These are the days of our lives. Or they were, before the in-laws turned up for fourteen (14) days, making the pandemic seem like a holiday in Hull (mmm). While the rest of the country caught the last train for the coast on Bank Holiday Monday, I headed for a Nottinghamshire mining village on the… Continue reading WHY DOES IT NEVER RAINWORTH ON ME ?
Month: June 2021
CARRIE’S CURRY @ THE BARGE & BARREL
This would have been quite a nice trip to Elland if it hadn’t been me driving, but sometimes you have to make an effort with Mrs RM so she earns the money that keeps me in beer. Anyway, it WAS the canalside Barge & Barrel that we now headed to, a pub as famous in… Continue reading CARRIE’S CURRY @ THE BARGE & BARREL
HEAVEN AND H(ELL)AND
Mrs RM agreed to a quick post-beer stroll to explore Elland; she’d have had refused if she’d noticed the gradiants down to the Calder. The town was very quiet, what with all the folk sipping gin in Halifax craft bars, but within 10 minutes we were warming to its charms, and if it hadn’t been… Continue reading HEAVEN AND H(ELL)AND
ELLAND – BEYOND THE BARRICADES
Mrs RM wanted a beer on the way home; she is SO demanding. So I took the high road, the M62, the highest motorway in England, and the views across to Halifax were glorious. Sadly, taking photos while driving remains an offence under UK law. A first visit to Elland (pop.11,676), the “spinster of Calderdale”… Continue reading ELLAND – BEYOND THE BARRICADES
SERGIO !
The Sunday after the Champions League Final that I didn’t watch we popped over to Manchester to see Matt and Emma, for no other reason than it was a nice day and Manchester looks spectacular in that sun I always carry with me. I knew you’d want to see my holiday snaps. Matt and James… Continue reading SERGIO !
MAKE IT STOP !
No, not the in-laws visit (day 5 of 14); the endless micros of the Amber Valley. NOT because they were dull, they were without exception marvellous. But we all have limits, and I’d nearly reached mine already by the time I reached Crooked Cask, a 3rd micro tick of the day. “Please ring bell“. You… Continue reading MAKE IT STOP !
NECTAR AT THE ANGRY BEE
Simon read my post on the Redemption last night (I’m honoured !) and wondered if I was being entirely serious in my effusive praise. I was. All they need to do to make it perfect is to actually sell the beers advertised on the wall; With 20 minutes till my second GBG tick, I thought… Continue reading NECTAR AT THE ANGRY BEE
East Midlands Micro Redemption
One thing I meant to say, it really is great (re)exploring a new place in the UK; I spent three hours in Heanor, visited three micropubs and by the time I left I was euphoric. How is this possible ? Heanor hadn’t featured on the Pub Man radar this century, bar the little whoop of… Continue reading East Midlands Micro Redemption
FROM LANGLEY MILL TO HEANOR…
Back at Alfreton the platform was filling up with the Bank Holiday crowd. The alternative title for this blog post was “Huddled up in Heanor with those gin can blues again” as the Alfreton Knitting Circle commenced its annual trip to the Nottingham Lace Market. It felt a bit weird standing on a train, after… Continue reading FROM LANGLEY MILL TO HEANOR…
WHAT’S YOUR POISON, ALFRETON ?
Before we start you should know that I fell asleep at 21:00 WHILE typing this post last night, which should tell you what sort of Saturday I’d just had. So sorry this is late; don’t complain about me on Trip Advisor/Beer Twitter. On the last Saturday in May I caught the train from Sheffield to… Continue reading WHAT’S YOUR POISON, ALFRETON ?
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