June 2025. Manchester. Driving Matt home from Luton Airport yesterday I asked him to guess how many pubs I’d managed on my two (2) days in Manchester. “A dozen ?” says Matt, who obviously reads this blog. “None“. Yes, a couple of cultural days, and a £34.99 Travelodge next to the AO Arena, itself rather… Continue reading STRANGEWAYS, STRANGE DAYS IN CHEETHAM HILL
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.
YOUR REGULAR SHEFFIELD BASS UPDATE
June 2025. Sheffield. I strolled back into town from Abbeydale, determined to walk off the calories I would shortly put back on by the visit to Sang Lung I always try to squeeze in on Sundays in Sheffield. I reckon the crispy beef/Singapore rice combo from next door to Hillsborough Spoons is worth moving house… Continue reading YOUR REGULAR SHEFFIELD BASS UPDATE
IN SHEFFIELD, EVEN THE HUNGRY HORSE IS DECENT
June 2025. Sheffield. Having invested £3 on a bus trip to Abbeydale to try a doughnut stout I was hardly going to walk straight home was I ? The industrial area below Sheffield isn’t as scary as Bradford, or as exciting as Duisburg, but there’s a bit of history, and a shy Hungry Horse, tucked… Continue reading IN SHEFFIELD, EVEN THE HUNGRY HORSE IS DECENT
CARAMEL CUSTARD DOUGHNUT MILK STOUT REDEMPTION
June 2025. Sheffield. Abbeydale, in fact. Into our 5th year in Sheffield and there’s still vast swathes to explore, even if the new pub opening have dried up a bit of late*. Lots of big transport projects ‘oop north just announced, but nothing that gives Sheffield trams out west and south, so on Saturday I… Continue reading CARAMEL CUSTARD DOUGHNUT MILK STOUT REDEMPTION
BAD DECISIONS IN BRIDLINGTON SPOONS
June 2025. Bridlington. Three pubs a minute’s walk apart in an hour had put paid to any idea of re-exploring Bridlington Old Town or walking the seabird coast, and I suddenly realised I’d forgotten to eat. A man doesn’t come to the coast to eat pork pies or quinoa, he comes to sit on a… Continue reading BAD DECISIONS IN BRIDLINGTON SPOONS
BLACK JACK, MOON TAP
June 2025. Bridlington. Stuart at Bridbrewer wasn’t just a nice man; he was a mine of info on Bridlington’s beer and pub scene. “You ought to try the local Black Jack Porter, it’s on at the Moon”. Having finished the Beer Guide, I find I can never resist a recommendation, and besides the Moon Tap… Continue reading BLACK JACK, MOON TAP
BRIDBREWER
June 2025. Bridlington. Bridlington New Town isn’t an architectural gem, to be honest. My neighbours are visiting Filey this week, the Southworths are probably seeking permanent residence there, and Brid doesn’t quite have the features to compete with Scarbs. Most folk would head for the puffins and other flying objects on the Flamborough coast, but… Continue reading BRIDBREWER
TOP 100 PUBS – THE BRUNSWICK, BRIDLINGTON
June 2025. Bridlington. My penultimate East Yorkshire GBG pub (not many new entries here in honesty) hasn’t had rave reviews from the ticking community, but often that reflects lack of “exciting beers” (ugh) rather than pubbiness. So I was in a state of high excitement approaching the Brunswick Hotel, particularly in light of a claim… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BRUNSWICK, BRIDLINGTON
BASS LAMP, STATION BUFFET, BRIDLINGTON NEW TOWN
June 2025. Bridlington. The set up post. Yesterday Mrs RM quizzed me triumumphantly. “How many blog views you had this morning, eh, eh ?”. Imagine that in a Tunbridge Wells accent. “Er, 231”. “I’ve had 251 !”. And she had, too, having finally posted something new to her excellent travel blog One Small Bag, your… Continue reading BASS LAMP, STATION BUFFET, BRIDLINGTON NEW TOWN
SOUTH ESSEX IN A NUTSHELL
June 2025. Great Warley. Essex. A day down in Southborough attending to the father-in-law on his 87th birthday. When you get to 87, or 60 for that matter, all you want is a pint and a sumptuous Chinese Meal for Three from Meow’s. His pint would have to wait. Our pint came on the way… Continue reading SOUTH ESSEX IN A NUTSHELL
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