June 2025. Newcastle-Corbridge. In 1995, on our first visit to Newcastle, we stayed in a rambling country house in Corbridge with the largest free standing bath in the UK. And the Corbridge stand-out, apart from (I think) having all six pubs in my first GBG, was a curry house directly on the station platform which… Continue reading A PASSAGE TO INDIA (via CORBRIDGE)
Month: June 2025
“CLASS IS PERMANENT, CONDITION IS EVERYTHING”. NEWCASTLE’S TOWN MOUSE
June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne. You left our “curated pub exploration” looking for trousers in Grainger Market, giving up, and heading up pedestrianised Northumberland Street, with its reminders of Newcastle’s crucial role in UK history. I’d like to have brought you the traditional picture of the Town Mouse, but there isn’t really an exterior to… Continue reading “CLASS IS PERMANENT, CONDITION IS EVERYTHING”. NEWCASTLE’S TOWN MOUSE
NEWCASTLE BROON IN GRAINGER MARKET
June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne Big Weekend. A confession. I’d arrived in Newcastle in a fetching red pair of 15 year old shorts, roughly 8% of my entire wardrobe. Possibly only the third ever outing for those, and with a smart casual curry in Corbridge that evening I was going to need a change of… Continue reading NEWCASTLE BROON IN GRAINGER MARKET
MY “FAVOURITE” NEWCASTLE PUB
June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne. A good start to our Newcastle crawl; a station bar, crafty lunch and the gorgeous old classic. I had a bit of paper with scribbles saying “Gateshead micro triangle”, “Ouseburn, Free Trade view”, “Wylam brewery”, “chips in Whitley Bay”, “remember to drink water” etc. etc. There was also a trio… Continue reading MY “FAVOURITE” NEWCASTLE PUB
THE JOY OF FINDING A SEAT IN THE SNUG AT THE CROWN POSADA
June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne. There’s three (3) things Mrs RM is very sure about when it comes to pubs and beer. “Beer should taste like beer“, “Ugh, that’s off” (it’s supposed to be like that, Mrs RM) and in Newcastle you MUST go to the Crown Posada. And of course, as so often, Mrs… Continue reading THE JOY OF FINDING A SEAT IN THE SNUG AT THE CROWN POSADA
NEWCASTLE (ii). IN THE BRIDGE, OUT OF THE BRIDGE, UNDER THE BRIDGE
June 2025. Newcastle upon Tyne. What’s it like being the lone male in a group of professional pub crawlers doing Newcastle ? Well, conflicted between taking the lead in choosing the route and being outed as Alpha Male and ridiculed on MumsNet, or just going with the flow and risking spending the weekend berated for… Continue reading NEWCASTLE (ii). IN THE BRIDGE, OUT OF THE BRIDGE, UNDER THE BRIDGE
TYNE AND WEAR (AND TEAR). AWAITING THE BUNION UPDATE IN THE CENTURION
June 2025. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, via Gateshead. For reasons that will become clear later, I’ve just been searching Blackpool Jane’s blog for mention of her bunions. And people this blog lacks forensic research. A BIG weekend with Mrs RM in Newcastle (t’other one), doing the culture pubs with Jane and fellow Tangerine Karen. An early start, too,… Continue reading TYNE AND WEAR (AND TEAR). AWAITING THE BUNION UPDATE IN THE CENTURION
GATHURST STATION BAR – A SPECULATIVE PRE-EMPTIVE TICK
June 2025. Gathurst. Greater Manchester. 20 minutes walk back to Gathurst Station from my final Mancunian GBG tick of the year, with half an hour to kill before off-peak fares kicked in again at 18:30. Is it worth hanging about in Gathurst to save £3.75 ? Well, obviously, £3.75 is a pint around Wigan (London… Continue reading GATHURST STATION BAR – A SPECULATIVE PRE-EMPTIVE TICK
GREATER MANCHESTER COMPLETED IN SHEVINGTON. WHEREVER THAT IS
June 2025. Shevington. Greater Manchester. I was comparing notes on the trickiest looking new entry in Greater Manchester this year, wondering how to possibly get to Shevington, tucked away in the wilderness between Standish (aka Stockport in GBG ’99) and Skelmersdale, about which the less said the better. Well, just stay on the train from… Continue reading GREATER MANCHESTER COMPLETED IN SHEVINGTON. WHEREVER THAT IS
“THE MOTHERSHIP”. PIE, PEAS AND BASS IN WIGAN’S SWAN AND RAILWAY
June 2025. Wigan. Off to Wigan for my last Greater Mancunian GBG tick, via a station I’ve never been to before. I’ll be honest, I’m very jealous reading BRAPA going to towns like Cirencester for the very first time, even if I don’t envy his liver (it’s probably perfect). One thing a long career in… Continue reading “THE MOTHERSHIP”. PIE, PEAS AND BASS IN WIGAN’S SWAN AND RAILWAY
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