September 2023. Welby, Grantham. If Ian Thurman is the man responsible for the resurrection of Bass, and CAMRA the redeemer of Abbot, then Simon Everitt may just be the saviour of London Pride. Pride has been popping up in all sorts of places, from Tower Hill to the unfathomable wastelands between Grantham and Sleaford. Welby… Continue reading THE PRIDE DRINKING SURPRISINGLY WELL IN GREATER GRANTHAM
THE SLOW DEATH OF DAYTIME DRINKING PART 477
September 2023. Leeds. Of course, you can’t take a train to Leeds and just have the one beer, though I used to do that after meetings at Quarry House (aka the Kremlin) often enough in the early 2000s. That was when Tetley was often as good as it got, whether by the markets or up… Continue reading THE SLOW DEATH OF DAYTIME DRINKING PART 477
DAVE’S PIE & ALE HOUSE, LEEDS
September 2023. Leeds. Some GBG pub men start the new Guide year with arduous trips to get adventurous ticks in before winter. I believe BRAPA has ventured into Lincolnshire. I’m collecting the “low hanging fruit”, like a lone Leeds newbie. You remember Leeds ? Home to ITV studios where 3-2-1 was filmed, it seems. Nowadays Leeds… Continue reading DAVE’S PIE & ALE HOUSE, LEEDS
SEPTEMBER 2023 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW
A year on from The Great Completion, September 2023 was less dramatic, though the travel map looks scarcely less exhausting. No trips to Scotland, or Wales, or the South-West, which pretty much sums up my dire attempt to repeat 2022’s heroics on Rousay. And yes, Duncan, you will get a full spreadsheet. Soon. A new… Continue reading SEPTEMBER 2023 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW
PLATFORM 3b, DONCASTER
September 2023. Platform 3, Doncaster Station. Half an hour till the train (advance ticket, fixed time) back to Sheff, just time for a half in the Draughtsman. I would have gone in the green-tiled Leopard for the first time in 20 years, but it looked a little too quiet. Obviously if I’d visited I could… Continue reading PLATFORM 3b, DONCASTER
“What’s S and P mean ?” Teatime in Doncaster.
September 2023. Doncaster. So much to love in Doncaster, a town that will always have a special place in Mrs RM’s and my heart due to, er, a £20 motel next to Hyde Park cemetery. In truth, Donny isn’t that great, and although the new cultural quarter is a gem, and the street art much-improved,… Continue reading “What’s S and P mean ?” Teatime in Doncaster.
THE ‘LITTLE’ PLOUGH, DONCASTER – “LIKE A GREAT SAM SMITHS PUB WITH MOBILE PHONES”
September 2023. Doncaster. A Top 100 pub ? ANOTHER one ! Why not ? Life is short. And time was short in Doncaster, but time enough to see what’s changed since Mrs RM and I drove a teenage Matthew here from Waterbeach 5 years ago (and back the same night) for a hardcore gig just… Continue reading THE ‘LITTLE’ PLOUGH, DONCASTER – “LIKE A GREAT SAM SMITHS PUB WITH MOBILE PHONES”
DOES DONNY HAVE THE UK’s BEST SOCIAL HISTORY MUSEUM ?
September 2023. Doncaster. The bus passing the Horse & Groom said “Sorry – full”, even though it clearly wasn’t. The driver said “Gonna be a millions school kids on here in a minute mate, I’d wait for the next one”. Now, if life has taught me anything, it’s “never wait for the next one“. Well,… Continue reading DOES DONNY HAVE THE UK’s BEST SOCIAL HISTORY MUSEUM ?
A TRIP ADVISOR TO ARMTHORPE
September 2023. Armthorpe, Doncaster. 498 pubs to do in the new GBG, and I’ve set off like a raging tortoise ticking a new pub a day. I always like to finish the local counties early. The last pub in South Yorkshire was a short train ride away in delightful Donny. Sadly, the short hop on… Continue reading A TRIP ADVISOR TO ARMTHORPE
THE CLOSED SHOP RE-OPENS IN THE BEST PLACE INT WORLD
September 2023. Sheffield. It’s great to have a Good Beer Guide, but there’s plenty of life outside the good book. Mrs RM particularly liked the Closed Shop in student-land, as much for the quality pub food as the average Stancil beers. See if you can spot its little problem when it was a Stancil pub.… Continue reading THE CLOSED SHOP RE-OPENS IN THE BEST PLACE INT WORLD
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