You left me in Cambridge in mid-June, confirming there was life in The Live & Let Live. I continued on to Mill Road cemetery, the short cut to the Blue Moon (and the garden of the Cambridge Blue if you’re naughty). Not only is Mill Road Cambridge’s beer street, it’s also where I was born… Continue reading BLUE MOON MURK INTERLUDE
Month: July 2022
TOP 100 PUBS – THE LIVE & LET LIVE, CAMBRIDGE (it lives again !)
Mid June. Back “home” in Waterbeach to make sure my parents are eating enough of that yummy Chinese food from Chung Hwa (yes, yes they are). I’d notice on Twitter that Roxanne de Bastion was playing Blue Moon that night, too good to miss. And a chance to feel nostalgic about Mill Road 18 months… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LIVE & LET LIVE, CAMBRIDGE (it lives again !)
GWENT HAS FALLEN
I know how much you love these perfectly pinked GBG chapter maps, so here’s Gwent. Quite an easy county to complete. Not much churn in entries, decent transport, and a cheap overnighter in Newport. And some great rural pubs, both basic and upmarket. The Foxhunter in Nant-y-Derry is one of the latter, but that’s OK.… Continue reading GWENT HAS FALLEN
INTO THE VALLEYS – RELIEF IN GLYNNEATH
You’ll have seen from my Last 100 that I have quite a few pubs to do in the Welsh Valleys, one of my favourite parts of the world. In the McDonalds at Glyn-Neath (aka Glynneath) we were treated to early morning prog, something I’ve never warmed to. “There’s always been Ethel” ? What’s that all… Continue reading INTO THE VALLEYS – RELIEF IN GLYNNEATH
TROLLEY SERVICE IN MORRISTON SPOONS
“What did you do while Sheffield burned, Grandad *?” Hey ! Isn’t 42 the answer to life and stuff ? It’s also at least 20 degrees too hot for pubbing so I shall be continuing to write this rubbish to upset Welsh linguists and beer enthusiasts alike. Now, there’s two (2) Spoons in my Last… Continue reading TROLLEY SERVICE IN MORRISTON SPOONS
LLAREGGUB
One for the cultured among you, which I guess narrows it downs to (checks recent comments) Bill. I miss the Welsh bloke who used to correct my pronunciations of his towns. I really struggled in Laugharne (“Laugh, Arnie” ?). Wiki says; “Laugharne Township electoral ward also includes the communities of Eglwyscummin, Pendine and Llanddowro“. This is (probably) the town of… Continue reading LLAREGGUB
THE WONDERS OF WHITLAND
Now I’ve told you of what lies ahead this summer (the last 100), let’s get back to the small matter of blogging about the 100+ pubs that got me to that point. Oh dear. Oh dear, too, the price of accommodation these days. Everything over a £100 in Stornoway, the cheapest option for Port Talbot… Continue reading THE WONDERS OF WHITLAND
THE LAST 100
Been wondering why the blog posts have (almost) dried up ?* Well, the last couple of months have seen actually ticking the GBG take precedence over writing about it. Back when GBG22 dropped (ugh), a mere month after the other tickers got theirs mind, I wrote that I had five hundred and eighty-two (582) pubs… Continue reading THE LAST 100
SO CLOSE TO THE DYFFRYN ARMS, BUT SO FAR
I have some very exciting announcements to make shortly about the GBG quest, and will probably run an exciting competition. Or not. In the meantime, here’s some more West Wales pubs. Now, in the last month I’ve been to Aberdeen, but not The Grill; Guernsey, but not the new micro pub, and Pembrokeshire (twice), not… Continue reading SO CLOSE TO THE DYFFRYN ARMS, BUT SO FAR
TOP 100 PUBS – MASONS ARMS, CILGERRAN
A little trade secret. If I can’t find anything that rhymes, I’ll just call it a Top 100 pub. Sorry to shatter your illusions and all that. Cilgerran rhymes with nothing, except Bobby McFerrin. And he wasn’t in the Masons Arms. But the rest of the village was. “Cash only”. Good start. Really friendly too.… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – MASONS ARMS, CILGERRAN
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