The Mug House

The Mug House is a historic country pub in Claines, just outside Worcester, with an unusual past as a former church ale house. Dogs are welcome inside, which means stone floors, real ale, old beams and nobody stuck outside negotiating the pavement-waiting shuffle. It feels less like a polished dining room and more like the kind of old pub people actively hope to stumble across.

The pub is noted for its characterful interior, real ale selection and a garden for when the weather plays along. It also carries a well-worn reputation for being haunted — which rather brilliantly gives it both practical dog-friendly flooring and a touch of gothic pub folklore.

A characterful stop for ale, old beams and dogs completely unfazed by spectral rumours. The kind of place where wet-weather plans and hopeful noses both feel welcome.