Codsall has four pubs (including Joule’s and Holden’s) plus the West Midlands Regional Club of the Year. Take the 11:09 train from Dorridge (Solihull: 11:17, Olton: 11:20) to Smethwick Galton Bridge, then the 12:03 to Codsall.

We’ll have the option of stopping off in Birmingham on the way back.