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About us

The King Arms or “The Kings”, as it’s known locally, is situated on the High Street of Church Stretton in Shropshire, England. Dating back to 1593 the pub is one of the oldest pubs in Church Stretton .

The timber framed building was built by Bonham Norton. Norton, a local politician, was commissioned by King James the 1st to rebuild the town after most of the town centre was destroyed by the great fire of 1593.

King James granted Norton a market to assist him with the improvement of the town. He received building timber from the lord of the manor, Sir Henry Townshend’s woods of Hawkhurst and Womerton. Norton used this timber wisely and not only rebuilt the pubs and lodging houses but also a school and a court house.

In 1611 Norton was made High Sheriff of Shropshire.

The Kings pub was originally a house and later became an inn. The Odd Fellows Lodge held its meetings in The Kings from 1850, as did the football club from 1880.

Today The Kings remains the only traditional pub in Church Stretton. Our reputation for keeping fantastic cask ale is second to none. We also have lagers and ciders and wines and spirits.

We serve food Tuesday to Sunday from 12 noon through to 5pm. We are closed Mondays except Bank Holidays.

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Family friendlyFoodOutside areaReal aleDartboardLive musicQuiz nights
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4.6/5

Susan Davies

4 months ago

Lovely pub with a wonderful warm welcome with every visit. Lovely friendly staff with great food and the lovely fire is always a welcome sight.

David To

5 months ago

Used to come here every week when we lived next door. This is the first time visiting in years. Amazing what they have done to it, lots more seats and space now. I've never had food here before so tried the fish and chips, they were lovely and came really quick. The staff were friendly, there were two dogs there, so well behaved. Definitely come back again.

M Hatt

5 months ago

Had a lovely meal and the two dogs were welcome too. I had the minted lamb burger. Delicious. My partner had a pasta bake. She loved it. Very nice pub. Recommend it.

Chris Robinson

6 months ago

Stopped for a drink on our mini tour of Shropshire . More of an historic local pub than anything else. When we arrived we were told that there's a BBQ later as part of the celebrations,so no food. The town is celebrating I think an 800yr anniversary so had flags out of Lords house's of the local area. Had stopped for a bit of lunch and didn't want to stay for hours so we moved on.

Mark Jones

6 months ago

Great pub. Lovely food and atmosphere. Real care and attention paid, and few great ales on tap. Dogs welcome

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Opening Times

Mon12:00 – 23:30
Tue12:00 – 23:30
Wed12:00 – 23:30
Thur12:00 – 23:30
Fri12:00 – 23:30
Sat12:00 – 00:00
Sun12:00 – 00:00
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Mon
Tue12:00 – 17:00
Wed12:00 – 17:00
Thur12:00 – 17:00
Fri12:00 – 17:00
Sat12:00 – 17:00
Sun12:00 – 17:00
Heverlee 0623
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