August 2023. Bentham. I always reckon I could give you directions anywhere in the UK, but Bentham aka High Bentham is a tricky one. “Take the slow route to Settle, DON’T overtake the tractor, turn left on a sharp bend before the waterfall” is the best I can do. I’d never heard of the River… Continue reading WINNING ON THE WENNING
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VOMIT ON THE STREETS OF WHALLEY…
….Cliviger, Barnoldswick, Chipping etc etc August 2023. Whalley. Whalley had looked such a genteel little village when we arrived. Hardly a soul, free parking by the Martyrs church, black and white quintessential Englishness, parish church dating back to 628 (AD), and a main street majoring on jewellery and bridal make-up. The highlight, breakfast pastries at… Continue reading VOMIT ON THE STREETS OF WHALLEY…
CORTO
August 2023. Clitheroe. Hardly a big session in Clitheroe; just the new craft bar in the GBG, the 42 pump beer hall and a lovely little bar that sadly seems set to close before it makes the Guide. The route to Cortó takes you past some of the joys of a traditional Northern market town,… Continue reading CORTO
HOW MANY BEERS CAN YOU DRINK IN A BAR WITH 42 BEERS ON ?
August 2023. Clitheroe. It had been 20 years since Mrs RM was last in Clitheroe, the Glossop of the North (there isn’t one of those in the South) and I wanted her to see the Bowland Brewery development in Holmes Mill. To be honest, Clitheroe didn’t look a lot different. Perhaps that’s the problem with… Continue reading HOW MANY BEERS CAN YOU DRINK IN A BAR WITH 42 BEERS ON ?
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY, ANYWAY
August 2023. Clitheroe. And just to prove this blog isn’t ALL ruined abbeys and surreptitious photos of folk drinking, something a bit more genteel for my genteel reader Pauline, next, as we revisit a Clitheroe coffee shop. Actually, it wasn’t much fun walking central Clitheroe as the rain changed its mind about falling on Mrs… Continue reading SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE IN THE RIBBLE VALLEY, ANYWAY
FOLLOW THE BEAR TO CLITHEROE
August 2023. Clitheroe. After the Beer Shack made GBG23 I started saving up a “proper” return to Clitheroe for so long I almost forgot to do it at all. Did you know the next GBG is less than a month away (unless you live in York when normal postal rules don’t apply). And then when… Continue reading FOLLOW THE BEAR TO CLITHEROE
YOUR GUIDE TO THE BEST BED AND BREAKFAST IN AN ABBEY NEAR CLITHEROE (THERE’S EVEN MADRI).
August 2023. Whalley. In the Spring of 1997, fresh into my first Finance Director job, I joined an expedition from St Albans to Whalley (via a tick lunch stop at the Red Lion in Kegworth), where the two main NHS bodies responsible for learning disability services were comparing notes at Calderstones “Hospital”. One of my… Continue reading YOUR GUIDE TO THE BEST BED AND BREAKFAST IN AN ABBEY NEAR CLITHEROE (THERE’S EVEN MADRI).
I’m Sawley tempted, but Mrs RM succumbs to the Unicorn
August 2023. Sawley, Bowland. As you can tell, my stint at the BRAPA course on witty blog titles wasn’t a great success and I want my money back. The problem with Sawley is you’re almost obliged to have “Sawley tempted” in the title; it’s a bit like Sexual Ealing. Anyway, two hour via Bradford on… Continue reading I’m Sawley tempted, but Mrs RM succumbs to the Unicorn
HENDOS ON EVERYTHING
August 2023. Sheffield. Breaking news overnight, as it emerges that Dave “US” Southworth, on “vacation” (holiday) in Kansas, has never (zero times) seen The Wizard of Oz. Along with Ferris Buellers Day Off, I’d assumed that Oz was prescribed viewing for all Americans, along with baggy “pants” and the consumption of grits at Denny’s. You… Continue reading HENDOS ON EVERYTHING
AN ADMISSION – I ACCEPTED A TASTER IN THE OLD SHOE
August 2023. Sheffield. I sense I’m going to be using, and recommending, the (new) Old Shoe quite a lot. OK, it lacks the heritage fittings of the Brown Bear, but it’s drawing in a lovely range of folk to sample its astonishing range of drinks. And with it being literally on my way home from… Continue reading AN ADMISSION – I ACCEPTED A TASTER IN THE OLD SHOE
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