A Telford hub for the local community that provides children’s meals, pub classics , and a pint of your favourite. The Wickets Inn at Wellington is all of those things and more. Located in Holyhead Road, The Wickets is the sort of place that’s become increasingly hard to find.
As pubs have succumbed to the pressures created by other forms of leisure, as it’s become harder for landlords and ladies to make ends meet, the team behind The Wickets Inn have kept going. Bosses Lance and Debbie have cast their net wide, offering a range of events to remain relevant and attractive. From regular live music and open mic nights to steak and wine specials, from acoustic music and DJs to the best of local bands, The Wickets has somehow managed to sustain the sort of venue and the type of activities that have become all too rare.
It helps that it’s in a location where people still have the energy to get together. As we live increasingly remote lives, working from home, engaging with smartphones and laptops, the lure of the local boozer has become less and less. The Wickets Inn gallery features a smorgasbord of generously-plated, home-cooked wonders, though nothing that any self-respecting, decent home cook wouldn’t be capable of creating in their kitchen.
Yet there’s more to a decent evening out than a sensational plate of food. And that’s where The Wickets Inn excels. It’s a pub that is at the heart of the community, a place where a warm welcome is pretty much guaranteed, a.
