A HUSBAND and wife have opened the 'smallest bar in Worcestershire' in the front room of their 18th-century house in Upton-Upon-Severn.
Hazel Smith and husband Andrew have opened the J Maverick & Co Craft Ales and Ciders on the High Street in Upton.
The pub only houses between 15 and 20 customers and is thought to be the smallest in Worcestershire.
Mrs Smith said it houses a wide range of craft ales and ciders you can't get anywhere else in Upton.
It also sells delicious artisan snacks including salami, while vegan, gluten-free and alcohol-free ales and cider are also on the menu.
And if you can't fit inside the bar, you are able to buy cans to take home.
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Two of the upstairs rooms act as an Air BnB, while Mr and Mrs Smith also live at the venue.
Mrs Smith is shortly set to leave her job in business travel, while her husband runs a courier company.
The duo moved to Upton as part of their retirement plan, buying the house, which was built in 1780, and gaining planning permission to convert the front room into a bar.
Mrs Smith said: "When you walk in, it looks like a Victorian drinking den.
"It is really unique as it is the smallest bar in Worcestershire and we are selling things people living locally can't get anywhere else.
"We opened just before the Upton Blues Festival and we had a massive boost from that, with local people and tourists flooding in.
"We feel customers love it here, people who like craft ale especially like it as we are selling beers and ciders from brands you can only buy on the internet."
She added people have come as far as Scotland to visit the pub, and in the coming weeks a party from Hamburg, Germany will be travelling to stay in the Air BnB and try the ale.
"I am loving running this pub so far, I love being part of Upton and part of the high street.
"There is a real ambition for us to become ingrained in the community and be a part of the festivals, we want to give something back."
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