July 2023. Loxley, Sheffield. Having established that the Robin Hood (RIP) in Little Matlock was, indeed, the furthest point of my 2007 mega Sheffield crawl, I reckoned I ought to find a new pub to write about to justify splitting the trip into two posts. I guess the market for pictures on flowers (I think… Continue reading A VINTAGE DOOM BAR IN LOXLEY
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.
ROBIN HOOD, ROBIN HOOD…
July 2023. Little Matlock, Sheffield. I had a real scare the other day, I can tell you. On the walk up the hill into Sheffield, just past the Crow, a young bloke overtook me. Granted, I was dawdling a bit, and I’d overtook him a few minutes earlier so he may have had a point… Continue reading ROBIN HOOD, ROBIN HOOD…
OUTDRUNK BY SEPTUAGENARIANS FROM FRATTON
July 2023. Sheffield. It’s a good job I finished the Beer Guide last year; I’d never have made it in 2023. I’m the Nico Rosberg of GBG completion; get it done in an easy year and then retire and do more interesting things. While Nico has become an “eco-entrepreneur”, I’ve been content to blog about… Continue reading OUTDRUNK BY SEPTUAGENARIANS FROM FRATTON
CIDER WITH MARTIN
July 2023. Sheffield Compared to, say, St Albans or Dunfermline, Sheffield has a modest musical history. 1960s – Joe Cocker, 1970s – Human League, 1980s – Def Leppard, 1990s – Pulp, 2000s – Arctic Monkeys.. But it has a vibrant small venue scene that allows foreign bands of all ilks to play throughout the week.… Continue reading CIDER WITH MARTIN
TOP 100 PUBS – SKINNERS ARMS, JUDD ST, LONDON
July 2023. London WC1. A Terrific Travelcard Tuesday in terms of distance covered but a rather woeful haul of just two new Guide pubs (Camberwell and Chiswick) before I had to plan a return home to get Mum her favourite tea from Waterbeach Best Kebab. You should never keep your mum waiting beyond 5 for… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – SKINNERS ARMS, JUDD ST, LONDON
PRIDE DRINKING WELL ENOUGH IN CHISWICK
July 2023. Chiswick, London. Train tickets are so expensive these days (£40 Travelcard from Waterbeach) that you feel you need to get a full day’s value out of London. I remember making Mrs RM walk miles from King’s Cross when the Super-Off Peak ticket was £16.60 to save the cost of the tubes. Sensible people… Continue reading PRIDE DRINKING WELL ENOUGH IN CHISWICK
MORE CAMBERWELL ANTICS
July 2023. Camberwell. Five minute blog post. It’s never a good idea to start your day with an early Spoons pint, really slows you down later, but never mind. With my father-in-law safely home from Kings Hospital, I felt invigorated to explore a bit of Camberwell. The first thing you see from Denmark Hill station… Continue reading MORE CAMBERWELL ANTICS
CLIMBING UP ON DENMARK HILL
July 2023. Denmark Hill, South-East London. If he’s not whining about pub opening hours, it’s geography. What and where is Denmark Hill ? Wiki says Camberwell, in the borough of Southwark; but where’s Denmark Hill itself. I’ll never know. I made an early trip there on Tuesday morning as my father-in-law had a hastily arranged… Continue reading CLIMBING UP ON DENMARK HILL
REVELLIN’ IN THE RIVELIN
July 2023. Sheffield. Yes, finally July. Time to start exploring our own city, for a change. I knew Sheffield pretty well before we moved from Waterbeach, after annual pub ticking trips stetching back 3 decades. Notably in 2007 I visited a few months after the devastating floods of 25 June 2007. Look at the state… Continue reading REVELLIN’ IN THE RIVELIN
SINCLAIRS GETS ITS CASK BACK
June 2023. Manchester. The last day of June, in fact, which means I’ve almost caught up on the blog, worryingly. Last Friday I joined Kentish Paul for a few pubs in Manchester before getting an overdue cut from Matt, whose Helvete studio is about to move into Chinatown behind the Portland Street pub trio. Here’s… Continue reading SINCLAIRS GETS ITS CASK BACK
