Mrs RM joined my monthly Midlands pub crawl with Charles in Kidderminster, adding a further boost to their Monday night economy. Our B&B owner (Bewdley Hill,very clean) was rather astonished that 3 people would drive from East Anglia to Kiddy and not look at the steam trains, but the Guest Book in the room suggested… Continue reading WEAVING THRU’ KIDDERMINSTER
Month: January 2017
ENVILLE IN THE ROBIN HOOD, DRAYTON
You don’t need an OS Explorer map to work out when you’ve left Birmingham for Worcestershire; the pubs take on a different character as you drop below the A456. Redditch & Bromsgrove CAMRA have some underrated country pubs, including the Swan and a trio of decent GBG pubs I’ve visited in posh Belbroughton recently. The Guide newbie, and… Continue reading ENVILLE IN THE ROBIN HOOD, DRAYTON
IN THE LICKEY HILLS -CHIP TANKS AND EMBER GRANNIES
Back down to earth after Dulwich, with a night out in Worcestershire. This did give us the chance to visit some more exciting suburbs of south Birmingham, with Barnt Greens’s attractive roadworks meaning a half hour journey to a pub two miles off the M42. I know Mrs RM had been looking forward to a hike… Continue reading IN THE LICKEY HILLS -CHIP TANKS AND EMBER GRANNIES
GATECRASHING CRAFT WEDDINGS IN DULWICH
Continued from Croydon market… The trip from Croydon to Dulwich is a journey through time, rather than postcodes. Where recent Beer Guide entries in the Cronx have been a throwback to the good old days when the Pride was drinking well (here and here), the Peckham-Palace-Dulwich triangle has some of the most cutting-edge bars in the… Continue reading GATECRASHING CRAFT WEDDINGS IN DULWICH
ESB AND ECCENTRICITY IN SOUTH CROYDON
There are disadvantages to playing your Cup match on Friday night, but only if you’re the poor souls having to make the Manchester-East London return journey. It was ideal for proper plastic fans like me, home by midnight on Friday and fresh for a trip back to the Smoke with Mrs RM. I know she… Continue reading ESB AND ECCENTRICITY IN SOUTH CROYDON
MRS RM JOINS THE BATHAMS SET
On a whim we stopped at Chaddesley Corbett, one of those villages that tries to deny an acquaintance with Bromsgrove and almost gets away with it. The village has had its three varying pubs in the Beer Guide over the years, and they make great stop-offs on the way back from 1-0 defeats at Kidderminster… Continue reading MRS RM JOINS THE BATHAMS SET
TOTTENHAM’S BEEHIVE
I’ve been wanting to get to know Tottenham better for a while. Trips to White Hart Lane seem to coincide with torrential rain, a flood of goals, and the sense that there isn’t much there, at least till you reach Seven Sisters. Predictably, I was met at Tottenham Hale by a downpour. And a bit… Continue reading TOTTENHAM’S BEEHIVE
NINJA – AVOIDING THE PLASTICS AT WEST HAM
My own haul of football grounds pales compared to Duncan McKay, and many other ground hoppers. I did, however, visit the 92 league grounds in a 5 year period in the ’90s, much to the delight of Mrs RM. Since you ask, Middlesbrough’s Riverside was the loudest, but City’s trips to crumbling grounds like Oxford and… Continue reading NINJA – AVOIDING THE PLASTICS AT WEST HAM
GIDEA PARK – TAKE COURAGE YOU ‘APPY ‘AMMERS
There can’t be many posts about Gidea Park, except of course the ones from Simon and Alan. It’s basically a garden suburb in the styles of Petts Wood or Shirley, with some attractive foliage and a functional shopping arcade. Until recently, it was dangerously close to the appropriately named Zombieland Skatepark, a favourite of my younger son until… Continue reading GIDEA PARK – TAKE COURAGE YOU ‘APPY ‘AMMERS
DISSECTING STOCKPORT v HARROGATE IN THE ARMOURY
Two for the price of one here. You can use the Armoury before your trip to see 10-Man City (our new name) or the so-called “proper” football at Edgeley Park. The proper football last Saturday starts at 2 min 19 secs on this clip. I actually popped in just as County v Harrogate ended, which meant a) beer… Continue reading DISSECTING STOCKPORT v HARROGATE IN THE ARMOURY
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