Bridgnorth Bar | Live Music | Accommodation
Welcome to THE COURT
Serving the patrons of the historic market town of Bridgnorth since 1796.
Our hand selected range of draft beers include none of the usual suspects but rather bespoke and local products. We are proud stockists of Wye Valley Brewery’s award-winning range of cask ales as well as their 1985 lager and Nightjar stout.
Jeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone Lager and Cider are very popular draft choices, and we stock his the bottled lager range and the vodka too!
With our wine selection and spirits from local distillers Wildjac and The Fluffy Dragon Co, The Court really is setting the bar in Bridgnorth.
Smiley, Kirk and their team look forward to welcoming you soon!
Even More On Offer At The Court
Live Music
The pub welcomes music lovers for live performances every Friday and Saturday night with seasonal Open Mic nights on Wednesdays. Keep an eye on our socials for special events, both in the pub and out in the courtyard when weather allows!
Food In The Court
We enjoy a fabulous collaborative relationship with local burger legends Graze – simply order from us at the Bar and the team will drop your food round with a smile. Enjoy your meal either indoors or on one of our courtyard seats in the sunshine!
Stay The Night
Featuring five ensuite character rooms of different shapes and sizes The Court is a perfectly situated choice of stay.
Bridgnorth : A Little History
A wonderful walk through the history of Bridgnorth is visible in the old town hall in the High Street, accessible from the courtyard entrance. A summary however, is below.
Bridgnorth is a town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The River Severn splits it into High Town and Low Town, the upper town on the right bank and the lower on the left bank of the River Severn.
According to wikipedia, Bridgnorth is named after a bridge over the River Severn, which was built further north than an earlier bridge at Quatford. The earliest historical reference to the town is in 895, when it is recorded that the Danes created a camp at Cwatbridge; subsequently in 912, Æthelfleda constructed a mound on the west bank of the River Severn, or possibly on the site of Bridgnorth Castle, as part of an offensive against the Danes. Earliest names for Bridgnorth include Brigge, Brug and Bruges, all referring to its position on the Severn.
After the Norman conquest, William I granted the manor of Bridgnorth to Roger de Montgomerie. The town itself was not created until 1101, when Robert of Bellême, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, the son of Roger de Montgomerie, moved from Quatford, constructing a castle and a church on the site of the modern-day town. The town became a royal borough on Robert Bellême’s attainder in 1102. The castle’s purpose was to defend against attacks from Wales. The town was attacked and burnt by Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March during the Despenser War in 1322.
During the Civil War, Bridgnorth was one of the Midlands’ main royalist strongholds, and in 1642 many royalist troops were garrisoned there. In 1646, Cromwell’s Roundheads arrived with orders to take Bridgnorth for the Parliamentarians from the garrison led by Sir Robert Howard. After a three-week siege, Cromwell was successful and he ordered that the castle be demolished.
Bridgnorth had an ironworks in Low Town run by Hazledine and Company which in 1808 built the locomotive Catch Me Who Can designed and promoted by Richard Trevithick. A plaque on the foundry’s site commemorates this association.
