20 minutes later Mrs RM parked up in Llanwchllyn, yet another GBG entry that starts with Ll.. just to confuse me. “Take your time” said Mrs RM. I think she’d found a WiFi hotspot. I’d found a GBG entry open mid-afternoon in the quietest Gwynedd village imaginable. Welsh schools still in Easter holiday, Wiki calls… Continue reading A TYPICAL TICK IN LLANUWCHLLYN
Month: April 2022
BASS CLICK-BAIT BY LAKE BALA
It’s 25 years ago since we had a brief brush with Lake Bala, visiting from the unpronounceable Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant where an Englishman owner had the misfortune to place his B & B at the end of a drive owned by a Welshman intent on blocking access to his guests. I believe that Hugh Grant made a… Continue reading BASS CLICK-BAIT BY LAKE BALA
ALL QUIET ON THE LLANDDERFEL FRONT
Best I add a pic of the place mat from the Bryntirion Inn in Lllandderfel; it’s only there so I can spell it wrong successfully in the title. This was my map of the GBG ticks I need in North Wales (East and West). Nice little circuit there round Snowdon. After Llangollen a “closed pub”… Continue reading ALL QUIET ON THE LLANDDERFEL FRONT
MRS RM TIPS THE DOOM BAR IN LLANGOLLEN
“I want you to get massively behind on your blog” says Mrs RM as she drives me kicking and screaming round another half dozen pubs yesterday. Last week we made a much needed trip into North Wales, which from our overnighter in Eccles only took 90 minutes. Honestly, Llangollen is gorgeous, isn’t it ? Shame… Continue reading MRS RM TIPS THE DOOM BAR IN LLANGOLLEN
SUNSET OVER MANCHESTER
Wednesday night is football night in Manchester, unless you play in Trafford in which case it’s Thursdays. I treated Mrs RM to a stopover in Eccles (I know, I know, I spoil her) on our way to Wales, combining City v Brighton, a haircut at top barbers Maclure’s and a Northern Quarter curry. Life gets… Continue reading SUNSET OVER MANCHESTER
Jeff in Notts
An odd day last Monday, with 3 hours of near silence at the Crucible followed by 2 hours of blistering punk noise at Nottingham’s Rescue Rooms. Not sure why Matt wanted me to see Jeff Rosenstock with him, it’s not as if he’s scared of travelling alone (like I was at 20). Perhaps he wanted… Continue reading Jeff in Notts
SNOOKER LOOPY
A year ago, while Covid restrictions still raged, I booked tickets to watch a session of the World Snooker Championship in 2022. I almost never book ahead. Mrs RM and I were married within 2 months of being engaged, and so what if it was for tax reasons? By the by, if we last till… Continue reading SNOOKER LOOPY
EASTER SUNDAY GOES AWRY
Easter Sunday 2022. He is risen. Mrs RM rose about 11:12, and joined me for a walk to the Rivelin Valley, which unexpectedly led at Champs Sports Bar (I spy a handpump) to a diversion up the hill to the Horse & Jockey, No. xyz on my famous All The Pubs In Sheffield…On Foot !… Continue reading EASTER SUNDAY GOES AWRY
BEER DRINKING GAMES AND ENDLESS NICKELBACK IN TOTTON
Our Southern Saunter ends in glamorous Totton. Hey ! I said glamorous ! Phew. A cat pic to take your mind off the grime. Is this really Totton. I stayed here in 2017, even enjoyed a Bass (and excellent Chinese takeaway). But the first Guide pub is, inevitable, a craft based micropub. “Not another one… Continue reading BEER DRINKING GAMES AND ENDLESS NICKELBACK IN TOTTON
YELLOW BUTTERFLIES, PONIES AND 6.5% IPA – A VIBRANT (NEW) FOREST
My next Beer Guide tick only opens from 4pm Thursday through Sunday, so Mrs RM was even more determined that I’d visit before we went home on Saturday lunchtime. Vibrant Forest sits between the Esso oil refinery and the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu. One of those is a major tourist attraction. A certain sort… Continue reading YELLOW BUTTERFLIES, PONIES AND 6.5% IPA – A VIBRANT (NEW) FOREST
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