This is tough. What even is Central London ? CAMRA keep messing about with it, moving W1 into West London. Where is Soho these days ? Anyhow, there’s far less in the centre of the greatest city on earth, pubwise, than you’d believe. I mean, I LOVE London, really love walking it aimlessly, but ask me… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 22 – CENTRAL LONDON.
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.
“TWO (2) pints of Lucky Saint ? Really ?”
January 2024. Buckingham. Our target pub was the Grand Junction, a smart new addition to the Buckingham pub scene. OK London Pride and Gales Seafarers won’t get you in the Beer Guide most places, but the Pride was drinking well in the Grand Junction, so well that I stayed for a second pint and did… Continue reading “TWO (2) pints of Lucky Saint ? Really ?”
LET’S DO BUCKINGHAM !
Yes, let’s do Buckingham. Only one (1) new GBG pub, but I haven’t been for years and I reckon I can stretch it out to 4. 3. 4 posts. Excitingly, the 49 minute journey from the Admiral Nelson (I’m driving since Mrs RM admitted on Untappd she’s a rubbish driver) takes me somewhere I’ve never… Continue reading LET’S DO BUCKINGHAM !
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
Not a great county for beer quality, or great pubs, outside the larger towns. So the lack of village pubs in my starting 5 in Lincs isn’t a surprise. At a push I’d have included Winterton’s George Hogg, a classy village pub just north of Scunthorpe that’s added Bass since my visit, but that was… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
January 2024. Braunston. Daventry. Mrs RM is a source of endless delight. Her excitement at finally releasing to the world her excellent travel blog (here), after a gestation priod longer than the third Blue Nile album, is a joy to behold. I shall overlook her gaining more blog views in one day than I managed… Continue reading MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
January 2024. Farnworth. Let’s complete a “county”, shall we. OK, it’s only Greater Manchester, generally a doddle as it’s my next county from home and I pop in there most months for haircuts and agonies at the Etihad. But my last tick is in Farnworth, part of Bolton, and a tricky little trip to the… Continue reading FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
Clickbait ! I thought Leicestershire would be a tough county to pick five sure fire winners in, but it was a doddle, even if you might find them surprisingly similar in style. Well, one of them doesn’t sell Bass. Whitwick (Greater Coalville) – Three Horseshoes (Polly’s) But Polly’s does, and on my visit with Life… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
You left me at the Bay Horse, on the edge of Rivington Reservoir. A lesser man would have taken the easy option and caught the No. 125 into Horwich, or even headed back to Adlington station and made the short hop to Blackrod (such evocative names). But not Retired Martin, oh no. Ignoring the drizzle,… Continue reading THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
January 2024. Heath Charnock, Chorley. I rather arrogantly assume I could tell you, or at least make up, some interesting perspectives on every part of the UK (bar the Shetlands; are the Shetlands part of the UK ?). But when Heath Charnock’s Bay Horse popped into the Beer Guide last autumn I genuine had no… Continue reading THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 19 – LANCASHIRE
Getting these “best of” posts out before midnight every day, on top of my incredibly busy days, is so stressful. I almost just picked five from Preston tonight; Black Horse, Old Vic, New Conti (for music), Vinyl Tap, Blue Bell, before remembering that Blackpool Jane would never speak to me again, But I will start… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 19 – LANCASHIRE
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