Jun 2023. Rye. Sunday in Rye. Mrs RM met a friend from Faversham; I set off on foot early to test out the culture pubs. You can walk from the harbour through the extensive nature reserve, one of the best in the UK. If I run out of pubs and churches to tick, I’ll identify… Continue reading A RYE-T OLD TIME
Month: July 2023
A TASTE OF SOUTHWOLD
June 2023. Cambridge & Isleham. I see that Simon has finally discovered the delights of Southwold. Chris the Crab and Ozan Octopus ? That’s not the Southwold I remember. And to be honest, though I need to venture out in that direction to complete Suffolk at the Racehorse in Westhall, I rarely come across Adnams… Continue reading A TASTE OF SOUTHWOLD
CAVING IN TO CHISLEHURST CHARMS
June 2023. Chislehurst. For mysterious reasons, we parked our campervan at Dunton Green railway station and took the train into Chislehurst, just as half of the commuter world was heading in the opposite direction. One of the highlights of the 2023 Guide (not that I’m doing it) was a return to Chislehurst, a place I… Continue reading CAVING IN TO CHISLEHURST CHARMS
MORE PRE-EMPTIVE BEXHILL-ON-SEA
June 2023. Bexhill. I can’t pretend Bexhill provided many surprises. Solid but unspectacular old-fashioned shopping streets straight out of Felixstowe, and a Chinese takeaway that’s clearly modelled on the Chung Hwa I’ve just got back from. The street art is one surprise, the extravagance of the row of houses between Marina Court Avenue and the… Continue reading MORE PRE-EMPTIVE BEXHILL-ON-SEA
BEXHILL SPOONS CARPET SPECIAL
June 2023. Bexhill (-on-Sea, if you must, pedants) Yes, another sunny morning in Sussex, and while Mrs RM works in the caravan I do the hard yards of exploring pubs culture on the coast. Bexhill is one of those towns I’ve always wrote off as “dull south coast retirement Cons club“, with two flying visits… Continue reading BEXHILL SPOONS CARPET SPECIAL
JUNE 2023 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
“At the age of thirty-sevenShe realised she’d never rideThrough Paris in a sports carWith the warm wind in her hair” The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Well, at the age of fifty-eight and a half, June 2023 was the month I realised I wouldn’t be completing the Good Beer Guide by the time the Iron Maiden… Continue reading JUNE 2023 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
June 2023. Rye Harbour. It’s a year since Mrs RM found her caravan down in Rye Harbour, and the most surprising thing is how many delights on our doorstep we haven’t #ticked yet. Camber Castle (a 20 minute walk past aggressive sheep), the Rye mini-cinema (like a micro but with art films), and the delights… Continue reading MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
THIS is what Harvey’s should taste like, then.
June 2023. Forest Row, East Sussex. “I’d go for it before just about any other beer” wrote the Stafford Mudgie of Harrvey’s Sussex, in my post about a rather dull, thin pint of Lewes’ finest. And I’d agree with Paul, if it wasn’t for the frequency with which the Harvey’s appears to be put in… Continue reading THIS is what Harvey’s should taste like, then.
A TRIP TO THE WATERWORKS
June 2023. Rye. A year ago I was in manic mode, in a mad dash to finish the Beer Guide before events (dear boy) made completion far more tricky. In 2023 I’m in more leisurely mode, basing ourselves in Rye for most of June so we can tick attend to octogenarian parents and do the… Continue reading A TRIP TO THE WATERWORKS
HASTINGS OLD TOWN – A SLIGHT RETURN
June 2023. Hastings. Mrs RM is enjoying her walk in the flat lands of the Sussex coast more than her walks up the hills of Sheffield. Should have stayed in Waterbeach. We ended a gorgeous couple of hours in St. Leonards-Hastings in the Old Town, where the neo-classical facades of Pelham Crescent tower above bingo… Continue reading HASTINGS OLD TOWN – A SLIGHT RETURN
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