August 2026. Frome.
A long, long, day in Frome moves towards its conclusion with an actual NEW Beer Guide pub west of town,
away from the cutting-edge art and scary shops,
and neatly kept courtyards.
The Royal Oak is your roadside pub on the way to (checks map) to Vobster and Mells,
the pub with bowls of peanuts on the bar and beers you’ve heard of,
the sort of pub folk don’t think CAMRA put in the GBG these days.
By virtue of a short cut and long legs I beat the official group by 5 minutes and nap the big table by the window. Due to popular demand, you get a pic of Pub Men knees (which can YOU identify ?).
Proper Job a cool, crisp, beer of the day for some of us, attention already turning to plans for a next trip.
Hopefully by then I’ll have worked out how to focus on Will’s face, rather than his lovely face.
retiredmartin 
…rather than his lovely handwriting, of course is what you meant.
I’m not sure what I was doing with my right hand in that photo. Perhaps practising clicking my fingers in case I decide to take up village cricket.
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