Closing in on the end of the Devon trip now, you’ll be delighted to hear.
Two last pubs in studentville on Saturday, and the answer to the eternal question;
“Is Armada Way the ugliest main shopping street in England”
Possibly, though Durham High Street runs it close.
That photo was taking at 9.35am on Saturday, by the way.
But elsewhere the city centre is a pleasing mix of old and new(ish).
My last two ticks were just east of the Uni, or north of the Police station, depending on your perspective. You can get lost in the vast swathe of student residences, which isn’t recommended.
The Nowhere Inn looks quite understated, doesn’t it ?
A strong smell of fags at the door, “Camels” apparently.
Punks at the bar, The Jam on the wall, O’Hanlon’s on two pumps.
It’s very Hull Old Town, in a good way, though my authoritative notes says “Gryphon/Krakatoa/Freebird (N-u-L)“, not that any of those are particularly “Punk”. BRAPA will appreciate the subtle distinction.
A great welcome, a decent rich stout (NBSS 3) in the slightly too thin glass, and a soundtrack of Foo Fighters/Charlatans/Beastie Boys that seems a bit mainstream for folk wearing Crass on their jackets.
The bants is about screen printing, and the disaster of being out of Kronenbourg.
“Out of Krony ! I’ll have the strongest one then”
“What, ale ?”
“Yeah”
So, two pints of Stout poured then.
Easy to love, but with Uni students safely back in Saltash or Okehampton, only 4 in on Saturday night.
That may explain why it suddenly closed the week after my visit, I hope temporarily.
Use it or lose it, punks of Plymouth, or Simon won’t have the joy of visiting in 2023.
retiredmartin 
What is the male equivalent of ‘Twats’? Specific to this pub obviously, I think we all know the more general answer…
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I don’t know the male equivalent generally, but in Stockport it would be called a “CAMRA”.
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Not as rough as the bikers’ pub i once went into in Birmingham which was using a human skull as an ashtray.
Decent bunch of fellers though.
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It’s an easy mistake to make.
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P P-T,
Well that’s more respectful than as a spittoon.
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Armada Way? “Shops? I see no shops”
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Easy to recall this ‘characterful’ pub. Aimed primarily at a particular demographic. Plymouth has quite a wide variety of boozers.
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If that’s “proper seating” I think I might end up opting for the improper variety. 😉
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