Welcome to The Windsor Castle Inn
Bed & Breakfast
Thank you for choosing The Windsor Castle Inn, whether on business or leisure our aim is to
make your stay as enjoyable and relaxing as possible.
In order to get the most out of your stay here and to ensure your safety and comfort, we
would be grateful if you could take the time to read this information on arrival.
The Windsor Castle is open 12 noon until 11pm during these hours if you require any help or
assistance please call 01384 895230. Outside of trading hours and in case of emergency
please call Russell on 07442493953.
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Our History
The brewery first began in 1900, founded by Nathaniel Sadler, the great, great grandfather
to Emily & Chris Sadler. The brewery supplied its twelve tied public houses, the most famous
being The Windsor Castle Inn, Oldbury, the original brewery tap house.
The Brewery was inherited by Nathaniel’s Son, Thomas who ran the Brewery for a number of
years, where he also raised his son John (known as Jack) who was brought up in the Brew
house. Jack later passed on both his passion and knowledge of brewing to his son and
grandson John and Chris Sadler, now fourth and fifth generation Brewers. The Brewery was
historically re-opened during the winter of 2004; 77 years after Thomas Sadler brewed his
last pint in 1927.
Now situated in Lye, near Stourbridge, the brewery has once again become a thriving family
run microbrewery, owned by Chris Sadler, supplying public houses and supermarkets with
Sadler’s cask and bottled ales throughout the Midlands and indeed the Country. The brewery
now produce a series of signature ales plus additional Monthly and Seasonal specials, have
been presented with numerous awards for the quality of ales and continue to produce ales
that people love to drink. We hope you agree!
Here’s to the next 100 years! Cheers!
With the developing success and popularity of Sadler’s brewery and tap house, we were
excited to expand our business and facilities by developing four bedrooms for guest
accommodation in July 2013 by converting our tap house into an Inn.
With the growing popularity of our brewery tours and brew a beer day experiences (there is
further information on a later page) we wanted to provide homely accommodation for our
guests to enjoy an overnight stay at the brewery. So you can now settle in for a night or two
or a weekend away and enjoy all that we have to offer. Whether you choose to do a brewery
tour, learn how to brew English ale, have a drink at the bar, book into our restaurant or just
enjoy a night away from home, we are here to look after you and ensure that your stay with
us is memorable.
About us
Home to the Windsor Castle Brewery, The Windsor Castle Inn is a well established public
house located in the heart of England’s famous and industrial Black Country and is the Tap
House to Windsor Castle Brewery’s Sadler’s Ales. Serving our award winning ales and
deliciously fresh homemade food, The Windsor Castle Inn’s popularity has continued to grow
since its opening in 2006.
Emily, daughter to John Sadler & her husband Gareth Bedford now own and run The Windsor
Castle Inn with the help from a fantastic team of elite chefs, bar and restaurant staff.
Russell has newly joined the team and is the pub manager, his experience and passion for the
hospitality industry shines, you will certainly see him during your stay here and he will be
happy to look after all your needs.
About the Area
The Windsor Castle Inn is located 1.3 miles outside of Stourbridge town centre, 4 miles from
Dudley town centre and 11 miles West of Birmingham’s vibrant City centre. Closer to the pub
you can visit Westfield’s Merry Hill Shopping Complex just 1.8 miles away where you can find
high street shops, outlets and Odeon cinema.
Stourbridge is famous for its Glass industry and the Stourbridge Lion locomotive, the first
train to run in the USA in 1829. Stourbridge is a great place to visit, with parks and pleasant
suburbs. Situated on the edge of the area known as the "Black Country" and less than fifteen
miles from Birmingham, Stourbridge has lovely countryside nearby, with villages such as
Kinver, Churchill, Belbroughton and Clent just a few minutes’ drive away. Also, the
Stourbridge Canal offers great walks or bike rides.
During your stay with us explore some of the local attractions and places of interest on your
doorstep including Cadbury World, which is 10.6 miles away, The Black Country Living Museum
which is 5.8 miles away and Dudley Zoo and Castle which is just 5.4 miles away.
Guests staying at The Windsor Castle Inn will find the Black Country Living Museum situated
conveniently close by.
The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley is an open air museum consisting of
reconstructed historic buildings. The museum showcases the history of the Black Country
and the lives of the people who worked and resided there.
The Black Country region has been associated with industrial activity since the 16th century
and was important because of its iron and coal resources.
The museum recreates a checkered history. Visitors are taken by tram from the entrance,
which is a reconstructed factory, to a 19th century street of terraced houses. This section
encompasses nearly 30 buildings, each one depicting a different facet of life.
Visitors can also see an underground coal mine and travel through dark tunnels, while modern
electronics and images provide an authentic representation of what life was like for miners in
the past.
The museum also includes a fairground, which has 19th century rides, a traditional
schoolhouse, a cinema, a tavern where you can purchase bottles of Sadler’s Ales and a fish
and chip shop from the 1920s.
Guest Registration
We are required by law to ask you to complete a guest registration form, please fill in on
arrival and drop it in to us downstairs at the bar.
Smoking
Please be aware that smoking is not permitted inside. We have an outside decking area at the
front of the pub with shelter and ash trays. If you could use this area we would be very
grateful.
Arrival/Departure
We request for our guests to check in at 3pm onwards on the day of arrival so that we have
time to prepare your room; however with prior notice we are always happy to help if we are
expecting you earlier. Check out is before 11am on the day of departure. If you are leaving
before 7am please come and see us in the pub the evening before to settle your tab and
arrange for your keys to be returned.
Our Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel or change your reservation you can do so with at least 24 hours prior
notice to your arrival check in time. If you cancel after 3pm 24 hours before arrival you will
be charged for a nights’ accommodation for each room you have booked.
Opening Hours at The Windsor Castle Inn (01384 897809)
We are open to the public between 12 noon and 11pm Monday to Sunday.
In Case of emergency call 999, if you require our assistance outside of our opening hours,
please call our mobile telephone on 07442493953 to contact us, we will never be far away
and if needed can be with you within approximately 10 minutes.
Our Kitchen & Restaurant
We pride ourselves on the quality and selection of homemade dishes created by our
experienced and passionate team of elite chefs. Head chef Salvatore Zero began his career
in his home town of Sorrento, Italy. Having worked throughout Europe his expertise and
experience in Mediterranean cuisine can be seen & enjoyed through the fresh dishes on our
menu. Alongside fresh fish and seafood dishes, quality steaks & grills, we do not neglect the
all time Sadler’s favourites. We enjoy experimenting with and using our award winning ales to
create fantastic food including beer baked ham, beer battered fish & chips, home baked
beer bread to name but a few. We believe in using fresh produce from local producers. All
our meat & eggs are free range from Worcestershire farms. Our fish is delivered fresh
from the markets every morning & if we haven’t baked it ourselves, all the bread has arrived
freshly from Catshill bakery too. If you would like to enjoy a meal in our restaurant during
your stay please give us a call on 01384 895230 to book a table or pop downstairs and
enquire at the bar.
Lunch: Monday – Saturday 12 noon – 3pm & Sunday 12 noon – 8pm
Dinner: Monday – Thursday 6pm – 9pm & Friday & Saturday 6pm – 10pm
Breakfast
We will be serving a fabulous “brewers breakfast” for you every morning which involves a full
English breakfast with all the trimmings, including our Sadler’s ale pork sausages that our
local butcher makes for us. We can offer continental breakfast or takeaway breakfast
sandwiches for those in a hurry and can cater for vegetarians, vegans and guests with special
dietary requirements. If you require an early breakfast, with prior notification we can
arrange a continental breakfast tray for your room. All our food is cooked fresh and locally
sourced ingredients are used where possible, so with prior notification we are happy to cater
for all requirements – please just ask.
Breakfast will be served between 7.00am & 10.00am Monday – Friday, 8.00am & 11am on
Saturday & 9.00 - 11.00am on Sunday.
In Room refreshments
Please help yourself to as much tea, coffee and hot chocolate as you would like and if you
would like fresh milk please ask and we will bring some to your room.
Gifts, Merchandise & Souvenirs
Take with you a memento from your visit and stay at The Windsor Castle Inn, home to
Sadler’s Ales brewery.
Sadler’s Ale Pint Glass £2.00
Limited Edition Sadler’s Mug £6.99
Sadler’s Ale T-shirt Black £10.00
A Relaxed Brewery Tour Experience
Start with a few samples of beer in our award winning tap house the ‘Windsor Castle
Inn’, have a chance to meet the Brewer then head off in to the Brewery. The tour is an
informal walk around the brewery where you can see how beer is made and pick up a
few interesting beer related facts. Munch on some malt and sniff some hops, you’ll be
wandering around a beer lovers dream. The tour takes you back through the pub
cellars and then to the relaxed side of the bar, where we’ll serve you some of our
finest award winning home cooked food, including our famous beer bread, beer baked
ham, pickles and hop cheese, all washed down with a few more ales.
This is a great informal event ideal for groups of friends, office parties or even just a
family night out.
(2 – 40 people) Price : £20 per person to include Brewery Tour, "Hop Pickers" Supper
and 2 pints of Sadler's Ale
12 Bottle Mixed Case £24.99
Hop Bomb - 12 Bottles
£18.00
Head Brewers Choice Selection Pack
Regular Price: £39.99
SPECIAL PRICE: £29.99
Gift Vouchers
Sadler's Mud City Stout Soap £5.99
Sadler’s Ale Hop Bomb Soap £5.99
Mellow Yellow -12 Bottle Case £21.99
Dr Hardwicke's Double IPA 12 Bottle Pack £24.99
Mud City Imperial Russian Stout 12 Bottle Pack £25.99
Mixed Case of Dr Hardwicke's Double IPA & Mud City Imperial Russian Stout £25.99