January 2025. Meanwood. Leeds. Right, an actual new GBG pub. If I was still attempting to complete the Guide, rather than being a Grand Master (Retd.) it would take me 3,255 years to finish, and I’d almost be into middle-age by then. The Terminus isn’t going to compete for the Old Codger pound when they… Continue reading MURKY IN MEANWOOD
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PREEMPTIVE LEEDS – THE BOOT & RALLY, MEANWOOD
January 2025. Meanwood. Leeds. Mrs RM went off in search of “culture” on our afternoon in Leeds, I tool the bus to the pubs of Meanwood. “The bus, RM, you’re going soft !“. Yes, could have walked it in 45 minutes but it was wet, and you get to see Leeds’ northern suburbs from the… Continue reading PREEMPTIVE LEEDS – THE BOOT & RALLY, MEANWOOD
A JAIPUR IN L***S
January 2025. Leeds. After a Wednesday spent driving 6 hours from Tunbridge Wells to Sheffield, battling A14 closures and football crowds, punctuated by long calls to the Medical Examiner and Coroner, we needed a break on the Thursday. Why on earth did we choose Leeds ? Well, it was the first train leaving Sheffield station,… Continue reading A JAIPUR IN L***S
DOING THE LAMBETH WALK. IN CROWBOROUGH
January 2025. Crowborough. No sooner had I completed the paperwork with the funeral directors and Coroner (Fun rating : 0.25/5) then it was time for another emergency mission to a beleaguered Father-in-Law down in Kent. At least the Dartford Tunnel was behaving. Mrs RM negotiated a post-tea arrival with her Mum, and offered to drive… Continue reading DOING THE LAMBETH WALK. IN CROWBOROUGH
WRESTLING IN LODE. YOUR CLOSEST PINT TO ANGLESEY ABBEY
January 2025. Lode. Greater Waterbeach. I’m claiming Lode for Waterbeach before Newmarket CAMRA decides to nick it. And you can actually walk there from the Chung Hwa across the Quy Fen, once home to Cambridge’s nudist bathing lakes (said my Dad). Lode village (pop. 913), really a hamlet, backs on to Anglesey Abbey; you can… Continue reading WRESTLING IN LODE. YOUR CLOSEST PINT TO ANGLESEY ABBEY
GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY v MACCLESFIELD – ROBBIE SAVAGE’S WHITE COAT
January 2025. Gainsborough. Another month, another dose of non-league football, the perfect respite from the grind of funeral planning and powers of attorney. Non-league comes in many forms, of course, from the 7th tier semi-pros of Hastings and Macclesfield to the amateurs of Manchester City, whose season ticket prices my occasional seat at the Etihad… Continue reading GAINSBOROUGH TRINITY v MACCLESFIELD – ROBBIE SAVAGE’S WHITE COAT
A MYSTERY TRIP TO SEARCH FOR THE REAL ALE IN THE BLUES CLUB
January 2025. Gainsborough. Only five minutes walk from the Eight Jolly Brewers to the Trinity’s ground; I know CAMRAs who’d have taken a taxi. It’s a grim quarter of a mile, Gainsborough’s market square looking particularly unloved. But as Will noted, there’s some loveable old buildings, and I haven’t even touched on the Old Hall… Continue reading A MYSTERY TRIP TO SEARCH FOR THE REAL ALE IN THE BLUES CLUB
TOP 100 PUBS – EIGHT JOLLY BREWERS, GAINSBOROUGH
January 2025. Gainsborough. I needed a spot of respite from funeral planning on my day back in Sheffield and when Will suggested a trip to Gainsborough Trinity v “Robbie Savage’s” Macclesfield on an icy cold Saturday it seemed like the perfect pick-me-up. Despite the lure of Robbie Savage’s hair, Mrs RM sat this one out.… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – EIGHT JOLLY BREWERS, GAINSBOROUGH
COB, BAP, BARM, BUTTY, SANDWICH…
January 2025. Sheffield. Back in Sheffield for a night, finally. I’d forgot what “home” looks like. The boiler was making a horrible noise so I turned it off, I had a discussion about Mum’s funeral arrangements that threatened to be more traumatic than death itself, and decided I needed a walk in the chilled Sheffield… Continue reading COB, BAP, BARM, BUTTY, SANDWICH…
THE RAM JAM INN. BACK, SORT OF.
January 2025. Ram Jam. Stretton. Thursday saw Mrs RM join me on our first trip back to Sheffield together in 3 months. We needed lunch half-way, which on the A1 north means a choice of seven McDonalds, a Starbucks, an OK Diner, or Grantham Spoons. There used to be a pub on the Great North… Continue reading THE RAM JAM INN. BACK, SORT OF.
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