October 2026. The Strand. London. Two hours between trains in London was enough for a couple of ticks in Aldgate and Charing Cross, but really life these days is more about the smiling child on the Circle Line than the cask in Charing Cross. Note the local artwork depicting the chopping down of trees in… Continue reading STRANDED
MORE SUB-£5 PINTS AT THE ALDGATE TAP
October 2026. Aldgate. London. Quite a contrast between the tower of Rye and the towers of the City of London. I let the train take the strain (they can have that slogan for free) between Rye and Sheffield, but split the advance fare in two to get a couple of hours ticking in London. With… Continue reading MORE SUB-£5 PINTS AT THE ALDGATE TAP
THE MERMAID, RYE. SURPRISINGLY PUBBY
October 2026. Rye. East Sussex. The six minute bus ride from Rye Harbour into town costs a curious £2.90, which is just the level at which you’ll consider striding hobbling along the footpath instead, taking in the bucolic views of the oil refinery. There’s a very pretty walk through the nature reserve into Rye, but… Continue reading THE MERMAID, RYE. SURPRISINGLY PUBBY
A MURKY FINISH TO GBG 27 KENT
October 2026. Swalecliffe. Kent. An evening in London, then a visit to see Dad in Waterbeach, where Sunnyside is aquiring new thatch, a quick drop-in to the in-laws in Kent, then back to the coast at Rye. It never stops. And then back up to the north Kent coast to complete another section of the… Continue reading A MURKY FINISH TO GBG 27 KENT
£4 A PINT YOUR LONDON CASK. THAMES VIEW FREE
October 2026. Borough. London. Last Sunday’s mini-crawl in London concludes with a walk throught Bermondsey, where I resist a detour to the Sussex Best in the Royal Oak (since I’m down in Harveys Land for a while, anyway), admire a bit of St George the Martyr and Little Dorrit, which sounds like the sort of… Continue reading £4 A PINT YOUR LONDON CASK. THAMES VIEW FREE
TOP 100 PUBS – HAND & MARIGOLD, BERMONDSEY
October 2026. Bermondsey. South-east London. A real tourist walk up next, past the Tower, and the bridge that was sold in error to Americans but proved too expensive to send via Amazon. Don’t those buildings look quaint when you look back from the Thames ? You used to be able to see St Paul’s, you… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – HAND & MARIGOLD, BERMONDSEY
COR ! WHAT A STUNNER. THE PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA, ALDGATE E1
October 2026. East London. Heading, or at least hobbling, towards the Tower of London and an intriguing GBG27 newbie. This is Tandleman Southern HQ territory, and the Princess of Prussia is apparently close to his flat decorated in Dumbarton FC colours, just around the corner from the venerable Goodman’s Field. You might think the biggest… Continue reading COR ! WHAT A STUNNER. THE PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA, ALDGATE E1
THE WORLD COMES TO LONDON
October 2026. London. We’re based in Rye for Autumn, though it feels like Summer, with me whizzing up and down the road and rails to see Dad and keep up with the post (mainly about Powers of Attorney, inevitably). We stayed in Whittlesford just north of Cambridge, with a fast enough line into Liverpool Street… Continue reading THE WORLD COMES TO LONDON
That moment after 4 pints when someone sings “What’s going on” and the worst pub in the world is suddenly the best.
October 2026. Rye Harbour. Back at the holiday park from pubbing in Rye last Saturday, having abjectly failed to buy fresh groceries from Jempson’s for tea, we’re resigned to the emergency rations in the harbour shop (mainly crisps and tins). “How about a pint in the William” says Mrs RM. YOU try saying no to… Continue reading That moment after 4 pints when someone sings “What’s going on” and the worst pub in the world is suddenly the best.
MRS RM INSISTS ON “THE BUS PINT” IN THE CINQUE PORTS
October 2026. Rye. You left us at the Winery in Rye‘s Rock Channel Quay, contemplating the merits of grape after grain, and wondering what the Martello development flats by the river sell for. Time to get back to the caravan and the blogs; Rye Harbour really is a writer’s retreat. The Number 313 trots back… Continue reading MRS RM INSISTS ON “THE BUS PINT” IN THE CINQUE PORTS
