July 2023. Digbeth. Birmingham. Well, I think it’s Digbeth. I assume everything east of that Selfridges store (the one with the pink dots below) is Digbeth. Do feel free to correct me. Back at New Street/Grand Central from Bournville I finally found a bin for that Birmingham Brewery can, and set off aimlessly for another… Continue reading HURRAH ! FOR HALTON TURNER
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.
BITTER BRUMMIE
July 2023. Birmingham. One down, three Brum GBG ticks to go. A paltry effort compared to Simon’s half-dozen in the Black Country that day, but those four were at opposite ends of the city, and the next one was a full 40 minutes away in Bournville. I spent my entire 10 minutes in the Ale… Continue reading BITTER BRUMMIE
THE SLOW TRAIN TO MERE GREEN, WHEREVER THAT IS
July 2023. Sheffield-Derby-Birmingham-New Street. I don’t know how Simon (and Daddy BRAPA) does it. Every Saturday without fail, up at 6am to catch the first train out of York station to the far corners of the kingdom to have a pint in six pubs with a cauliflower in tow. I wasn’t up and out till… Continue reading THE SLOW TRAIN TO MERE GREEN, WHEREVER THAT IS
MUSIC NIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON
July 2023. Sheffield. Please treat this as an experimental post. I want to know if it’s possible to do a 10 minute blog post after 4 pints in 90 minutes, when that 4th pint is Plum Porter in Spoons. On Thursday night I felt in urgent need of live music. If in doubt, try the… Continue reading MUSIC NIGHT AT THE WASHINGTON
Mrs RM’s resolve crumbles in The Old Shoe
July 2023. Sheffield. Mrs RM has a posh watch which “rewards” her, if a beep can be considered a reward, as she hits her 10k/15k/20k step targets. A walk from the Blind Monkey into central Sheffield is worth 10k, so Mrs RM decided to take back a pair of shoes she’d just bought. NEVER, NEVER… Continue reading Mrs RM’s resolve crumbles in The Old Shoe
St Andrews, Westhall. National Church Scoring System (NCSS) 4.5
July 2023. Somewhere near Westhall. My blog views have been up a bit lately, increasing my career earning from the blog from zero to nowt. I put that down to my recent foray into church scoring, and while in Westhall completing Suffolk I took a look at a real classic. Of course, Simon got there… Continue reading St Andrews, Westhall. National Church Scoring System (NCSS) 4.5
SAY HELLO, WAVE(NEY) GOODBYE
July 2023. Westhall. Somewhere in Suffolk. Another day, another East Angular county conquered. As with Norfolk, a lone straggler had been irritating me for months. And, as with Norfolk, it was a visit by Simon that finally pushed me to Get It Done. How embarrassing is it to have BRAPA beat you to a pub… Continue reading SAY HELLO, WAVE(NEY) GOODBYE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE RED LION, CROMER
July 2023. Cromer. What ! ANOTHER Top 100 pub ! I cannot tell a lie. 2023 has been a golden year for pubs (and beer), but no-one expected a Norfolk pub in the Top 100, especially one not in overrated Norwich. Having completed the county ticks I thought I’d better see what the fuss about… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE RED LION, CROMER
DOOMED IN CROMER
July 2023. Cromer. Although I’m (definitely) not completing GBG this year the sight of incomplete counties still distresses me as much as it did a decade ago, particularly when there’s just one (1) left to do. In Norfolk, that loner was the White Horse. I did my weekly Facebook check on opening hours and saw… Continue reading DOOMED IN CROMER
“There used to be a library there”
July 2023. Milton. Cambridgeshire. I don’t want you to think I’m trying to get Dad round All The Pubs In Cambridgeshire or anything, but he’s certainly been to more more this year than he had the last 70, even if it is only keeping the local pineapple juice industry alive. Tuesday saw us dot around… Continue reading “There used to be a library there”
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