Friday. Time to take the campervan for a spin (not literally) and visit Curry Charles in That Dereham, the new Hebden Bridge (I say that about everywhere). 2hrs 53 mins, A57, A17, A47. We’ll be there by 2pm we told Charles. Put the haggis on. The campervan wouldn’t start, would it ? By the time… Continue reading OH DEREHAM !
Month: April 2021
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT WALKS ROUND THE CORNER
I know you’re desperate to hear my views on the European Super League this morning. Tough. Who cares ? I don’t. Read Life After Football; he knows best. Based on the poll on Blue Moon, a whopping 5% of City fans think it’s a great idea, which is good enough for me. Throw in a… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT WALKS ROUND THE CORNER
CLAY CROSS – COUGH SWEETS & COBS
You left me after my modest huge breakfast in the Three Horseshoes, my first GBG tick 105 days into 2021. At this rate I’ll complete the Beer Guide at the age of 307. A nice pink tick; I’m amazed my trusty Stabilo Boss hadn’t run dry. We left the morning drinkers to their Cliff Richard,… Continue reading CLAY CROSS – COUGH SWEETS & COBS
YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
This might seem like flogging a dead horse (better than flogging a live one, tbf), but I’ve got nearly 20 useable photos, which I reckon means TWO (2) posts from Clay Cross. So don’t worry if Part 1 is a bit “pubby”, as Part 2 will clear up Cobs v Baps and recommend the best… Continue reading YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
Declaring on 19 (pubs)
This post is brought to you from our campervan, parked up on Sunday night in the 3rd quietest place under the sun. I can’t remember the other two. If you can work out where we are from the photos above and below you’ll know where to find the bodies. The return of pubs coincided with… Continue reading Declaring on 19 (pubs)
PANGOLIN
We’re on the road again, exploring beer gardens in our campervan. Someone is pleased. As ever, the important thing is to keep the milk bottle with DIPA separate from the milk bottle for wee. One other downside of this “On the Road” life is that I have to do these posts on the phone, never… Continue reading PANGOLIN
DOWN TO THE RIVERSIDE
EVERY PUB IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 4 – Riverside, Hillsborough Day 3 of reopening week, as excited as ever, and an afternoon trip to the Hillsborough Spoons. Closed! Despite a massive garden, little local competition and a loyal septuagenarian fan base, the Rawson Spring seems to have timed its latest refurbishment entirely wrong. “That… Continue reading DOWN TO THE RIVERSIDE
CASK IS BACK (?)
5 days in, 15 pubs, 15 pints. I’m saving pubs, are you? This weekend I’ll take a break, and leave it to the weekend drinkers to pick up the baton. I’ve enjoyed the pub gardens, and the VE Day spirit, and the banter, but I haven’t seen all this local cask that Beer Twitter bangs… Continue reading CASK IS BACK (?)
CLOSED SHOP OPEN
EVERY PUB IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 3 – Closed Shop, Commonside It’s Tuesday, I think, and I really ought to be heading home after 3 pints. But it never works out like that, does it? And a minute from the Springvale lies a pub that might have actual beer made by artisans. It was… Continue reading CLOSED SHOP OPEN
DOOM BAR IS BACK – NATURE IS HEALING
“EVERY PUB IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT – No. 2 – The Springvale, Commonside, Sheffield Day 2 of the Great (semi) Reopening, and I stayed local, cos that’s what the sign on the A630 says. A week ago I said I’d be headed for the Springvale early doors and as you know I NEVER change my… Continue reading DOOM BAR IS BACK – NATURE IS HEALING
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