A year on from The Great Completion, September 2023 was less dramatic, though the travel map looks scarcely less exhausting. No trips to Scotland, or Wales, or the South-West, which pretty much sums up my dire attempt to repeat 2022’s heroics on Rousay. And yes, Duncan, you will get a full spreadsheet. Soon. A new… Continue reading SEPTEMBER 2023 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW
Month: September 2023
PLATFORM 3b, DONCASTER
September 2023. Platform 3, Doncaster Station. Half an hour till the train (advance ticket, fixed time) back to Sheff, just time for a half in the Draughtsman. I would have gone in the green-tiled Leopard for the first time in 20 years, but it looked a little too quiet. Obviously if I’d visited I could… Continue reading PLATFORM 3b, DONCASTER
“What’s S and P mean ?” Teatime in Doncaster.
September 2023. Doncaster. So much to love in Doncaster, a town that will always have a special place in Mrs RM’s and my heart due to, er, a £20 motel next to Hyde Park cemetery. In truth, Donny isn’t that great, and although the new cultural quarter is a gem, and the street art much-improved,… Continue reading “What’s S and P mean ?” Teatime in Doncaster.
THE ‘LITTLE’ PLOUGH, DONCASTER – “LIKE A GREAT SAM SMITHS PUB WITH MOBILE PHONES”
September 2023. Doncaster. A Top 100 pub ? ANOTHER one ! Why not ? Life is short. And time was short in Doncaster, but time enough to see what’s changed since Mrs RM and I drove a teenage Matthew here from Waterbeach 5 years ago (and back the same night) for a hardcore gig just… Continue reading THE ‘LITTLE’ PLOUGH, DONCASTER – “LIKE A GREAT SAM SMITHS PUB WITH MOBILE PHONES”
DOES DONNY HAVE THE UK’s BEST SOCIAL HISTORY MUSEUM ?
September 2023. Doncaster. The bus passing the Horse & Groom said “Sorry – full”, even though it clearly wasn’t. The driver said “Gonna be a millions school kids on here in a minute mate, I’d wait for the next one”. Now, if life has taught me anything, it’s “never wait for the next one“. Well,… Continue reading DOES DONNY HAVE THE UK’s BEST SOCIAL HISTORY MUSEUM ?
A TRIP ADVISOR TO ARMTHORPE
September 2023. Armthorpe, Doncaster. 498 pubs to do in the new GBG, and I’ve set off like a raging tortoise ticking a new pub a day. I always like to finish the local counties early. The last pub in South Yorkshire was a short train ride away in delightful Donny. Sadly, the short hop on… Continue reading A TRIP ADVISOR TO ARMTHORPE
THE CLOSED SHOP RE-OPENS IN THE BEST PLACE INT WORLD
September 2023. Sheffield. It’s great to have a Good Beer Guide, but there’s plenty of life outside the good book. Mrs RM particularly liked the Closed Shop in student-land, as much for the quality pub food as the average Stancil beers. See if you can spot its little problem when it was a Stancil pub.… Continue reading THE CLOSED SHOP RE-OPENS IN THE BEST PLACE INT WORLD
TOP 100 PUBS – THE CHESTERFIELD ARMS
September 2023. Chesterfield. A very inefficient start to the new GBG year, so it’s a good job I’m not a professional ticker anymore. My attempt on 3 Chesterfield pubs last Thursday was halted by the bloating “Chinese takeaway in the rain” and my conversion to “pints only” after completing the Guide. But there’s nothing worse… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE CHESTERFIELD ARMS
WELCOME TO THE 2024 GOOD BEER GUIDE – A TRIUMPH
It’s your favourite day* of the year ! The new Good Beer Guide is “officially” launched today, back in its rightful late September launch date for the first time since Covid. Note that the Iron Maiden version has less entries (any pubs with prog rock on their jukebox have been excluded ) than the “plain”… Continue reading WELCOME TO THE 2024 GOOD BEER GUIDE – A TRIUMPH
JAM JAR JOY IN STRETFORD’S LONGFORD TAP
September 2023. Stretford. Enough of The Smiths heritage, let’s head back to Stretford’s heritage mall. I thought there might be a tourist office to explain the history of the “Stretford Giants“, but sadly not. Feeling inspired by those “Meat Is Murder” quotations on the Iron Bridge I had brunch in the Stretford Canteen, as good… Continue reading JAM JAR JOY IN STRETFORD’S LONGFORD TAP
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