The dash to completion of the Guide was exhilarating, but the real joy of the chase has been seeing the best of the UK in summer, including posh Devon places like Newton Ferrers and Noss Mayo on the Yealm estuary I didn’t know existed (despite me staring at the names annually in the GBG and… Continue reading Newton and Noss, naughty and nice
Month: September 2022
MORE BASS CLICKBAIT FROM THE AVON INN
I’m home in Sheffield today, almost forgot what it looks like, and would have brought you one of those beer smellier descriptions of the Sam Smiths Stingo (which I always confuse with Spingo) I bought from Dram Shop last night, but Mrs RM drank it in 8 minutes (one minute per ABV) while I wasn’t… Continue reading MORE BASS CLICKBAIT FROM THE AVON INN
KICKING OFF IN THE QUANTOCKS
As we headed into June this year I still needed two hundred and sixty-five (265) pubs to complete the Good Beer Guide, and a dozen islands. So summer was always going to be a bit manic, as leaving completion to the autumn is fraught with potential risks; war, pestilence, strikes, covid resurgence, pubs shut to… Continue reading KICKING OFF IN THE QUANTOCKS
SATURDAY NIGHT AT RYE HOLIDAY PARK
The in-laws came down to visit us at Rye Harbour in July; this time they didn’t stay for fourteen (14) nights. Rye looked pretty stunning, and a seal performed for us in the estuary separating sandy Camber from pebbly Rye. What does seal taste like ? The local pub was growing on us, particularly the… Continue reading SATURDAY NIGHT AT RYE HOLIDAY PARK
A SCOOP IN STEEP, AND HAMPSHIRE FALLS
And so to the last Hampshire tick, one I actually failed to do in GBG21, which tells you how destructive Omicron was to tickers’ dreams. In early July I actually wondered if the Harrow in Steep might be my FINAL triumphant Guide tick, but you know how that ends. I’d have gone past the Harrow,… Continue reading A SCOOP IN STEEP, AND HAMPSHIRE FALLS
WHO OR WHAT IS PARK GATE ?
I have mixed feelings about following BRAPA’s tweets from Kent today; On the one hand, I’m overjoyed to have finished the Guide now, free to do non-GBG pubs if I like, but on the other I’m really envying Simon his daily discovery of the riches of the Guide, even if in recent years the bulk… Continue reading WHO OR WHAT IS PARK GATE ?
THE ISLE OF WIGHT HAS FALLEN
Well, in July, really. An uneventful Southern Vectis bus journey brought me back to Cowes (the Western one), leaving me a tiny bit sad I hadn’t allowed myself a day to pack in crazy golf at Blackgang Chine and the Needles, but this was the Summer of Ticking, and I ran to the Painters Arms… Continue reading THE ISLE OF WIGHT HAS FALLEN
A BEER GUIDE TICKER’S FEAR OF THE SOUTHERN VECTIS BUS (AND THE PUB TAKEN OVER BY A WEDDING)
Finally conquering the Good Beer Guide meant cramming in ferries or flights to a dozen or more offshore Guide territories, and meticulous planning. And huge amounts of luck with opening hours, Covid closures and transport strikes. The Isle of Wight is one of the easier offshore chapters, and also one of the easier to get… Continue reading A BEER GUIDE TICKER’S FEAR OF THE SOUTHERN VECTIS BUS (AND THE PUB TAKEN OVER BY A WEDDING)
WINCHELSEA BEACH’S MYSTERIOUS PUB 31
Back in July, deep in the heart of the rush to Guide completion, I was wasting time and effort visiting NON-GBG pubs, like an unprofessional ticker. It’s Mrs RM’s fault. She insisted we explore the joys of Winchelsea, a mini-Rye about which I and the GBG know nothing. The road to Winchelsea along the coast… Continue reading WINCHELSEA BEACH’S MYSTERIOUS PUB 31
SEAGULLS AT THE GATES OF RYE
More holiday snaps from the Sussex coast, where Mrs RM has come to terms with the fact that Rye Harbour’s sole pub is a Sheps house, and the Inkerman will never again dispense Greene King IPA. But fear not, it’s only a couple of miles walk (did it in 33 minutes last month) through the… Continue reading SEAGULLS AT THE GATES OF RYE
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