Worcester - Cheltenham Festival

Ditto Malvern

Stayed there last year and drank in Cheltenham until last train which was about 9.45. By the time train got back it was all a bit quiet, but O'Neills near the station was packed on St Patricks night. Full of English people dressed in green and drinking ****ss. Probably didn't even go out on St Georges night.

stayed in worcester a few times, not the best place for festival banter into the evening. Place was completely dead last year.

First time in Worcester as well after a few years at Stow, sounds like we will be getting last train back as well, any good food pubs does anyone know?

If you want a few options all within a 2 minute walk. Get a taxi from the train station(its a fair old walk) to 'The Exchange' which is on Cornmarket. Just around the corner is 'The Swan with Two Nicks', near enough next door is 'The Pheasant'. 'O'Neills','Bushwackers','The Slug and Lettuce' will all have a bit of midweek life to them and are all close by. Try all of them and repeat the ones you like the next night!
If you want something a bit quieter and some decent eateries try the 'Friar St' area.
There are many good pubs scattered around Worcester for real ale and the like if that is your tipple but I only really know the City Centre pubs and all that I have mentioned are pretty reasonable and safe.

Thanks Moose, one of my mates likes his real ale, any idea which is one of the better ones, we are staying near Foregate St Station

Forget what I said about getting a taxi for a start off. I was thinking of Shrub Hill Station. Foregate Street station is right in the centre.
The pub which i mentioned earlier is pretty good http://www.theswanwithtwonicks.co.uk/ and has grub and real ale. Can't be any more help than that I'm afraid as i'm a heathen when it comes to booze

cheers for the replies. much appreciated

Thanks again Moose will give the swan a try.

i stayed in worcester the year of morley street nothing wrong with the place.

thursday night is student night (cheap and late) so paddy's day, england-west indies world cup cricket in the morning, to the races, then back and out til late.... sounds like a great day to me!