December 2023. Gainsborough. On the way back from the Humber we stopped in Gainsborough for a peep. Those North Notts/Lincs towns like Bawtry, Scunthorpe, Retford and Gainsborough haven’t had a Retired Martin visit for a few years, with a static pub scene and the boys being too old for Sundown Adventure Land. I’m not implying… Continue reading CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE IN GAINSBOROUGH. EVERYBODY’S IN THE SPOONS.
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Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 7 – CUMBRIA.
Another selection from the GBG’s “counties” to delight and infuriate you (“What ! No Broughton in Furness !“); five from me, one from you, please. Like Cornwall, I only really got to grips with Cumbria late in the charge to GBG glory. I’m sure I’ve missed out loads of picture postcard places in the Lakes,… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 7 – CUMBRIA.
MINI PLOUGHMANS IN WEST LINDSEY
December 2023. Laughton. Lincolnshire. A penultimate tick in Lincs GBG24, and perhaps the archetypal Lincolnshire village local. I liked the Ingram Arms in Laughton, but I wouldn’t have fancied getting the bus there from Gainsborough (one bus weekly, returning before it arrives). You can feel safe in a place that takes egg security seriously. Be… Continue reading MINI PLOUGHMANS IN WEST LINDSEY
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 6 – CORNWALL.
Tonight’s half dozen comes from a county I only really got to grips with just before lockdown, so most of these pubs have been visited relatively recently. I won’t say these five pubs picked themselves, but there’s a common theme running through most of them you might spot. Falmouth – Seven Stars (last visited 2020)… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 6 – CORNWALL.
SPECULATIVE PRE-EMPTIVES UNDER THE HUMBER BRIDGE
December 2023. The Humber Bridge. Mrs RM had seen some Instagram posts of picturesque cottages under the Humber Bridge, so on the morning after Retired Martin Day we went in search of blog material for Mrs RM. Sadly, we soon found the picturesque cottages are in Hessle, and the south bank has more earthy attractions.… Continue reading SPECULATIVE PRE-EMPTIVES UNDER THE HUMBER BRIDGE
ALL DRESSED UP FOR A NIGHT OUT IN THE FOX AND CONEY
Retired Martin Day. South Cave. Not the most spectacular birthday, but huge relief after resolving a major domestic issue* that morning to actually be out, somewhere I hadn’t really been before. And after a great new find in Beal, a complete circuit of Snaith, a bath (first of the year) in a castle, and a… Continue reading ALL DRESSED UP FOR A NIGHT OUT IN THE FOX AND CONEY
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 5 – CHESHIRE
A late Christmas present for Pub Curmudgeon, who will be chomping at the bit to critique my five for Cheshire (“Wot no Frodsham !”), but at least there’s no gastro horrors. He’ll agree with this first one. Macclesfield – Jolly Sailor (last visited 2023) In fact, I was highly tempted to steal Mudgie’s wonderful pic… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 5 – CHESHIRE
BLACK EYE FRIDAY IN SOUTH CAVE – VOLTAROL AND DOOM BAR UNDER THE BODDIES SIGN
Retired Martin Day. South Cave. Before I give you your Christmas Day “Half A Dozen Pubs” (Cheshire !), another slice of pub life from Retired Martin Day in our South Cave night out. I’d considered ticking the Bear via Brough station on the way back from Hull last week, indeed I had a title in… Continue reading BLACK EYE FRIDAY IN SOUTH CAVE – VOLTAROL AND DOOM BAR UNDER THE BODDIES SIGN
A BIRTHDAY IN A CASTLE. IN A CAVE.
December 2023. South Cave. Happy Christmas. I’m sure there’s nothing you need more on 25 December than pics from Retired Martin Day, and I’m delighted to bring you the evidence of my posh hotel in South Cave on what we traditionalists insist on calling Humberside. Actually, it wasn’t that posh, and cost less than the… Continue reading A BIRTHDAY IN A CASTLE. IN A CAVE.
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY – No. 4 – CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Well, this will be a controversial one. Five pubs in my home county, and one for you to pick. There’s a problem with Cambridgeshire. It’s called Cambridge. I could pick half a dozen pubs in the county town on a mile from the station. But I only get one pick, and it’s the obvious one.… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY – No. 4 – CAMBRIDGESHIRE
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