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Some villages are struggling to maintain one local pub, however, Shenstone has three within the centre of the village, a couple on the outskirts.

The Plough at Shenstone, The Railway and The Fox are all staggering distance from one another and are all doing a brisk trade.

And stagger from The Plough you might because it is one of the few pubs which sells Cornish Rattler cider on tap. £4.95 for 6.1 per cent strength cider which for decades was just the preserve of those luckily enough to be in Cornwall.

As a free house The Plough can sell what beer, cider and ale the landlord, and customers like, without being beholden to a brewery's wants and needs.

The pub has a reputation for good food and Saturday night service is usually reservations only, the cheapest dish on the main course menu will make any visitor from the Black Country proud. £16.50 for Black Country Faggots, thrice cooked chips (in case they did not get it right the first time), mushy peas and gravy. A better bet than the £23 Salmon fillet.

Manager Connor Roberts loves working at the pub and in the village of Shenstone.

He said: "I would not call our customers posh, but then again, they are never rude, and are down to earth and nice. We see the same regulars over and over again, so we must be doing something right.

"We have to offer good food, a relaxed atmosphere, somewhere to go in the sun, and private dining experiences."

The village's proximity to rail links to Birmingham and London were lauded by The Telegraph and Connor agreed patrons of the pub can include London city types.

He said: "People come from all over, but we certainly see our fair share of people on the way or coming back from London.

"We try and make everyone welcome, but I would not want to work in any other village than Shenstone."

The decor in The Plough, is modern, even with the obligatorily fashionable pictures of something male and female on the toilets, anything but male and female these days.

Bruce Smith, 78, has lived in Shenstone and enjoys visiting the pub with his wife, who celebrated a milestone birthday in the pub last year."

The pub is like the village, people are friendly, there is no nastiness, and a point in life that is what you want."

Whereas the foodies flock to The Plough, locals who just want a pint and a chat head to The Fox and Hounds

A 92-year-old regular of "The Fox" said: "I can walk there most days, and during the day time there is always someone to chat too. It is nice and old fashioned."