
Let me be brutally honest. I always assumed Portishead was a dump. Why else would Sir Quinno have left it for Reading ?

Apart from Quinno, the town is best known as the birthplace of leading Scrumpy and Western singer Adge Cutler., and for being one of the larger UK towns without a railway station.
If you look closely below you can probably see one across the water in Wales.

You’ll remember the views from near the Ship last week; they were equally stunning from the edge of the Marina.

What a great sight from my drone. Loads of folk wandering round the marina site, too.



No, I don’t think that first photo is Stonehenge, though it’s actually more impressive than THAT blot on the lovely A303.
Suddenly, Portishead looks posh, and not in a Peterborough way.
It’s got a Waitrose, a Spoons, a Costa,

and a craft bar, of sorts.

I cannot lie, I was in and out in 3 minutes, plus the 5 minutes it takes to be lectured on Track and Trace and spell my own name wrong.
That Bristol Beer Factory was JUST about a 3, I guess. The mustard trousers on the bloke outside were worth a 4, but that’s one variable too much.

What a lovely place. If I never wanted to visit The North again, I could quite fancy one of those houses overlooking the Severn.

But I do.
Poor old Adge Cutler; came to a sticky end on his way home from a gig. The Wurzels were never quite the same without him.
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Just got back from Bristol, up the river, and went to The Victoria on your recommendation. Great (if eccentric place) and had a great beer – Bristol Best (Dawkins). According to the landlord, actually brewed by a Yorkshireman.
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Blimey, was that 2 years ago ?
https://retiredmartin.com/2018/08/25/tiny-rebel-citra-milkshake-ipa-in-the-victoria/
Underrated Bristol (Clifton) pub I think.
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Re: visiting the North again. Strangely the owner of the Siren’s Calling has just opened a bar in Burscough (The Thirsty Duck). A candidate for the 2022 Good Beer Guide?
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Grief. Portishead and Burscough not obvious bedfellows are they?
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