The family-run Walsall pub with a variety of events for all to enjoy
As pubs continue to battle the cost of living crisis, the Express & Star continues its Love Your Local series which celebrates our local inns.
The Fountain Inn, based on 49 Lower Forster Street, Walsall, is a family-run pub where real ale is a hit with the regulars as the family try to bring something different to the pub scene in the town.
Scarlett Horton, 36, runs the establishment having taken over from her parents Jackie and John Horton, who have taken a step back from day-to-day operations.
The family previously ran another pub in Walsall, the Pretty Bricks, and so when they took over the Fountain Inn almost 11 years ago, they knew what they were getting into and what it would take to make it a successful business.
Scarlett said: "We are from the area, local to around here and so we knew the people and of course the area, so we knew what we were getting into taking over the Fountain Inn.
"It has been really good since taking over but not without its challenges, but despite that we have stuck to what we know and things are running well.
"We took the pub on under Backyard Brewery and it became a freehold around four or five years ago, and we have the freehold now.
