October 2023. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. We crossed the High Level Bridge from the Microbus into the Toon, the opposite journey to the one we’d managed with my in-laws in June, a stark reminder of how far octogenarians can manage when there’s beer and cake at the end of a long walk. Even better views today, but I… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
BUS, BUS, BUS, BUS, MAGIC MICRO BUS – A GATESHEAD GREAT
October 2023. Gateshead. An absolute deluge of posts coming up from Newcastle; old favourites, new favourites, that bloke from the 1975 AND Les Dennis. Saturday night sees the hotels either side of the Tyne fill up and double their prices; the Durham House Hotel is probably too far from the Toon for tottering hen parties… Continue reading BUS, BUS, BUS, BUS, MAGIC MICRO BUS – A GATESHEAD GREAT
HOW DID I MISS THE PICKLED PARSON ?
October 2023. Sedgefield. Another weekend, another trip down to Waterbeach (Covid and flu jabs this time) then straight back up the A1. Didn’t even get a Crispy Beef; the chicken kebab (“with all the trimmings“) seems the parents favourite now. On brief stop on the way to Gateshead/Newcastle, an unexpected return to Sedgefield, meeting place… Continue reading HOW DID I MISS THE PICKLED PARSON ?
MORE GREATER GRANTHAM GASTROPUBS
October 2023. Greater Grantham (or is it Super Sleaford ?). Lincolnshire. Some blokes like to admire other bloke’s Panini sticker albums from the 1986 World Cup, some compare rare Radiohead vinyl, but pub tickers love, LOVE, looking at each others Beer Guides and going “Oooh, you’ve got all four new Grantham ticks to do”. Yes,… Continue reading MORE GREATER GRANTHAM GASTROPUBS
TOP UK RAILWAY STATION PUBS – No. 3,788. THE CREWE HERO
October 2023. Crewe. But before Crewe, a few things I saw in Wem that weren’t pubs. To be fair, it didn’t convince me either, so unless you’re a fan of Victoriana or doors a foot from the ground, I’d saw Wem is for the pub purist or the Joules completist. Or that weird bloke who… Continue reading TOP UK RAILWAY STATION PUBS – No. 3,788. THE CREWE HERO
WEM – SIX OF THE BEST, AND NOT A CRAFT BEER ALL DAY
October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. The last of our six Wem wonders came just north of centre, as long as the Hawkestone Arms actually opened at 4. And why wouldn’t it, does What Pub or Facebbok ever lie ? Actually their Facebook hadn’t been updated since April, when Sventertainment (great name) must have brought the house… Continue reading WEM – SIX OF THE BEST, AND NOT A CRAFT BEER ALL DAY
LIFE ON MARS. PUMPKINS IN WEM.
October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. This set of reports from your daring trio of casketeers trip to North Shropshire nears its denouement, as we bravely cross the road from the Castle to the White Lion. Two Joules pubs in an hour for Stafford Paul; we were spoiling him now. Only just noticed those little bees on… Continue reading LIFE ON MARS. PUMPKINS IN WEM.
WE’M DRINKING WELL IN THE JOULES PUBS
October 2023. Wem. Shrewsbury. We moved into a third hour in Wem as we approached Pub No. 4. It’s quite something that Wem (six cask pubs) hadn’t merited a single GBG inclusuion in the quarter of a century I’d been ticking the Guide, and at least three of the houses we visited would have been… Continue reading WE’M DRINKING WELL IN THE JOULES PUBS
WE’M NOT DRINKING WELL
October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. A Pub Man would rather visit six different pubs of variable quality in an interesting town than six different good pints in a town hall or museum. So I didn’t mind the odd disappointment on a generally good day in Wem the other week, as the Dickin Arms had other charms.… Continue reading WE’M NOT DRINKING WELL
THE 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE FOX
October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. Pub two on our pub crawl “curated pub appreciation in Northern Salop tour“. 10 minutes back into Wem past the old brewery and a sharp left to the Fox Inn, just past the imposing offices of E. Maund & Sons (Garage). I always find it reassuring when a stop on a… Continue reading THE 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE FOX
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