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We visited a traditional pub near Bridgnorth which has stuck to a rare historic rule for 179 years with customers visiting from all over the UK

It's a pub which has kept to a strict rule around what it sells for more than 175 years and which attracts visitors from across the country.

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To stand out as a must-see pub in the modern era, there has to be something that makes it different, unique and a place that becomes a destination pub.

Some pubs do this by becoming gastro pubs or by making use of the space they have to build large beer gardens or through drink promotions and being an entertainment hub.

In the case of the Cider House in Quatt, it thrives on being a pub which specialises in and, indeed, only sells cider on tap, making it one of the few pubs in the region to be cider-only along with the Monkey House in Defford in Worcestershire.

The Cider House sits in a leafy location in Quatt
The Cider House sits in a leafy location in Quatt

The pub was first opened in 1846 with a cider-only licence and has maintained that unique rule since, making it a must-see destination for cider lovers.

It has been owned and run by Brian and Katherine Jervis since 1986, with the couple having been landlords for three years before Mr Jervis said the opportunity had come up to buy a pub he used to enjoy drinking in.

He said: "When I left school, I went to work for Tanners wine and spirits company and have been in the licensing trade for nearly 46 years, and I used to drink at the Cider House and found out there was an opportunity to be the manager there in the Shropshire Star.