July 2025. Sheffield. You’ll remember (you won’t) that Mrs RM had cruelly abandoned me in Sheffield to swan off to Nantes, to tick mechanical elephant and drink Oompa Loompa stout in craft bars that look like they could have been in Chisinau, or Tallinn, or Sheffield. After that “meh” pint of Budvar I needed something… Continue reading FRENCH CRISPS AND SUSSEX IMPY STOUT
Month: July 2025
“What’s new and exciting in Sheffield, then ?”
July 2025. Sheffield. The three (3) questions I’m most likely to hear these days are 1) When are you going to sort out that garden ?, 2) Are you sure you’re at the right gig, old fella ? and 3) What’s new in That Sheffield ? Sometimes that last question means “What’s in the next… Continue reading “What’s new and exciting in Sheffield, then ?”
LANDLORD DRINKING WELL IN AINDERBY STEEPLE
July 2025. Ainderby Steeple. Near Northallerton. As Simon discovered recently, ticking in Northallerton rarely comes in quickly drunk singles. A very basic town pub is followed a mile west by an immaculate old village dining pub in Ainderby Steeple, about which I knew nothing. And still know close to nothing, so little is there to… Continue reading LANDLORD DRINKING WELL IN AINDERBY STEEPLE
MORE “PROPER” ONE PUMP PUBS IN THE GBG. THE MASONS ARMS, NORTHALLERTON
July 2025. Northallerton. It’s 11:26. The door to the Mason’s Arms is about to open, bang on time, a few minutes early even. I like an 11:30 opener. An early start, but not so early you think you might look like a drunk. That’s what Spoons are for. Northallerton feels like a town of pottery,… Continue reading MORE “PROPER” ONE PUMP PUBS IN THE GBG. THE MASONS ARMS, NORTHALLERTON
YOUR CUT-OUT-AND KEEP GUIDE TO WAITING FOR THE PUB TO OPEN IN NORTHALLERTON
July 2025. Northallerton. The campervan , Triple fff Moonshine portable toilet and all, has been getting some proper usage this summer, taking us to small town car parks which don’t yet have “NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ON PAIN OF DEATH” signage. And you really need a night in North Yorkshire towns like Northallerton, with its legally… Continue reading YOUR CUT-OUT-AND KEEP GUIDE TO WAITING FOR THE PUB TO OPEN IN NORTHALLERTON
A RARE NCTSS 5 AT THE LITTLE FAT BUDDHA
July 2025. Darlington. This post is brought to you courtesy WiFi from Sam Turner’s farm shop in Piercebridge, as I conclude the first of three (3) nights in Darlington this month. Yes, a rather slight post, but then much of life is slight, and a diary should record it all. So let the record show… Continue reading A RARE NCTSS 5 AT THE LITTLE FAT BUDDHA
DARLO REVISITED No. 1. THE QUAKERHOUSE
July 2025. Darlington. I have a confession to make. I’m suddenly hilariously behind on the blog, with 62 pubs in the last 3 weeks to write up. It’s almost as if I’m ticking the GBG or something. But I’m not. Only casually, anyway. You join me in Cockerton, a mile east of Darlington, attempting to… Continue reading DARLO REVISITED No. 1. THE QUAKERHOUSE
HAMMERED IN COCKERTON
July 2025. Cockerton. Admit it, you’ve never heard of Cockerton, have you ? Neither had I, even though this small Durham village is virtually contiguous (great word) with Darlington and only a few minutes from Piercebridge and my best-read blog post. And it’s got a free space for my campervan from which I can finish… Continue reading HAMMERED IN COCKERTON
WHY DID NO-ONE TELL ME ABOUT THE KIRK ?
July 2025. Romaldkirk. Back home from Waterbeach on Wednesday afternoon, Mrs RM managed just 2 hours at home before deciding she was off again. A day’s coach trip from Meadowhall later, she was in Nantes, riding mechanical elephants and drinking “oompa loompa“. Rather sooner than that, I was in Durham, attempting to complete a GBG… Continue reading WHY DID NO-ONE TELL ME ABOUT THE KIRK ?
FOG ON THE CAM
July 2025. Cambridge. Another consequence of this year’s deaths and probate dramas has been a need to visit, in person, more Cambridge banks and financial institutions this year than I had in the previous 30. But every trip to Cambridge Building Society prompts you to explore a bit, and realise how little the city has… Continue reading FOG ON THE CAM
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