We stopped in Chorley Market for Chorley cakes, as you do. They’re not as good as Eccles cakes, if I’m honest, but I didn’t say that while I was there. Don’t get me wrong. The baked goods are reason enough to dodge the endless amateur cyclists on the road from Euxton. The lady here sold me… Continue reading CHORLEY – BOB, BISCUITS & BASS MIRRORS
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DO THE CONTINENTAL
The second of my Pride of Preston posts (their TIC should use that one) revisits a real hero(ine), and an iconic pub. But first, Preston. As lovely as ever, even if we never actually found the retirement flats Mrs RM had been exploring on-line. The fairy lights along Fishergate looked new, and of course there’s… Continue reading DO THE CONTINENTAL
PRESTON – SEEING THE LIZARDS IN THE BLACK HORSE
“What have you been writing about me NOW ?” screamed Mrs RM as we set off down the A59. I’d forgot she very occasionally reads this stuff. So, by way of correction, can I say that Mrs RM was walking at a perfectly brisk pace yesterday, as you need to be when trudging through a field of… Continue reading PRESTON – SEEING THE LIZARDS IN THE BLACK HORSE
MORECAMBE – JAM JARS WITH HANDLES
Another emergency post to meet the tourist needs of Gareth, who is clearly escaping to the right side of the Pennines for a break. Morecambe was our family trip from Preston yesterday, £23 being a third of the price of a trek into the Lakes. That’s the best thing about Morecambe; you get the views… Continue reading MORECAMBE – JAM JARS WITH HANDLES
XB IN THIMBLEBY
Working through my One Drive revealed a few upsides to Lincolnshire I’d neglected to tell you about during my rant about “Gastropubisation“. Memory fades fast once you get north of 30. Another contender for “Dick & Dave’s big Lincs Adventure” is the Durham Ox in Thimbleby, which is a decent name, but not a patch… Continue reading XB IN THIMBLEBY
CAMBRIDGE’S PUNTER – NICE GARDEN, SHAME ABOUT THE GLASS
These short posts may lack drama, but they’re certainly helping me clean up my One Drive (I don’t understand, ask Mrs RM). Some of the photos are upside down and I can’t work out what they are. Inspired by Pint & Pubs, we seem to be visiting quite a few Cambridge pubs this year on… Continue reading CAMBRIDGE’S PUNTER – NICE GARDEN, SHAME ABOUT THE GLASS
A DECENT ARKELL’S 3B IN ASCOT
In case you’re wondering, this is what a 20 minute post looks like. I’m only writing this up because Arkell’s gets such bad press, and has so few of it’s pubs in the Beer Guide. More than BrewDog or Mallinson though. As you’re no doubt bored stiff of me saying; “There’s nowt such thing as… Continue reading A DECENT ARKELL’S 3B IN ASCOT
BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
While Burton is unquestionably the place to spend a drunken evening (Bass or Joules carry-out into Balti Towers), the old mining villages of the National Forest have some of my favourite unpretentious pubs. I’ve written about Swadlincote and Ashby recently, and I ought to revisit the Three Horseshoes in Whitwick before it becomes an Ember Inn… Continue reading BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
A WALK FROM CAMBRIDGE STATION
Dick (or was it Dave ?) noted I’ve taken the reference to walking 10 miles a day off the blog. I wish all Americans were as observant. I’m still walking decent distances most days, but it gets tough slogging it out round the flatlands of Cambridgeshire when I’m not out travelling to proper places. Mrs RM… Continue reading A WALK FROM CAMBRIDGE STATION
JOY UNCONFINED AT CAMBERLEY’S EMBER INN
If ever there was a post produced without enthusiasm, this is it. Blame Tom Irvin. You’re not even getting a map extract. This is the “Contractual Obligation” of blogging, and anyone who knows their Python will know that LP contains the underrated “All Things Dull and Ugly“, which sums up the subject of this piece. Ember… Continue reading JOY UNCONFINED AT CAMBERLEY’S EMBER INN
