January 2024. Buckingham. 18:41 on a Saturday night, which sounds like The Cure but they were writing about Crawley, not Buckingham. The only vaguely edgy pub conversation was a barmaid in the Grand Junction telling of her dating disasters; “There were only 3 things stopping us getting married. He moved to Scotland, got engaged to… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE MITRE, BUCKINGHAM
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IS LANDLORD THE MOST UBIQUITOUS PINT IN GBG PUBS NOW ?
January 2024. Buckingham. Buckingham doesn’t have a railway station, so short of walking to Oxfordshire we were restricted to the town centre for the rest of our evening entertainment (if you can call observing a bloke necking two pints of Lucky Saint entertainment). The What Pub menu is short. even more so now us real… Continue reading IS LANDLORD THE MOST UBIQUITOUS PINT IN GBG PUBS NOW ?
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 22 – CENTRAL LONDON.
This is tough. What even is Central London ? CAMRA keep messing about with it, moving W1 into West London. Where is Soho these days ? Anyhow, there’s far less in the centre of the greatest city on earth, pubwise, than you’d believe. I mean, I LOVE London, really love walking it aimlessly, but ask me… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 22 – CENTRAL LONDON.
“TWO (2) pints of Lucky Saint ? Really ?”
January 2024. Buckingham. Our target pub was the Grand Junction, a smart new addition to the Buckingham pub scene. OK London Pride and Gales Seafarers won’t get you in the Beer Guide most places, but the Pride was drinking well in the Grand Junction, so well that I stayed for a second pint and did… Continue reading “TWO (2) pints of Lucky Saint ? Really ?”
LET’S DO BUCKINGHAM !
Yes, let’s do Buckingham. Only one (1) new GBG pub, but I haven’t been for years and I reckon I can stretch it out to 4. 3. 4 posts. Excitingly, the 49 minute journey from the Admiral Nelson (I’m driving since Mrs RM admitted on Untappd she’s a rubbish driver) takes me somewhere I’ve never… Continue reading LET’S DO BUCKINGHAM !
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
Not a great county for beer quality, or great pubs, outside the larger towns. So the lack of village pubs in my starting 5 in Lincs isn’t a surprise. At a push I’d have included Winterton’s George Hogg, a classy village pub just north of Scunthorpe that’s added Bass since my visit, but that was… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 21 – LINCOLNSHIRE.
MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
January 2024. Braunston. Daventry. Mrs RM is a source of endless delight. Her excitement at finally releasing to the world her excellent travel blog (here), after a gestation priod longer than the third Blue Nile album, is a joy to behold. I shall overlook her gaining more blog views in one day than I managed… Continue reading MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
January 2024. Farnworth. Let’s complete a “county”, shall we. OK, it’s only Greater Manchester, generally a doddle as it’s my next county from home and I pop in there most months for haircuts and agonies at the Etihad. But my last tick is in Farnworth, part of Bolton, and a tricky little trip to the… Continue reading FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
Clickbait ! I thought Leicestershire would be a tough county to pick five sure fire winners in, but it was a doddle, even if you might find them surprisingly similar in style. Well, one of them doesn’t sell Bass. Whitwick (Greater Coalville) – Three Horseshoes (Polly’s) But Polly’s does, and on my visit with Life… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 20 – LEICESTERSHIRE
THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
You left me at the Bay Horse, on the edge of Rivington Reservoir. A lesser man would have taken the easy option and caught the No. 125 into Horwich, or even headed back to Adlington station and made the short hop to Blackrod (such evocative names). But not Retired Martin, oh no. Ignoring the drizzle,… Continue reading THE QUIET NIGHT IN AT B33R@33
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