August 2024. Waterbeach. Back in Waterbeach for Bank Holiday weekend, and the inevitable “pint while waiting for the Chung Hwa order” in The Sun. I don’t think Mum would ever forgive me if I stopped having the squid and Singapore rice once a week. And the quick pint next door is as much part of… Continue reading NBSS 4
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NO REAL ALE AT THE ETIHAD
August 2024. Manchester. A difficult month draws towards an end with some better news, and a trip to the Etihad for City v Ipswich lifts the spirits further at the start of a new season. Just for a change, and to avoid the temptations of Mancunian pubs, I head straight out of Piccadilly to pub-less… Continue reading NO REAL ALE AT THE ETIHAD
HILLSBOROUGH – DINOSAURS, ROGER WHITTAKER AND WAINWRIGHT
August 2024. Sheffield. “Fancy a walk Mrs RM ?”. She’s currently obsessed with her Instagram (“Oooh, nearly 2,000 views on Ramsgate !“) but it’s distracting her from her blog and, more importantly, actually getting to Moldova to complete Europe. I picked a stroll that would tick the 10k (steps) box, give her an Instagram reel… Continue reading HILLSBOROUGH – DINOSAURS, ROGER WHITTAKER AND WAINWRIGHT
LINGERING
August 2024. Sheffield. Three (3) days confined to the house resting my aching back I don’t like to talk about, but Thursday saw me heading out in desperation for fresh air and a leg stretch. And a pub. Nothing new, I think my closest new Guide pub is in Llandudno, but one of the row… Continue reading LINGERING
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE PORT STREET BEER HOUSE
August 2024. Manchester. My creaky back, which I don’t like to talk about*, prevented the exciting walk round Didsbury I’d planned with Matt on Tuesday, so I settled on a guided tour of lesser known Ancoats. I don’t like to talk about the fact Matt knows places in the Eternal City that I don’t, though… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – THE PORT STREET BEER HOUSE
ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – NELL’S PIZZA, KAMPUS
August 2024. Manchester. 8 hours drive back from Southampton to Sheffield via two sets of parents at the end of a frantic weekend, and proof all that sitting down is bad for you as I felt my lower back “ping” on the walk up/down/up to Sheffield station the next morning. But the best way to… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN THE MANCHESTER BEER BOOK – NELL’S PIZZA, KAMPUS
A SHANDY IN YAXLEY
August 2024. Yaxley. A long Monday, starting in Eastleigh and with stops at both in-laws on the route back to the Blind Monkey, eight (8) hours on the road. “Find me somewhere to stop, Mrs RM“. She found me Yaxley. Kentish Paul writes of villages in his home county that have evaded his attention. Cambridgeshire’s… Continue reading A SHANDY IN YAXLEY
ALTON HOURS
August 2024. Alton. Hampshire. A short (“cheeky”) trip out with the in-laws to Southampton, and a short stop on the way back to Kent in an unsung Hampshire town. The trick with octogenarians is to find a town with a central car park with free disabled spots, a small, walkable town centre, and a stream… Continue reading ALTON HOURS
FRANCIS BENALI FOUND IN EASTLEIGH
August 2024. Eastleigh. We could have driven straight home from Beaulieu to Tunbridge Wells, saving £80 on two Travelodge rooms in Britain’s dullest town, but a) it would have meant another night sleeping in Mrs RM’s childhood bedroom in Southborough, b) I had that pub up the road in Upton to tick and c) it’s… Continue reading FRANCIS BENALI FOUND IN EASTLEIGH
FLOWERPOTS REDEMPTION IN UPHAM
August 2024. Upham. Southampton. Slow but steady ticking last week, following up the obligatory Southampton micro with a more traditional pub in the smart South Downs villages, which probably claim allegiance with Winchester. 616 souls in Upham, but the Brushmakers still took unexpected effort to track down, but ain’t it gorgeous? Bench seating, fresh flowers,… Continue reading FLOWERPOTS REDEMPTION IN UPHAM
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