May 2024. Kinver. Herefordshire complete, our campervan overnighter at the Waterworks in Hereford’s posh bit (I know !) was quiet apart from the alarm going off twice, the second occasion prompting a security van to come out. Probably just a werewolf. Better than the alternatives at the dodgy-sounding St. Martin’s car park. Never mind the… Continue reading KINVER EDGE ROCK HOUSES
IT’S A BLACK COUNTRY WORLD AND WE’RE JUST TICKING IN IT
May 2024. Hereford. An unsatisfactory overnighter in Hereford, lacking return visits to the Barrels and the crafty place, but I did tick the last newbie in the county, and while the Orange Tree may be a bit identikit Black Country it was cheery and the beer was great so I’ll take the win. A young… Continue reading IT’S A BLACK COUNTRY WORLD AND WE’RE JUST TICKING IN IT
HEREFORD BACK STREET BOOZER
May 2024. Hereford. Day 2 of the May Marches march. We needed a place to park up for the night in Hereford, a place with toilet facilities for Mrs RM; what could be more appropriate that the overflow car park for the town Waterworks Museum, tantalisingly only open on Tuesdays. Just as tantalisingly, I could… Continue reading HEREFORD BACK STREET BOOZER
DILWYN WEARS THE CROWN
May 2024. Dilwyn. Leominster. I loved this Marches trip; fantastic scenery, new roads to pink in on the Philip Navigator (that’s never happening), and some first ever visits to places like Docklow and Dilwyn, which sounds like a Leominster solicitor. Sadly the weather was too grim for a visit to the rhododendrons at Hergest Croft… Continue reading DILWYN WEARS THE CROWN
REMEMBERING HEREFORDSHIRE’S CLASSIC, BASIC AND UNSPOILT PUBS
The roads get slower and tighter as you leave the relative luxury of the A456 Ludlow-Bewdley road, the trail that converted us to the joys of perpetual travel 30 years ago. My first Herefordshire pubs, when GBG ticking was yet to become an obsession, were possibly of RW Coe’s list of Classic, Basic and Unspoilt… Continue reading REMEMBERING HEREFORDSHIRE’S CLASSIC, BASIC AND UNSPOILT PUBS
CIDER WITH MRS RM. THE TENBURY VAULTS.
May 2024. Tenbury Wells. An attractive but not especially prosperous little, town, the Market Drayton of the Marches I finally decided, home to Robinsons (no relation) Cider whose livery decorates the last GBG entry here. Scarily, that Pembroke visit was eight (8) years ago, when I noted “Tenbury looks a bit worn, not helped by traffic… Continue reading CIDER WITH MRS RM. THE TENBURY VAULTS.
ELECTION DAY, TENBURY WELLS
May 2024. Tenbury Wells. Election morning in Ludlow, where I almost overslept the free period in the car park and then nipped out to get the shot of the famous Feathers Hotel, which has seemingly ditched cask and converted its bar to a Starbucks, so lose/lose. We sleep surprisingly well in the campervan, as long… Continue reading ELECTION DAY, TENBURY WELLS
LEARNING TO LOVE WYE VALLEY HPA IN LUDLOW
May 2024. Ludlow. To be honest, you don’t have much of a choice in the Marches; this is your range in the Charlton Arms in Ludlow. As I noted in Cleobury, it’s an option from Wye Valley, Hobson’s or Ludlow. Or stick to Madri. Being a contrary sort, I’d of course prefer a pub just… Continue reading LEARNING TO LOVE WYE VALLEY HPA IN LUDLOW
A RAINY NIGHT IN LUDLOW
May 2024. Ludlow. Well, we’d spent zero pounds on our overnight accommodation in one of England’s picture book towns and with the last Salopian GBG tick out of the way we were going to get full value for that investment. I know you want to see the Wacky Shark shop, and the Dodgems being set… Continue reading A RAINY NIGHT IN LUDLOW
TOP 100 PUBS – BLOOD BAY, LUDLOW
May 2024. Ludlow. Our Marches tour took us to the public car park in Ludlow for the night, Excitingly, Smithfield car park was free overnight, with 24 hour toilets and two (2) polling stations next door. And 10 minutes walk in the rain to my final Shropshire GBG24 tick. It was raining 5 years ago… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BLOOD BAY, LUDLOW
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