May 2024. Kinlet. Cleobury Mortimer. The great May Marches March continues southwards, well away from industrial Wolves and Kiddy, into rural South Shropshire and tiny Kinlet. Bing Maps reckons the Eagle & Serpent opens 12-3 and 5-11; What Pub says 4-, and again What Pub is correct. You may be disappointed to learn I’ve had… Continue reading THE CLEOBURY CLARION CALL
Author: retiredmartin
Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
BRIDGNORTH CLIFF RAILWAY- RUNNING UP THAT HILL (AGAIN)
May 2024. Bridgnorth. More Salopian holiday snaps, as we’re unable to resist the siren call of Bridgnorth on leaving Worfield towards Cleobury Mortimer. Such evocative names ! Talking of which, I was tempted to detour to the Lion O’Morfe for Mrs RM’s benefit, but that will have to wait. For now, an hour in Bridgnorth… Continue reading BRIDGNORTH CLIFF RAILWAY- RUNNING UP THAT HILL (AGAIN)
THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER, WORFIELD
May 2024. Worfield. Bridgnorth. The Dog and Davenport ticked, we did “the culture” in Worfield (pop. 2,242). Honestly, Mrs RM used to berate me for only wanting to do pubs and churches while I was completing the GBG, but what else is there ? Well, there’s a walk between pub and church that takes all… Continue reading THE CHURCH OF ST. PETER, WORFIELD
TO THE MARCHES !
May (yes !!!) 2024. Worfield. Bridgnorth. Time to start touring outside of that narrow strip from England from Yorkshire down through the Midlands to Cambridge, I think. Not only is the area colloquially known as The Marches beautiful, it also houses a bounty of new Beer Guide pubs, and a display of rhododendrons at Hergest… Continue reading TO THE MARCHES !
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 52 (ii) – HALIFAX
As promised, six (sort of) from Halifax to finish the English section of the Guide. What a wonderful town, from the Piece Hall, to the Victorian Market, to the pizza in Vocation. And there’s great pub accommodation 10 minutes walk up the cobbles. A great location, cosy budget rooms and (the surprise) some of the… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 52 (ii) – HALIFAX
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 52 – WEST YORKSHIRE (Excluding Halifax)
My newly-washed complaints department team (pictured below) has just received a demand that I conclude the “Half A Dozen Pubs” series, left tantalisingly in South Yorkshire on 29th March. So let’s at least finish England, shall we ? Usual format, I pick five, you pick one. But not in Halifax, please. As with South Yorkshire… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY No. 52 – WEST YORKSHIRE (Excluding Halifax)
AND I ONLY POPPED OUT FOR MILK…
April 2024. Sheffield. Back from the Blake, Mrs RM headed up the (other) hill to the Blind Monkey to meet a mate, leaving me to do the shopping down at the supermarket. We only needed a pint of milk for the campervan, but “just milk” actually means “and some chocolate“, doesn’t it ? It’s so… Continue reading AND I ONLY POPPED OUT FOR MILK…
BACK TO BLAKE
April (still !) 2024. Sheffield. One of the great lines, from one of the great songs, from one of the great bands; “And as her kissing got worseoh, her paintings improvedbut what does that prove?It proves nothing“ Well, as my GBG ticking gets worse, so my pubbing improves, and back in Sheffield I decided I… Continue reading BACK TO BLAKE
“We prefer cash”. The Earl of Derby, Cambridge.
April 2024. Cambridge. At weekends when I visit my parents the step count drops; from an average around 20k in Sheffield to 3,606 last Sunday. “You need to sit down and relax” says Mum. That’s the LAST thing I need to do at 59, and once they’re asleep I nip out to get some miles… Continue reading “We prefer cash”. The Earl of Derby, Cambridge.
FIVE MILES (FROM ANYWHERE) HIGH
April 2024. Upware. One of my few “jobs” these days is getting Dad out of the house to a) give Mum a break and b) keep Dad sane. And if that c) saves the odd pub then so much the better. Four main routes out of Waterbeach, almost like there’s four points on the compass… Continue reading FIVE MILES (FROM ANYWHERE) HIGH
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