February 2024. Waterbeach. You know The Sun, and if you haven’t been, you should. Waterbeach may be the dullest place on earth (sorry Mum, sorry Dad) but it does have one of the UK’s best Chinese takeaways, kebab vans, brewery taps, fruit breweries and pubs. Helen at The Sun is making plans to restart the… Continue reading COCKTAIL NIGHT AT THE SUN
Month: February 2024
MORE CAMBRIDGE HERITAGE PUBS
February 2024. Cambridge. As you’ll know I’m a creature of habit, and on my first Cambridge history quiz trail I was keen to pick a dull, predictable, heritage pub to celebrate completion of pages 1 and 2 of my book (recommended for children age 8-12). The Eagle and Bath House were unpleasantly packed, so they can… Continue reading MORE CAMBRIDGE HERITAGE PUBS
LOOKING FOR CLUES IN TOURIST CAMBRIDGE
February 2024. Cambridge. On the move, so short posts for a while. Mum and Dad tend to have a post-lunch snooze before The Chase, the highlight of the day, which is when I nip out for the 15,000-20,000 steps I need or else I’ll seize up completely. Mrs RM bought me a quiz trail of… Continue reading LOOKING FOR CLUES IN TOURIST CAMBRIDGE
FISH FRIDAY AT THE HARE AND HOUNDS
February 2024. Harlton. Cambridgeshire. Dad is just desperate to get out, anywhere; not surprising I can’t spend a day at home really, Not too far, of course; pills to take, routines to follow, but he loves his food and I knew just the place om Friday. Shamefully, I hadn’t popped the dozen miles to Harlton… Continue reading FISH FRIDAY AT THE HARE AND HOUNDS
“You should always keep in touch with your friends”. But stop at Fakenham for a sausage roll on the way.
February 2024. Fakenham. Returning from Battersea on Wednesday morning as Mum had a doctor’s appointment, Mrs RM stayed on for a day to visit Tate Modern and see “Book of Mormon” (great, apparently). I was jealous, and not just because I’d have knocked off a half dozen Guide pubs in what has been an unproductive… Continue reading “You should always keep in touch with your friends”. But stop at Fakenham for a sausage roll on the way.
GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 7 – THE SHIP AND SHOVELL, CHARING CROSS
February 2024. Charing Cross. London. A couple of days overnight in the capital, a cultural Tuesday filled with sewage pumping, portraits of royalty, a venerable Chinese restaurant, and some theatre to come. Should do it more often, we thought, as we walked at dusk through the streets of London at dusk. Like me, Mrs RM… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 7 – THE SHIP AND SHOVELL, CHARING CROSS
A FULL TUM ON WARDOUR STREET
February 2024. Leicester Square. London. Tuesday afternoon in central London, and it’s as busy as I’ve seen it outside Christmas. Half-term in some of the UK might have been a factor, but the trade is all from child-free couples and gentlefolk. It feels invigorating, like Manchester on a match day, and the pubs are about… Continue reading A FULL TUM ON WARDOUR STREET
GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 6 – THE DOG AND DUCK, SOHO
February 2024. Soho. London. This blog is now exactly a week behind with the posts, as we progress our day of London culture from sewage pumping stations to Soho. A mere 25 minutes from Abbey Wood back to central London, and a very rare foray into the heart of tourist land. You’ll recall I’ve noted… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 6 – THE DOG AND DUCK, SOHO
CROSSNESS – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN THE WORLD
February 2024. Crossness. Thamesmead. You left us having walked the mile from Abbey Wood through Thamesmead to the entrance to Crossness Sewage Treatment Works, where we joined a gaggle of other visitors suddenly worried we were lost and would miss our slot at one of the occasional tours of the old pumping station. A little… Continue reading CROSSNESS – THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SEWAGE PUMPING STATION IN THE WORLD
THE ELIZABETH LINE TO THAMESMEAD !
February 2024. Thamesmead. Visiting new pubs is great and all, but nothing beats urban exploration (preferably with a new pub at the end). Mrs RM had organised a couple of days of culture in London, centred around Thamesmead, the large area of social housing on the bank of the Thames used in A Clockwork Orange.… Continue reading THE ELIZABETH LINE TO THAMESMEAD !
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