Before we set off for the Isle of Portland, we popped back to Spoons on Sunday morning for our Eggs Benedict. There were only enough microwaved packets for one of those (draw your own conclusions) so I had to settle for the fry-up. Spoons breakfasts really are on the slide. Relishing the WiFi and unlimited… Continue reading ON CHESIL BEACH…
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ENDING THE WINCHESTER CRAWL IN THE OLD GAOLHOUSE
Grief this is feeling like a long old haul. Nearly there though. Next stop was the Queen, a real outlier that takes you through the attractive streets south of the Cathedral. Goodness know how we made it past the Wykeham without a stop there, but no doubt the Pride was drinking well without our… Continue reading ENDING THE WINCHESTER CRAWL IN THE OLD GAOLHOUSE
SINGING “COCKLES & MUSSELS, DOOM BAR NBSS 4.0, OH”
Premiership winning interlude over, back to the South coast. So you’ve heard about a “pub” that shuts on Saturday for private functions, and a craft beer bar with trestle tables and ’80s vinyl, what about Proper Pubs ? How about the Eclipse, which enchanted and disappointed a year ago ? That was on a midweek… Continue reading SINGING “COCKLES & MUSSELS, DOOM BAR NBSS 4.0, OH”
RAHEEM, NATALIE & MIKKELLER
After the darkness, comes the dawn. A week after a shut pub and a traumatising derby defeat, City get to win the League at Old Trafford tonight, in front of a “full house” of United fans. I can’t let that pass. So Wigan can say they beat the Champions this year, and Raheem Sterling, the… Continue reading RAHEEM, NATALIE & MIKKELLER
EXTENDING THE OVERDRAFT IN WINCHESTER
Not ALL the Winchester pubs had forgot what “pub” is an abbreviation of. We had a great night there; we always do. Winchester is an odd place. At times it seems the exclusive preserve of well-off 25-35 year olds; the pubs packed with folk with enough cash left after their mortgage for a proper… Continue reading EXTENDING THE OVERDRAFT IN WINCHESTER
“STUFF YOUR WEDDING, WINCHESTER; I NEED A PUB TICK”
Having delivered BRAPA into the warm bosom of the Fens, it was time for Mrs RM and I to set off in our campervan for Bridport. The M25 and M3 (now “intelligent”) were quite accommodating, but I’d had enough driving by the time we got to Winchester, and there were two ticks there. I always… Continue reading “STUFF YOUR WEDDING, WINCHESTER; I NEED A PUB TICK”
LEADING BRAPA ASTRAY
Ah ! Ain’t he lovely ? Don’t answer that. A great week ended with a chance meeting with the legend that is Si of BRAPA fame in the Newmarket hinterlands*. Some people idolise cans of Cloudwater. Fair play @cloudwaterbrew. You've won me back with this. It's absolutely exceptional. pic.twitter.com/DkHKSykxQi — Mark (@millionbevs) April 11, 2018… Continue reading LEADING BRAPA ASTRAY
FINISHING SALOP WITH A BASS BANG
Only one left in Salop for the GBG year, and another cracker. No better place to finish anywhere than in Shrewsbury, of course, even without enough room in my belly for half a dozen or more marvellous pubs I should have done. I caught the town on the first sunny day of Spring. And… Continue reading FINISHING SALOP WITH A BASS BANG
O WOW ! OSWESTRY !
I thought I’d get that little bit of Oswestry disappointment out of the way before I got onto the rave review. What a town this is. It’s not just the “micro in a treehouse” * Mr T Irvin Esq will no doubt appreciate the dead railway station with it’s excellent collection of Thomas and… Continue reading O WOW ! OSWESTRY !
ALL QUIET IN THE OSWESTRY HUNDRED
The pubs in Wolves were ticking over at lunchtime, but I’ve a real nervousness about the health of our more rural pubs these days. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, open at 4pm if you’re lucky, and subject to unannounced closures. Wolverhampton was all about revisiting proper boozers, but my two newbies on the edge of… Continue reading ALL QUIET IN THE OSWESTRY HUNDRED
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