The Pheasant pub stands at the crossroads of Drake Street and the Gloucester Road (see map). This handsome building was completed by early 1843, when the owner was James Archer and the tenant Samuel Ingles. It replaced an earlier Pheasant Inn about 100m further along the road towards Upton. The timing of the rebuild suggests that the owner was keen to take advantage of the expected increase in traffic caused by the creation of improved roads and crossroads as a result of the anticipated enclosure of the common (the Welland Enclosure Act was passed in 1847).

The earliest record of The Pheasant we have found to date is an advertisement for sale by auction in 1774, when it is stated as consisting of the Inn and two orchards, occupier Ann Grubham and proprietor Richard Lutwich. Its position is emphasised, being adjacent to the Chase and on the Upton to Ledbury turnpike road.  Later advertised for auction in 1834, the Pheasant then consisted of the inn, stable, cider-house, and about two acres of pasture and orchard. The pub passed through various hands in the 18th and 19th centuries but seems never to have belonged to any one family for long.

Francis Elms became tenant in 1929, when the value of the fixtures, fittings and stock in trade was valued at £192 18s. He and his wife Violet ran the pub until they retired in 1955. It was then taken over by their son, Southwell Elms, and his wife Rhoda, who continued until their retirement in 1982. Southwell was responsible for having the function room built, providing a dance floor and room for a band.

The pub closed in 2010 after a succession of tenants were unable to make it pay all year round. The spacious car park behind the pub was sold off for housing, now St James Close. Various plans for a combination of pub or restaurant and apartments fell through but renovation work is currently under way (2025). The planning application states that the original Pheasant Inn will be converted into three apartments, with an extension providing a further two dwellings. A second extension will provide space for a combined cafe, bar and restaurant.