We visited a traditional Bridgnorth pub with an old-school feel, a massive garden and much-missed Banks's Mild on tap

Some pubs make their money by offering a gastropub-type experience where food is the main seller, while others offer sport on TV or trade on the history of the town or the transport links.

In the case of the New Inn, the pub offers a simple and back to traditional values approach, harking back to the days of spit-and-sawdust.

The pub on St Mary's Street has an unassuming frontage, with only the historic Banks's Brewery sign on the outside giving away its location and the front of the building bedecked in white and black.

Take a step inside and the pub maintains a simple look with an oak floor, tables and leather seats alongside a dartboard and bar, while the big selling point outside is the massive garden, which landlady Sarah Hughes said was something of a hidden gem.

She said that the garden had been one of the main factors for taking over the Marston's Brewery-owned pub, as well as just wanting to have her own business to run alongside her husband Dave.

She said: "We came here after running a pub in Madeley for two-and-a-half years and I'd always said I wouldn't be behind a bar again unless it was my own, so we were in the Miner's Arms when Marston's approached us and asked if we'd be interested in moving to Bridgnorth and looking after the place.

"When I first saw the place, it was the garden that made it for me and it's always been a massive selling point here as it's huge and really lovely, natural grassy and adds to the old-school feeling of the pub.

"A lot of people who know about it make a beeline for it when they get here, but it's a bit of a hidden gem and there are a lot of people who come in and say that they didn't realise it was all the way back there, as we're in a side street and it's not obvious that we have that."

Ms Hughes said the pub had a simple look inside, apart from a large mural of Bridgnorth on one of the walls, and was a place where people could come in, have a drink and a chat and which harked back to a different time.

She said that one thing that made it unique in the town was having Banks's Mild on tap, something she said tapped into the nostalgia of the pub.

Production of the popular beer was cut by Carlsberg Marston's alongside a number of other beers last year, with the company saying it had taken the decision to cut production where demand had declined.

She said: "We have Banks's Mild, which is a good thing to mention as there's not a lot of other pubs which have that on offer now, and we have it on keg, not cask, which means it has a long shelf-life and isn't going anywhere any time soon.

"It's definitely a selling point as people come in and see it and get all emotional and nostalgic, as well as when they see we also have Banks's Amber on tap as well.

"We don't do casks as they don't sell as quickly as we need them to be able to provide them, but we do have some good beers and ciders, such as Thatcher's Gold and Haze and Hobgoblin, plus Carlsberg for £2.50 a pint during the week."

Ms Hughes said the low prices during the week, as well as a decent jukebox, were part of why the pub was popular, as well as being a place that had developed a community.

She said: "The New Inn is a community and we have some really lovely regulars, and it's not as busy as some of the pubs on the high street as we are set in a quiet area.

"It's just a nice group that comes here, really friendly, and we're known for turning up the jukebox and generating some atmosphere in here and allowing people to let their hair down.

"Even on my time off, I still like to come and drink in here and these are very much our people."