The really exciting bit of Dorset Dawdle now. Winton.
Even with AFC Bournemouth enjoying glamour ties against Burnley and Huddersfield, I bet few of you could place Winton on the Navigator.
I took the scenic route from Branksome, following your actual Bourne as it evaded some of the dullest housing outside of Watford. The smell of fern was intoxicating.
I didn’t pass a soul.
After passing c.37 English Language schools, Winton High Street reveals its treasures as you emerge near Waitrose.
You could be in Sidcup, with which Bournemouth is no doubt twinned.
Oh look, a micro.
Inside and out, the style (single room, high table, jam jars) is unmistakable. But it’s homely, and neat, and bathed in light.
A woman’s touch, Mrs RM would say, if you were allowed to say such things in 2018.
1940s show tunes, nachos instead of scratchings, a sense of small bar rather than “middle-aged bloke serving his mates”.
And yes, the cheery owner (best accent of the year) is from Vancouver, right next door to Russ, probably.
Glastonbury Black Tor was good (NBSS 3) though CAMRA man at the bar noted it was suffering a bit, which shows there’s people even tougher on cask than me.
Loved it. And before you ask, “Moose” celebrates Marvin the Moose, Cambridge United mascot at their famous 2-1 win at Dean Court in 1993.
What? None of Tadcaster’s biggest selling beer on tap? In a Canadian themed micro-pub, selling real ale?
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I have a story to tell about working one summer many moons ago at a ” body-rub ” parlour called the Grandby Studios in Toronto’s then rather seedy Yonge Street district.
It involves Johnson’s Baby Oil, an undercover policewoman and my Union Jack flag.
But sadly it’s pure filth and will have to keep until the day you come to my neck of the woods young Martin.
Perhaps Russ knows the Grandby Studios from that era.He’s about the right age …
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Send me the address, Prof.
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Grandby Studios,
Grandby Street,Just of Yonge Street.
Toronto.
Not sure of the postcode.
But follow the stains.
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Johnson’s Baby Oil? Don’t Canadians use maple syrup on everything?
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EVERYTHING !!!
Russ will confirm.
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“Russ will confirm.”
Sadly, maple syrup makes for a very poor lubricant.
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Unless of course you want to *cough* get “stuck right in there”. 😉
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Ah, so the local equivalent of marmite then…..
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“Ah, so the local equivalent of marmite then…..”
Exactly! 🙂
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“Perhaps Russ knows the Grandby Studios from that era.He’s about the right age …”
Sadly, baby oil makes me break out.
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You must have been very disappointed that they didn’t have Molson or Labatt’s. 😉
Seems like this is a first I’ve heard of you visiting a place playing music from the 1940s. Do you encounter that kind of thing very often?
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Good question. Would encounter it played ironically, but here it was because it fitted the pub. 70s rock or 80s pop the norm.
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“I bet few of you could place Winton on the Navigator.”
Ahh. Micro Moose. That partly explains the flag. 🙂
“Winton High Street reveals its treasures as you emerge near Waitrose.”
They have a whole warehouse to sell Gin & Tonics? Now that’s posh! 😉
“Look familiar ?”
But where’s the canoe?
“Small suburb of Trumpville, apparently”
We prefer ‘America’s hat’.
“is from Vancouver, right next door to Russ, probably.”
Technically, in Canadian distance, that’s true. 🙂
“Keep the Canadians busy by giving them typos in.your blog”
I’m letting that (and the typo) slide. 🙂
Cheers
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Didn’t realise there was another Winton apart from the Salford one, but consulting Wikipedia it seems there are several just in England.
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There’s even a Waterbeach (my village) in Dorset, and probably a Stockport in North Korea.
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Surprised by how many Stockports there are around the world actually, although as we all know there’s only one real Stockport.
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Matthew,
And that no doubt is the one famous for ( halves of ) Old Tom.
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