“Finally” say Dave and Joan, “a post we’re in“. Not quite. This is the setup. Loads of this, and pubs to follow. Tenby was a key strategic objective in what I’ll indelicately call The Welsh Clearances. Two GBG pubs, one of them allegedly a cracker, in a town so posh that even Americans will stay… Continue reading THE TENBY OBSERVER
Month: June 2019
BITTER, BATTER & BARAFUNDLE
It’s a dreadful life, slogging round the country, having the first beer out of the barrel in a cheerless dining pub just so the owner has a bit less to tip away a week later you don’t have to. And then walking two miles uphill downhill both ways just so I can bring you pictures… Continue reading BITTER, BATTER & BARAFUNDLE
UNDER THE COSH IN COSHESTON
I see young BRAPA is back in Cornwall, no doubt whining about the rain and justifying his use of taxis. No such problem for me in another smart dining pub tantalisingly out of range of the average P. Docker. Cosheston is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary, says Wiki, which is easy for… Continue reading UNDER THE COSH IN COSHESTON
A VIEW OF THE CLEDDAU
A nice uncontroversial pub next; one you could take your parents to without them leaving a grotty review on Trip Advisor. Clearly, the bridge over the River Cleddau was built by the residents of Pembroke Dock in 1990 to allow them to sample the award winning Burton Ale in Burton at the Jolly Sailor. Of… Continue reading A VIEW OF THE CLEDDAU
“DO YOU WANT TO BUY A PUB ?”
Yep, still in West Wales. In fact, by the time I finish writing up this May trip I’ll probably be back there with Duncan. Finally some great beer, the sort that makes you turn to Mrs RM (if she’d been there) and say “Try this, Mrs RM. THIS is the pinnacle of the brewer’s… Continue reading “DO YOU WANT TO BUY A PUB ?”
A LITTLE HAVEN, OF SORTS
On my 33rd birthday, I spent the evening in Little Haven‘s Swan Inn, the waves lashing against the sea walls while Mrs RM and I ate chicken in a basket and drank pints of Worthington Best. Well, I did, while Mrs RM looked on jealously. There it is at the top, looking very lovely and… Continue reading A LITTLE HAVEN, OF SORTS
V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
I doubt there are many folk whose highlight of a trip to West Wales would be a return to Haverfordwest, 22 years after a Christmas visit to the unchanging Pembroke Yeoman. Sadly, my other previous tick has lost a few letters and acquired some garlic. Yes, not for me the Guardian readers pashmina-friendly bolt-holes of… Continue reading V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
A PEMBROKE PIG-OUT
I know how you love my weird music and Chinese takeaway tips, but here’s a great chippy for next time you’re lost near Milford Haven. £3.20 Anytime Day Return from the Docks to (old) Pembroke. I’m not wasting £3.20 when it’s only a 44 minute walk and you get views like this on the hill.… Continue reading A PEMBROKE PIG-OUT
KANGAROO AIR FORCE VENTILATOR
There were an awful lot of folk leaving Pembroke Dock on Friday night. Not many pashminas and Prosecco ; most of them had bottles of WKD. They were headed for Tenby’s pubs, of which more very soon. Oddly, few folk seemed to be making the trip in reverse. And that despite the draw of a… Continue reading KANGAROO AIR FORCE VENTILATOR
IN THE DOCKS
Day 2 in warm beer land. I’d made Pembroke Dock my base for the next couple of days because; a) It’s cheaper than Tenby. By a factor of four. b) There’s loads of unticked GBG pubs within easy reach. c) It’s at the end of the train line, always a thrill (see also: Heysham, Holyhead)… Continue reading IN THE DOCKS
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