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January 2026. Radcliffe on Trent.

When I came to Radcliffe to tick the micropub (temporarily closed so no return) in 2019 I’d asked a local;

“What about the other pubs in Radcliffe ?” I asked.  “Any good ?”

“Nah.  Too cliquey”. Well, perhaps too cliquey when this photo was taken,

but I didn’t notice it last week.

The Manvers was a pub looking for an audience, perhaps folk like Mrs RM who need their phone charged,

or fans of the Parelboys (Scott will know),

and gentlefolk diners, except those had been eating bacon rolls in the Royal Oak that morning.

A tidy 3 roomer with comfy seating, deserving of more lunchtime trade.

Our polite Pub Men form a CAMRA-approved vertical queue for the bar,

faced with an impossible decision at the pumps.

“It’s 6X or 6X, lads”.

“Seven pints of 6X, please”.

Those were the only pints I saw poured that 25 minutes, but as you’ll know one pump is plenty, often more than enough, and this was a solid malty NBSS 3.5 (Quinno adjusted NBSS 3).

Paul produced the Notts CAMRA Guide from 1980, possibly the last year a pub only selling 6X got in the Guide.

Oh, forgot the Anchor in High Offley.

Talking of 1980, your soundtrack was a classic of that year.

Shame it was followed up with Coldplay’s “Yellow”.