April 2024. Little Brickhill. Milton Keynes. Many folk would be traumatised at the prospect of two (2) pubs in suburban Milton Keynes; I was overjoyed at an overdue return to Newport Pagnell, and a first ever visit to tiny Little Brickhill, virtually a hamlet just south of our most successful soccer franchise and a giant… Continue reading THE EDGE OF….MILTON KEYNES
GETTING OUR DUCKS IN A ROW IN NEWPORT PAGNELL
April 2024. Newport Pagnell. Without the pressure of completing the Beer Guide the weeks and months had rather lost their focus, at least until Mrs RM decided this was the year to complete ticking Europe. So UK pubbing activity has been a bit random, nothing wrong with that, and focused on places we can park… Continue reading GETTING OUR DUCKS IN A ROW IN NEWPORT PAGNELL
A KIRKSTALL ENCROACHMENT INTO SHEFFIELD
April 2024. Sheffield. I concluded a two hour stroll, through the pub interiors, graveyards and botanical gardens, and cryptic comments, at The York, the smartest pub on Fulwood Road, the “University street”. Or at least that’s how I remember the York from James’s first year in Endcliffe residences, when True North ran a more pubby… Continue reading A KIRKSTALL ENCROACHMENT INTO SHEFFIELD
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 844 – THE BEAR, ABBEYDALE ROAD
April 2024. Sheffield. You left me in Sheffield’s antiques quarter, braving 50mph winds and taking refuge in Hagglers Corner. Even the banks round here have been converted into “old tat” shops, such is the power of the antiques market. I took a look on What Pub at the nearest pubs on the 2 roads south-east… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 844 – THE BEAR, ABBEYDALE ROAD
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 1,073 – HAGGLERS CORNER
April 2024. Sheffield. 3 years in Sheffield and we still haven’t really got to grips with London and Abbeydale Roads, the lanes snaking south from the centre and United’s ground, so on an increasingly blustery Saturday I set off to remedy that. I really must see Dr John Cooper Clarke live, while I still can;… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 1,073 – HAGGLERS CORNER
“Biddulph’s first ever pub to feature in the Good Beer Guide”. Can that be true ?
April 2024. Biddulph. A last Staffordshire Beer Guide 2024 tick, without fanfare but actually quite exciting to visit Biddulph. I thought so, anyway, with Mow Cop, the Biddulph Gardens and who knows what other north Staffs treasures to explore. Even Little Moreton Hall on my doorstep. And what a view from my parking space lane.… Continue reading “Biddulph’s first ever pub to feature in the Good Beer Guide”. Can that be true ?
ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
April 2024. Manchester. From Crewe via Stockport to Piccadilly for City v Villa, but first another entry in Matthew Curtis’s Guide to Manchester Beer, a recommended next book to tick once you’ve done the GBG. Finding a pub on matchday is always tricky, though City fans on Blue Moon seem oddly drawn to places called… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN MANCHESTER’S BEER BOOK – SURESHOT, PICCADILLY
A PIT STOP AT TOM’S TAP
April 2024. Crewe. I’d got my money’s worth out of the ticket to Crewe already, but with the Guide tick and a new Bass pub in the bag I still had 47 minutes before the train to Stockport and beyond. So, saying goodbye to “Naughty Winston” and a soundtrack of OMD’s “If You Leave” I… Continue reading A PIT STOP AT TOM’S TAP
DRAUGHT BASS BACK IN CREWE. THE DOG’S *******.
April 2024. Crewe. “What about the culture, Retired Martin ? Show us the culture !”. First up, a reminder that Crewe is now a suburb of Wrexham, a mere 88 years after their Welsh Cup win over (checks notes) Chester. And here’s some nice blossom on Wistaston Road, and a moderately interesting Christadelphian church with… Continue reading DRAUGHT BASS BACK IN CREWE. THE DOG’S *******.
A TRAIN TO CREWE, A WALK IN CREWE, A PUB IN CREWE
April 2024. Crewe. Yes, it’s back to Crewe for a penultimate GBG24 Cheshire tick. Not a difficult place to get to (40 minutes from Stockport), just an irritating one. Wednesday presented a 20:15 kick-off at the Etihad (WTF !); plenty of time for a detour to your favourite railway town and back. Two out of… Continue reading A TRAIN TO CREWE, A WALK IN CREWE, A PUB IN CREWE
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