March 2025. Sheffield. “ONLY an hour (in the Kelham), why for **** sake!!!If the answer’s Christine then I understand.“ Well, sort of. “Unless you have better idea” is Mrs RM code for “TAKE ME OUT NOW !“. I only stopped to take a pic of the daffodils, and the mural outside Tesco, but still made… Continue reading THE WORLD DOMINATION OF TIMOTHY TAYLOR LANDLORD REACHES THE BLIND MONKEY
Month: March 2025
AN HOUR IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
March 2025. Sheffield. Last week on CAMRA Discourse I attempted to inflame a lively debate about reducing the number of Beer Guide entries by declaring that cask beer in GBG pubs was, all things considered, pretty good. “My own experience of visiting over 500 GBG pubs in the last year is that only a tiny… Continue reading AN HOUR IN THE KELHAM ISLAND TAVERN
THE BEAU NASH, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS – FINE AND DANDY
March 2025. Royal Tunbridge Wells. A year ago, I was still taking Dad out to pubs regularly, his (and mum’s) weekly little respite. Now it’s my Father-in-law, a sprightly 86 year old who lives for our trips down to Kent and pints of Harvey’s. In truth, he’d been hoping from something more exciting than a… Continue reading THE BEAU NASH, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS – FINE AND DANDY
CLEANING THE LINES, CLEARING THE GARAGE
March 2025. Waterbeach. We’re still spending 2 or 3 days a week down in Waterbeach, dealing with solicitors and estate agents, but mainly seeing Dad in his care home 2 minutes walk from “Sunnyside”. Dad seems very content, particularly now his old friend Lassie has joined him under his window. We spent a couple of… Continue reading CLEANING THE LINES, CLEARING THE GARAGE
DRINKING THE PREEMPTIVE DREGS IN STOCKPORT’S WHITE LION
March 2025. Stockport. A last hurrah for Stockport on Saturday morning, when only Blackpool Jane felt up to beer. What a #Pub(Wo)man she is. Mrs RM and I had brains that felt a bit like this last bit of art; Not many new and shiny options for a last pub, which we’d have liked to… Continue reading DRINKING THE PREEMPTIVE DREGS IN STOCKPORT’S WHITE LION
UNDERBANKS. AND ACTUAL BANKS
March 2025. Stockport. One benefit of this blog being basically a diary is that I can just look at my photos and pretty much make up the words. The downside is that it oft becomes a manic row of pub visits, though you seem to like that more than the church/art/music stuff so who am… Continue reading UNDERBANKS. AND ACTUAL BANKS
GOING UNDERGROUND. STOCKPORT AIR RAID SHELTERS
March (finally) 2025. Stockport. Up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed on Saturday morning in Stockport for some more sauntering and less sauce, perhaps an alliteration too far. Stocky is an underrated gem of a town, something I saw on a first visit to Edgeley Park 30 years ago, even before I’d been in a Robbies pub. The… Continue reading GOING UNDERGROUND. STOCKPORT AIR RAID SHELTERS
AND TO END IT ALL…THE WHITE CHOC STRAWB SOUR IN THE CRACKED ACTOR
February 2025. Stockport. When I first did a (solo) crawl round Stockport 20-odd years ago the itinerary would have been something like Robbies/Sam’s/Holt/Sam’s/Robbie’s/Robbies/something exotic in the Olde Vic. Hey ! We didn’t get Blackpool Jane in the Olde Vic that Friday. Instead, our 8th and final tick pub of the night came in the vibrant… Continue reading AND TO END IT ALL…THE WHITE CHOC STRAWB SOUR IN THE CRACKED ACTOR
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK. THE ARDEN ARMS, STOCKPORT
February 2025. Four Go Mad In Stockport Part VIII (or is it IX ?). Foodie Friday in Stockport market place draws folk out from Manchester’s southern suburbs in huge numbers. Mainly young folk, it has to be said. “But the youngsters don’t go to pubs and talk to each other out anymore” screams the burning… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK. THE ARDEN ARMS, STOCKPORT
CHECKING-IN AT THE PETERSGATE TAP
February 2025. Stockport. Actually, a very long last day of February, a day that had started out all cultural before going all wobbly as Jane, Karen and Mrs RM decided that stopping at every pub in Stockport was the best idea, rather than following a curated cask exploration. Fair to say this would NOT have… Continue reading CHECKING-IN AT THE PETERSGATE TAP
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