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Month: March 2021

GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE PLACE WITH NO PUB

GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE PLACE WITH NO PUB

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 18 Comments

Enough of Guess the Pub, have a “Guess the pleasant village without the pub“. Nice aerial view, typically weird English village name combining two things you haven’t seen in ages, I know you like your sporting clues. The population of this village is a favourite number of Gillespie, while the football clue will lead you… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE PLACE WITH NO PUB

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A STAMFORD STOP

A STAMFORD STOP

March 31, 2021April 3, 2021 10 Comments

On (I read) the hottest March day since before BRAPA was conceived, I headed down to chat to Mum and Dad in a field. Oh, and to take them some of Mrs RM’s chocolate cake that she’s not allowed to eat. It’s MUCH busier on the dual carriageways this week, as the good people of… Continue reading A STAMFORD STOP

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STAY LOCAL

STAY LOCAL

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 13 Comments

Monday 29th March was a big day in England. You were allowed to drop litter in public parks again, as in Endcliffe Park yesterday; And we’re finally allowed out of your own front yard and can (legally) visit honey pot villages like Hathersage over the county border. Before Monday, such a trip would have produced… Continue reading STAY LOCAL

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DORE BEFORE THE MOOR

DORE BEFORE THE MOOR

March 30, 2021March 31, 2021 9 Comments

We thought it was about time we visited Sheffield’s wealthiest suburb on the way to t’ moors. And sat eating gooey pork and stuffing rolls messily in front of folk with pashminas and “Financial Advisor” suits. Yes, it’s Dore, of Dore & Totley fame. Last stop on the Hope Valley line before the Peaks. Home… Continue reading DORE BEFORE THE MOOR

DorePork bapSheffield
Oooooh !  For me ?

Oooooh ! For me ?

March 29, 2021March 31, 2021 15 Comments

The other day Mrs RM called me while I was out hunter-gathering for beer somewhere and asked me; “What was the name of that pub on the beach ?“ I couldn’t remember. “Something coch ?, near the Spoons with Mushroom Benedict “. Men NEVER admit they’ve no idea. It was this one; the mighty Ty… Continue reading Oooooh ! For me ?

BassTy Coch Inn
GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE GBG DESERT

GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE GBG DESERT

March 29, 2021March 30, 2021 25 Comments

Just for a change, a REAL ALE PUB ! The only one for miles, though it’ll never make the Good Beer Guide (“Er, it did, in 1978” says Duncan, who knows these things). A Proper Pub, too. There’s a clue there somewhere. I’m in one of the dullest towns on the planet, despite that Madness-themed… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE GBG DESERT

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R = 1.001

R = 1.001

March 29, 2021March 29, 2021 10 Comments

Two weeks. 14 more sleeps. The Glorious 12th awaits. The long range weather forecast for Sheffield seems OK. Walkley’s Proper Pub the Rose House is revamping itself, possibly with outdoor karaoke. But Mrs RM is convinced there’ll be a spanner in the works in the next fortnight, and to be fair the 25% week-on-week drop… Continue reading R = 1.001

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GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE BEACH

GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE BEACH

March 28, 2021March 29, 2021 19 Comments

After what seems like decades Guess the Pub returns, and to mark this weeks impending heatwave we’ve rolled up our trouser legs and we’re off to the seaside. Our mystery pub, which may well be (really) shut, is in a one street suburb of this great University seaside town, and greets you with TWO micropubs,… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES TO THE BEACH

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DARNALL DELIGHTS

DARNALL DELIGHTS

March 28, 2021March 29, 2021 12 Comments

More suburban strolling, then I must get back to Guess the Pub or Lorenzo will have withdrawal symptoms. I finally made it to Darnall this week, though I saved Handsworth and the High Hazels (sounds like a pub rock band from the mid-70s) for a rainy day. Just east of centre, south of Greenland, north… Continue reading DARNALL DELIGHTS

DarnallSheffieldTerminus Tavern
SHEFFIELD’S MONDRIAN OBSSESSION AND OTHER ODDITIES

SHEFFIELD’S MONDRIAN OBSSESSION AND OTHER ODDITIES

March 27, 2021March 28, 2021 23 Comments

Only two and a bit more weeks of this desperate nonsense and I can write about pubs again. Well, pub wine gardens, which I reckon will be just as full of human life on the 12th*. In the meantime, I’ve been tidying my photos and observing some of Sheffield’s little oddities that probably account for… Continue reading SHEFFIELD’S MONDRIAN OBSSESSION AND OTHER ODDITIES

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