 5% raw beer pump clip, Little Avon
ValhallaLittle Avon · 5% raw beer
Oscar Wilde mild pump clip, Mighty Oak
Oscar WildeMighty Oak
Owls amber ale pump clip, Mighty Oak
OwlsMighty Oak
Summer pale blonde pump clip, Mighty Oak
SummerMighty Oak
Captain Bob pump clip, Mighty Oak
Captain BobMighty Oak
Max's Return pump clip, Ledbury
Max's ReturnLedbury
Dark Raven dark mild pump clip, Beowulf
Dark RavenBeowulf · dark mild
Gorgeous George pump clip, Mighty Oak
Gorgeous GeorgeMighty Oak
Jumping Jack Flash pump clip, North Cotswold Brewery
Jumping Jack FlashNorth Cotswold
Dark Shadow stout pump clip, Salopian
Dark ShadowSalopian · stout
Windrush Ale pump clip, North Cotswold Brewery
Windrush AleNorth Cotswold
Mercian Shine hoppy pale pump clip, Beowulf
Mercian ShineBeowulf · hoppy pale
Cyclops Best pump clip, Mighty Oak
Cyclops BestMighty Oak · Matt's pick
Alton's Pride pump clip, Triple fff Brewery
Alton's PrideTriple fff
Best Bitter pump clip, Little Avon
Best BitterLittle Avon
May Bug pump clip, Kinver
May BugKinver
Zwodder session pale pump clip, Beowulf
ZwodderBeowulf · session pale
Years of pump clips covering the wall and ceiling above the bar at The Plough
Years of clips, all the way up to the ceiling.

On the boards

Continental beers and local cider

  • Flensburgersoft, refreshing northern German pale
  • Berliner Pilsner5.0%
  • Schneider Weisse5.4% wheat beer
  • De Koninck5.2% amber ale
  • Tripel d'Anvers8.0% golden tripel
  • Whitstable Bay4.2% stout
  • Hogan's Cider4.5%, made locally
  • Barbourne Cider and PerryWorcester cider and perry

From the chalkboards above the bar. Plus a back bar full of malt whiskies.

Vo Fletcher singing and playing guitar, black and white
Vo Fletcher, a Plough regular on Thursdays.

Live music

Thursdayfrom 9pm

See you Thursday, folks. Live music in the bar most Thursday nights, from the most extraordinary and entertaining Vo Fletcher and friends.

  • Vo Fletcher
  • Will Killeen
  • Dave Onions

Who's on is posted on our Facebook page each week.

Our breweries

Fantastic breweries, solid regulars

A pint of Black Pear in front of the Malvern Hills Brewery pump clip

Black Pear

Nearly 17 years of the mighty Black Pear from Malvern Hills Brewery, much loved and missed since 2022. Frances and brewer Julian popped in to see us this summer.

Mighty Oak England's Dreaming pump clip on the bar

Mighty Oak

From Maldon in Essex, and a regular on the bar. We've been to see them in Maldon, and their clips are rarely off the bar for long.

Little Avon Hedgerow Wit pump clip with a pint of it on the bar

Little Avon

Always something interesting brewed by Chris. Blackberry beers with local fruit, a Kveik, and Valhalla: not boiled, moreish, herby and fruity.

Opening hours

Monday12 noon to 6pm
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday12 noon to 11pm
Thursday12 noon to 11pm
Friday12 noon to 11pm
Saturday12 noon to 11pm
Sunday12 noon to 9:30pm

Come along

23 Fish Street
Worcester WR1 2HN

01905 21381
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The Plough Ale House sign on Fish Street with Worcester Cathedral's tower behind
The sign on Fish Street, with the cathedral tower behind.