The only rule for this blog is “No jokes” *. If you believe you’ve seen a joke on this site, you’ve been hacked by Huawei and should go into hiding. Immediately.
Before my live blogging experiment at lunchtime, you left me in Fareham admiring the Spoons.
While there I realised I knew next-to-nothing about Gosport, bar a couple of boozers I’d visited a decade ago on the ferry from Pompey.
It’s bigger than you think. Wiki says 84,838 souls, but that CAN’T be right. Can it ?
So I’d parked up the campervan for free in Brockhurst, before realising I was two miles from the Official Centre of Gosport (the Spoons).
Not only is two miles a good walk, it also takes you past more pub porn than in the whole of Lincolnshire.
Apart from the cough drops shop, there’s some impressive “Value” packs of crisps to be had at Roys, but I couldn’t fit the box in my pocket, and some South London chic.
Brockhurst turned into Forton, I missed the join.
The street art was low-key, but the mannequin made up for it.
The pubs came thick and fast. Seven Blake’s houses, which is where the Sci-Fi series came from.
A symphony in green, they were. At least someone got a nice house/convenience store when they closed after 2007.
The Trafalgar was just about to open at 10am. Ostracised by the green tile brigade, but still magnificent.
“Basic locals pub, filled rolls, Doom Bar, Branch POTY 2003-19” says WhatPub. It looked fantastic, but best saved for my next Pompey night.
More loveliness as Gosport loomed closer.
The Five Alls was already open, threatening local beers.
The Fox looked the best of the lot. For the usual prize, which pub is this reminiscent of ?
Honestly, I’ve not seen a run of better looking locals outside Southsea. Oddly.
The one I went in was, of course, a minor disappointment.
*Bad puns referencing obscure ’90s indie music are fine.
retiredmartin 
Unbelievable looking pubs!!! They look magnificent 👌
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They’re very much BeerMat pubs I think ! Portsmouth is full of pubs looking like that.
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It seems to be a proper pub place…..
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Is that not the Tussaud’s figure commemorating Simon’s days modelling vintage children’s sportswear?
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Definitely the go-to place for vintage tile-work!
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Yes, the Black Country is also good, Paul, and parts of central Manchester. But there were 7 of those in a mile or so !
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T’other Paul,
Yes, a go-to place but not by ‘train’, Gosport being the second largest ( after Dudley ) town without a railway station
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Easy by the boat though!
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Blog title…..wins the internet today…… 🙂 the pubs are very green though….!
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That’s the benefit of walking over running, Raymondo. Titles come to you easier than if you’re jogging. #FACT
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Definitely a must visit place….especially for the bulk boxes of crisps.
Mind you if ever there was a case for converting a town into a living museum of historic urban pubs – this is it.
Believe it or not Gosport used to have a very posh railway station…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gosport_railway_station
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I saw that on the walk in. Sure read one of those pubs had acquired station seats 😉
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