January 2024. Sheffield. A bitterly cold few days home in Sheffield, but I managed to get Mrs RM out of the house for a walk into town for a late lunch. You know, those hills get steeper by the year. “Find me a pint of Jaipur in the centre of Sheffield” demanded Mrs RM as… Continue reading MRS RM’S SEARCH FOR JAIPUR
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 32 – NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Northants is a solid, consistent county for pubs, the Essex of the Midlands. Friendly guvnors and locals (particularly in the county town) and dependable beer, but a bit light on classic buildings. And don’t even start me on the fate of Shipmans. Easy enough to pick five, though the very best of the bunch is… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 32 – NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE ALBERT, ELY
January 2024. Ely. Time for a second pint by the Cathedral with Sis before rushing back to the station carrying forms and a kettle. All change in Ely’s little pub scene, one that didn’t have a single pub in GBG21 as the branch didn’t put any pubs forward (because Covid, remember it ?). The micro… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE ALBERT, ELY
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 31 – NORFOLK
Apologies for the lateness of your daily “Half A Dozen Pubs…”. The WiFi in Preston Premier Inn failed to upload my lovely photos (including the one I nicked off Duncan). You could almost have six pubs in the same Norwich postcode here, but that would be so dull. Bu picking five pubs to give a… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 31 – NORFOLK
MR RM’S SISTER NEGOTIATES THE CAMRA DISCOUNT AT ELY MINSTER
January 2024. Ely. Mum needed me to pop to Ely on an errand. I needed a pint. I phoned my sis, who escaped from Waterbeach to Ely’s lovely riverfront last year. “Fancy a pint ?” She did. She’s a Pint Woman. Ely is easier by rail (12 minutes) than the A10, busier than ever due… Continue reading MR RM’S SISTER NEGOTIATES THE CAMRA DISCOUNT AT ELY MINSTER
THE ACLE STRAIGHTS
January 2024. Acle. I spent a night in an Acle Travelodge. I really did. £29, and Alfie, Baa Baa and Charlie get a decent night’s sleep, while I get a new GBG tick and a chance to explore the main settlement (pop. 2,732) between Norwich and Great Yarmouth, on the road to the Broads. Nice… Continue reading THE ACLE STRAIGHTS
A HALF DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 30 – MERSEYSIDE
Another county where your picks don’t pick themselves, as it were. A county that’s a lot more than Liverpool, though you only really feel you’ve arrived when you get off the train at Lime Street. Which reminds me of a song; Picking one from the Big City was tough. How do you leave out Doctor… Continue reading A HALF DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 30 – MERSEYSIDE
DUAL DISAPPOINTMENT AT CARLETON RODE SOCIAL CLUB
January 2024. Carleton Rode. Attleborough. It’s a small world. Two days after visiting the Carleton Rode (pop. 785) Social Club, a remote Norfolk tick, I actually met someone from Attleborough. On his birthday (it wasn’t 22/12). He didn’t believe I’d been to Carleton Rode, which sounds like a member of Graham Taylor’s 1993 World Cup… Continue reading DUAL DISAPPOINTMENT AT CARLETON RODE SOCIAL CLUB
A WALK FROM BOROUGHBRIDGE MORRISONS
January 2024. Boroughbridge. As is traditional, Mrs RM had left something behind in the Durham Hotel, so we had to return home via Seaton Carew, which added 2 minutes to our homeward journey. 2 minutes might not sound a lot to you, but it all adds up and I have entered it into the Register… Continue reading A WALK FROM BOROUGHBRIDGE MORRISONS
SHOCK THE MONKEY TO LIFE
January 2024. Hartlepool. It was, perhaps, a brave choice for Hartlepool Tourist Office to ask Peter Gabriel to be their brand ambassador as the town looks to capitalise on Blackpool Jane’s recent endorsement. But his 3 word slogan encapsulates the revival of the monkey-hanging capital of the UK in recent years, and there’s plenty of… Continue reading SHOCK THE MONKEY TO LIFE
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