December 2023. Hull. £28.30 for the train to Hull (at least I had a seat and a charging point). But it was a great trip, not just for three classic pubs but some unexpected street art in the heart of the industrial quarter, which doesn’t yet have a name so I suggest we call it… Continue reading HULL STREET ART SPECIAL
Month: December 2023
ONE BEER IS ENOUGH PART 377. THE OLD BULL N BUSH, HULL.
December 2023. Hull. Only one new entry for Hull in GBG24; hardly worth the £28.30 train fare, is it (I know, I know, should have booked 6 months ago, or been a pensioner). But the Old Bull & Bush was worth the price, even without a bonus revisit and pre-emptive in this wonderful pub city.… Continue reading ONE BEER IS ENOUGH PART 377. THE OLD BULL N BUSH, HULL.
FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GINGER TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL HULL
December 2023. Hull. Right, let’s tick Hull. 15 minutes from the George to the Old Bull & Bush, both proof you get a higher quality of pub name on the Humber. That 15 minute walk gets its own blog outing; it deserves it and my brain can’t cope with more than ten pictures on a… Continue reading FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GINGER TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL HULL
LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW. THE GEORGE HOTEL, HULL.
December 2023. Hull. Just to prove I really was in Hull, rather than, I dunno, Theale or Leiston. A professional GBG ticker would have headed straight to the Guide newbie Old Bull & Bush, had a half, then swam around the Humber to Grimsby to do a tick in New Waltham. But I can do… Continue reading LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW. THE GEORGE HOTEL, HULL.
Timothee Chalamet was right
December 2023. Hull. Suddenly, Americans love our unsung UK towns. The Southworths rave about Leek, Reynolds and McElhenney have taken Wrexham into the Premier League, and now the actual Willy Wonka is telling us how “sexy” the Hull accent is. And of course Timothee is right, and it can surely only be a matter of… Continue reading Timothee Chalamet was right
CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
December 2023. Donington. Lincolnshire. Jules alerts us to the welcome opening of a new Euston Spoons. Hoorah ! Someone has to keep the price of a London pint below a fiver. It won’t replace the Bree Louise of course, nothing could (though the beer might be more reliable),but it’s good to have the name of… Continue reading CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
A TRIBUTE TO BESSIE DAVIES
Sad news tonight that Bessie Davies, long-term landlady of the wonderful Dyffryn Arms in Pontfaen (“Bessie’s), has just died, aged 94. This photo is from the Pembrokeshire Herald, whose reporter Tom Sinclair has just posted a gorgeous tribute to Bessie. It captures the spirit of the Dyffryn better than any photo I ever took. I… Continue reading A TRIBUTE TO BESSIE DAVIES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
December 2023. Holbeach. Oh bless you, GBG24, engineering a long awaited return to Holbeach, the unknown quantity of the Fens. Just look at those famous faces associated with the town. Yes Geoff Capes of the Police fame. A town full of history. I spent my 33rd birthday at a fancy dining pub just up the… Continue reading HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
SMALL BEER, GOOD BEER IN CROUCH END
December 2023. Crouch End. London. I’d got a spreadsheet extract showing the London pubs I needed on my phone. I know you lot love spreadsheets. Pleasingly, I was about to complete that Top 4 (FIFA haven’t agreed a 5th place so that Lower Edmonton one will have to wait) at Small Beer in Crouch End.… Continue reading SMALL BEER, GOOD BEER IN CROUCH END
WHERE OR WHAT IS CROUCH END ? AND WHERE’S THE NEAREST LOO ?
December 2023. Crouch Hill. London. And that’s the problem with London pub “curated self-explorations“. So many steps, so much beer, so few (no) public toilets on trains. I actually thought the Overground (the orange one) might have loos. How daft can you be. So 10 minutes later I found myself at Crouch Hill station, searching… Continue reading WHERE OR WHAT IS CROUCH END ? AND WHERE’S THE NEAREST LOO ?
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