As BRAPA has already told you, the new Good Beer Guide is in the sticky (stop, Russ) hands of Privilege Club members, the brave souls who embody the spirit of the original CAMRA by going to dumpy pubs off the A14 and drinking quick halves. I’m not allowed to tell you about new entries in… Continue reading TICKING IN PINTS
Month: October 2020
LIVER AND ONIONS
It was 6pm now, on a Saturday, and we suddenly began to wonder if we’d better eat. I’d booked a £30 Travelodge room at Exeter services next to the Rugby Club, and didn’t fancy diverting into the city centre looking for a free parking place next to a curry house. Ah, that’ll do. Don’t see… Continue reading LIVER AND ONIONS
TOP 100 PUBS – DEVONSHIRE INN, STICKLEPATH
Pub Number 11 on the South-West Saunter , the final Beer Guide tick on the trip and a last hurrah for GBG20. And the Devonshire in Sticklepath might just be the best pub in Devon. Take a close look and you’ll see a fair few classics just off the A38 zooming over Dartmoor so that’s… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – DEVONSHIRE INN, STICKLEPATH
LYDFORD GORGE LADS CLUB
Still slogging through the homeward leg of the Cornwall & Devon Codgers Crawl now, as we stop for a bit of exercise in Lydford Gorge. Despite it being National Trust, which normally means, pashminas and cream teas, the Gorge is a rugged pleasure, even though Covid means you can only do a “highlights package” of… Continue reading LYDFORD GORGE LADS CLUB
SIX STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO USING THE LOO
That’s what separates this post from the herd. I find a picturesque pub by the Tamar, and tell you about the guidance on going to the Gents. You expect nothing less from me. This is the Tamar Inn, on the banks of the, er, Tamar. Half an hour on the GWR from Plymouth, a mile… Continue reading SIX STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO USING THE LOO
MITHER IN METHERELL
The homeward leg of the Great Tamar Toddle now, as we leave the comfort and charm of Saltash Services for the narrow lanes leading to Metherell on the edge of the Tamar Valley. I was very keen to bring you some unusual information about Metherell; this is the ENTIRE Wikipedia entry; Metherell is a village in… Continue reading MITHER IN METHERELL
BECAUSE YOU CAN’T GO TO CORNWALL AND NOT DRINK DOOM BAR
Yes, just like visiting the Cotswolds and NOT slagging off Donnington BB, or staying in Burton and NOT downing a gallon of Carling, you MUST sample Doom Bar in its spiritual home. So I did, leaving Mrs RM to her crochet or whatever women do when left to their own devices. Only 14 minutes to… Continue reading BECAUSE YOU CAN’T GO TO CORNWALL AND NOT DRINK DOOM BAR
“Oooh, the lady drinking the beer !”
I ended my session as DES at the White Hart in Chilsworthy on the edge of Dartmoor. Mrs RM is now regretting all those pints as much as I am not having had them now, but at this stage in the season it was all about ticks, ticks, ticks.. Actually, the views as dusk closed… Continue reading “Oooh, the lady drinking the beer !”
NO FAKES IN GUNNISLAKE
There’s a lot of misery about, isn’t there ? Not at the Rising Sun in Gunnislake, there isn’t. One of SEVEN Cornish ticks for me on this trip, just an unspoilt boozer in the tradition of Cwmbran’s Bush or the Brown Bear in Braughing. Views from the hillside Gents (and Ladies) were a bit more… Continue reading NO FAKES IN GUNNISLAKE
BASS AT THE ST. JOHN. WORTH THE WALK
Next up the highlight of the trip, after some bloke called The Wickingman said “Did you have the Bass at St John ?” this Summer. Isolated Cornish pub, Draught Bass stronghold, 2pm opener so wet-led, where has it been all my life. Down tiny lanes you don’t want to drive, that’s where. DO NOT DRIVE… Continue reading BASS AT THE ST. JOHN. WORTH THE WALK
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