The drive from tourist Lake District through Ambleside and Keswick and Bassenthwaite Lake to Workington, the jewel of the west. “Jewel” as in Jewel Kilcher, faded beauty from Payson, Utah, of course. I think it fairest to say Mrs RM “tolerated” this trip to Workie on the basis that I could clear the two later… Continue reading CRISP NIGHT AT THE COCKERMOUTH COMMUNITY PUB
Month: April 2022
BPP (BEATRIX POTTER PINT)
A quick look at our accommodation options last Friday revealed the downside of travelling to the Lakes at Easter. These were the options around Coniston, Ambleside and Windermere. How do people afford to holiday in this country ? Budget hotel prices have rocketed this last year. Still. There’s always Workington. While Mrs RM dreamed of… Continue reading BPP (BEATRIX POTTER PINT)
CONISTON (FED AND) WATERED
I didn’t sleep very comfortably last Thursday in our campervan parked on Drigg beach, but it saved about £90 and that’s £90 for halves of Loweswater Gold and a container of Singapore Rice. Friday was a gorgeous day, and catching the Lakes just before the schools broke up meant an easy drive from coast to… Continue reading CONISTON (FED AND) WATERED
THE SOUTH LAKES BASS REGULATIONS
National Bass Day is on Saturday (16th). I shan’t be celebrating; it’s a callous and poorly conceived attempt to distract attention from my birthday (22 December) and of course Doom Bar Day. I didn’t find any Bass in Cumbria last week. No doubt someone will check the Wickingman’s master spreadsheet for me to find out… Continue reading THE SOUTH LAKES BASS REGULATIONS
IS THIS REALLY KIRKBY LONSDALE ?
We decided to wait till my Kirkby tick opened at 16:00. It’s not THAT difficult getting there, 10 minutes off the M6, but the gap it left in the sea of GBG pink was irritating. Sadly my plans for a vigorous walk met with resistance from Mrs RM on the unreasonable grounds it was raining.… Continue reading IS THIS REALLY KIRKBY LONSDALE ?
WAITING FOR KIRKBY LONSDALE TO OPEN
The motto of Sir James Paget, Yarmouth’s most famous son, was “Work itself is a pleasure“, and there is, of course, no more pleasurable work than ticking the GBG and writing about it. Arriving home on Wednesday afternoon after a 4:30 drive from the coast (blame it on Sutton Bridge) I barely had time to… Continue reading WAITING FOR KIRKBY LONSDALE TO OPEN
SCENES FROM A GREAT YARMOUTH TOWN PUB
Probably not the inspiration for Billy Joel’s enduring classic, one of Mrs RM’s favourites, and an odd choice from the Joel canon to hear in Great Yarmouth’s lesser known King’s Arms. It’s nearly always Uptown Girl or that one about old people having all the excitement (which is still the case). Having finished the Guide… Continue reading SCENES FROM A GREAT YARMOUTH TOWN PUB
TAKING A WEDGE OUT OF GREAT YARMOUTH
Is it a wedge pub ? I’ve no idea. I hardly noticed that shape till I just looked at these photos from last Tuesday. A first overnighter in the campervan this year, saving me the £120 it costs in the Imperial with FREE (0) parking along the South Pier. Which looks best in black and… Continue reading TAKING A WEDGE OUT OF GREAT YARMOUTH
CALIFORNIA (VIA SCRATBY)
Ticking the GBG vastly improves your knowledge of the UK, if not your liver. Who knew California was a holiday park on the Norfolk coast ? Actually, Scratby has claimed it as its first ever Guide entry after a long and acrimonious dispute with “Parkdean Resorts”, who own 88.6% of the properties here. The California… Continue reading CALIFORNIA (VIA SCRATBY)
FROM MARBELLA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS
From my parents I headed east for a couple of days to complete Norfolk. Now, some people will tell you that Norfolk is part of East Angular, but really it’s a different world. And it’s actually quicker to get from Waterbeach to Guyana than Gunton, home of my next tick, a first newbie in more… Continue reading FROM MARBELLA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS
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