October 2026. Off to west Folkestone (or possibly Hythe) for a penultimate Kent GBG27 tick, and a little stretch of coast I knew nothing about. We start our descent to the Fountain at the serene military cemetery next to Shorncliffe Army Camp. This is a busy bit of OS map. Place names to conjure with;… Continue reading ONE BEER IS ENOUGH IN SEABROOK’S FOUNTAIN
SCOTCH EGG AND TRUFFLE FRIES AT GLYNDE’S TREVOR ARMS
October 2026. Glynde. East Sussex. Mrs RM timed her walk around Glynde to return to the station just as the Trevor Arms opened for lunch. On one side of the rails, the Steamworks bar-cum-coffee shop. On the other, the flint-knapped Trevor, finally re-opened last year, with cute but oddly non-Trevorish pub sign. The first words… Continue reading SCOTCH EGG AND TRUFFLE FRIES AT GLYNDE’S TREVOR ARMS
ST MARY’S CHURCH, GLYNDE (NCSS 4)
October 2026. Glynde. East Sussex. We didn’t actually make it up the hill to the opera house at Glyndebourne; blame it on my dodgy leg or Mrs RM’s dodgy foot, whatever. But we made it as far as Glynde Place (I’m a bit confused by all the Glyndes to be honest), which you can peep… Continue reading ST MARY’S CHURCH, GLYNDE (NCSS 4)
GLYNDE – BORN AGAIN ?
October 2026. Glynde. East Sussex. 194 residents, four blog posts. Glynde made quite an impression on us last Thursday. After completing the Sussex GBG entries at Steamworks we headed towards Glyndebourne to discover exactly how out-of-place we’d look if we turned up at “The Marriage of Figaro” in our definition of “smart casual wear“, covered… Continue reading GLYNDE – BORN AGAIN ?
EAST SUSSEX HAS FALLEN
October 2026. Glynde. East Sussex. Down in Rye, a man’s thoughts turn to finding new pubs to colour in on the new Beer Guide. Thrillingly, my final East Sussex tick is also in a tiny place I’ve never been to before, though I suspect you’ve heard of it. It’s possible my father-in-law has sung in… Continue reading EAST SUSSEX HAS FALLEN
THE PILOT, LYDD-ON-SEA
October 2026. Lydd-on-Sea. Kent. Only five new Kent entries to tick in the Beer Guide, but excitingly one of them is out near eerie Dungeness, and so famous it’s got it’s own marker on the OS map. I reckon we’d been in the Pilot twenty years ago before a family ride on the Romney, Hythe… Continue reading THE PILOT, LYDD-ON-SEA
BACK FROM THE DEAD. THE INKERMAN ARMS, RYE HARBOUR
October 2026. Rye Harbour. We’re staying in our Rye Harbour caravan while we sort out the in-laws care packages; at least we know what we’re doing this time. My first day back in Rye coincided with a break in the relentless sunshine that has plagued us all year. Typical. A good base to blog about… Continue reading BACK FROM THE DEAD. THE INKERMAN ARMS, RYE HARBOUR
SINKING SHEPS
October 2026. Tonbridge. I decided to let the train take the strain from Sheffield to Tonbridge; at £29.60 advance it was probably cheaper with diesel over £2 a pint or whatever they sell it in. Sheff-St Pancras, quick dash, St Pancras-London Bridge, quick dash, London Bridge to Tonbridge. I just wish it was easy to… Continue reading SINKING SHEPS
MANCUNIAN UNITY IN SHEFFIELD
October 2026. Sheffield. I spent Sunday morning giving RM Towers a thorough Autumn clean before heading back to Kent, by which I mean a clean that would meet most bloke’s lesser standards of housekeeping. By noon I was bored, and idly glancing at the Women’s FA Cup fixtures (spoilers alert). Ooh, Barnsley Women, wonder which… Continue reading MANCUNIAN UNITY IN SHEFFIELD
DRAUGHT BASS AT THE FLOWERPOT
October 2026. Derby. Rushing out of the Tiny Tap to avoid the strains of the debut Duran Duran single I find myself at the Darley bus stop with a (late) bus called either 9.1 the nines, 6X the sixes or the comet approaching. I try to pay on my phone. It fails, the driver taps… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS AT THE FLOWERPOT
