A second new Hammersmith tick, with W6 one of the top destination for GBG tickers chasing scattered returns in 21/22. Having said Hammersmith looks very dull, I’ll admit the riverside ain’t bad (as long as you’ve reserved a table at The Dove), and the Stonemasons looks the sort of pub folk cross the Atlantic for.… Continue reading VALLEY GIRLS
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HAMMERSMITH – FREE LOVE, (ALMOST) FREE RUDDLES
This afternoon our post comes to you courtesy of Ruben’s Coffee in Bromborough, while I wait for a micro to open. Hammersmith is about as far from Bromborough as you can get. Look ! Even the cars are paved with gold! Finding your way out of the shopping centre that encloses the station is easy… Continue reading HAMMERSMITH – FREE LOVE, (ALMOST) FREE RUDDLES
“RESERVED FOR THOMAS” – DOING THE LAMBETH TICK (AGAIN)
30 minutes free WiFi in the Travelodge near Manchester Victoria (£25), of which I’ve already wasted 7 minutes. The WiFi isn’t even good enough to upload my map extract, so your homework today is to find Lambeth North on the map. After walking past a Fullers pub last time out, we get to go in… Continue reading “RESERVED FOR THOMAS” – DOING THE LAMBETH TICK (AGAIN)
LONDON GBG22 – IT BEGINS IN FINSBURY
I’m not suggesting I used my parents house as a hotel, but I did use it as a base to make a trip to the capital on Thursday afternoon, saving £57 on the Stevenage Ibis I’d been despairing over spending a night in. The planning for an assault on the new London Beer Guide entries… Continue reading LONDON GBG22 – IT BEGINS IN FINSBURY
ST MARTIN GOES TO ST MARTIN’S
I met Matt for breakfast at the Koffee Pot yesterday, and the conversation covered the usual topics; trade in central Manchester, how lovely it is that Boris has sired another child, and who the most rubbish Spotify Wrapped. He asks me if I’m up-to-date with the blog. Well, this is last Thursday, so not bad… Continue reading ST MARTIN GOES TO ST MARTIN’S
RUTLAND WEEKEND BASS VISION
Only one GBG newbie in Rutland this year, and it doesn’t even look like it’s in Rutland. Walkable (just) from Stamford station, the Crown in Great Casterton is virtually on the Rutland/Lincs border, with Peterborough postcode. For the usual prize, what actually forms that Rutland/Lincs border ? I estimate conservatively that I’ve passed with a… Continue reading RUTLAND WEEKEND BASS VISION
FELIZ NAVIDAD (AND A BELGIAN BLUE)
On Wednesday I swallowed half a tooth. Not only is that expensive, my immediate thought was “I’m going to choke to death and miss the next lockdown“. “HELP !” I called to Mrs RM, trying to bring up the tooth (sorry if you’re eating your tea). “Shhh. I’m working” said Mrs RM. Luckily my dentist… Continue reading FELIZ NAVIDAD (AND A BELGIAN BLUE)
A YEAR IN THE NORTH
A year ago today Mrs RM and I said goodbye to Waterbeach and headed for the North. The stressful move followed a month of trauma made worse by the sudden closure of pubs. We arrived in Sheffield to find ourselves in Tier 3, not even able to search out whippet bhajis as “substantial meals” to… Continue reading A YEAR IN THE NORTH
KINDER-SCOUTING FOR GBG TICKS
In Easter 1997, around the time Chesterfield were reaching the FA Cup semi-final, we stayed in an old railway carriage in Rowarth, about as far as you can get into the Dark Peak without reaching Manchester. Our explorations told us that New Mills was a bit run-down, but Hayfield (pop. 2,709) the base from which… Continue reading KINDER-SCOUTING FOR GBG TICKS
SOLVING BUXTON’S GBG MYSTERIES
The first month of the new GBG ticking season is one of high excitement for the Maltmeisters, BRAPAs and that Scottish chap. Is that new entry in Harrogate the same as the Old Tap & Spile ? What’s happened to all the micros in Burton ? And are there really TWO new entries in the… Continue reading SOLVING BUXTON’S GBG MYSTERIES
