September 2023. Scarborough. I meant to send my mum a postcard from Scarborough but a) I forgot, b) a first class stamp is £1.25, c) couldn’t find a Post Office anywhere. I did see loads of hotels though, including the Grand. rated “Passable” on Booking.com (i.e. dreadful), the Adelphi of the North. But take the… Continue reading LEMON TWIST
THE BEST PART OF COMPLETING THE BEER GUIDE IS BEING ALLOWED TO DRINK PINTS IN PUBS LIKE THE SCHOLAR’S
September 2023. Scarborough. Well, you can’t spend the equivalent of 13 and a third pints of OBB on your rail ticket getting to Scarborough and just do the two ticks. If I’d turned up a few days earlier I could have seen Glamorgan grind out a draw to keep Yorkshire in their rightful place at… Continue reading THE BEST PART OF COMPLETING THE BEER GUIDE IS BEING ALLOWED TO DRINK PINTS IN PUBS LIKE THE SCHOLAR’S
SHAZAMMED IN SCARBOROUGH
September 2023. Scarborough. 2:45 hours to reach Scarborough from another Yorkshire city seems a long time, but you get to see the glories of Goole and Brough and Driffield so not all bad. First time I’ve arrived in Scarbs by train in years, it’s a bit of a tip at the moment, but redeemed by… Continue reading SHAZAMMED IN SCARBOROUGH
RESISTING THE FAMOUS PIE IN HUNMANBY
September 2023. Hunmanby, Filey. The last knockings of the 2023 Good Beer Guide year; just enough time to finish off North Yorkshire before GBG24 drops (ugh). I’d been putting off the last couple of entries near Scarborough because a) the train costs £40.50, b) th train costs £40.50. But it was a sunny September in… Continue reading RESISTING THE FAMOUS PIE IN HUNMANBY
LURED INTO THE IMPERIAL BY “NEWKY BROWN IN A WINE GLASS” ERNIE
September 2023. Southborough. Just a pint in t’Wells at the Grove then a bus back to the in-laws. We’d even managed to walk past the alluring entrance to the Imperial, the gorgeous but dull pub on th corner. Well, nearly. A chap holding a wine glass jumped out and waved at us to come in.… Continue reading LURED INTO THE IMPERIAL BY “NEWKY BROWN IN A WINE GLASS” ERNIE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE GROVE, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. I’ll let you into a secret. I’m much more likely to award coveted status if I can’t think of a title for a blog post, and the only one that sprang to mind was “RESERVED FOR THE DOG” (read on). Monday night, after a day of doctors appointments and pill… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE GROVE, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Retired crossword pint lady with backpack
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Mrs RM must have been jealous of my Big Night Out in t’Wells, as she insisted on joining me for some essential shopping in town the next day. Very much my sort of shopping, as we singularly failed to buy what we’d gone in for, and instead considered our pub… Continue reading Retired crossword pint lady with backpack
FEELING OLD AND PECULIER IN THE OPERA HOUSE
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Thank you for all your kind words of sympathy after the revelation I’d had to walk the 3 miles back from the Pantiles due to the last bus leaving at 17:28. “In my day the last bus on Sunday left at 3pm on the Saturday. IF you were lucky” writes… Continue reading FEELING OLD AND PECULIER IN THE OPERA HOUSE
WHEN THE LAST BUS BACK FROM TUNBRIDGE WELLS HAS LEFT AT 5:28pm
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. I was taking a break from in-law drama in the Pantiles, and after a couple of pints of pre-emptive and post-emptive craft thought I’d better get back for 6. Google maps tells you when and where to catch the bus from the station. “You’ve just missed the last bus mate”… Continue reading WHEN THE LAST BUS BACK FROM TUNBRIDGE WELLS HAS LEFT AT 5:28pm
TO THE PANTILES !
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Out on my bit of respite from in-law drama, I was heading aimlessly towards the Pantiles, when it suddenly occurred to me what a scruffy town Tunbridge Wells is, particularly around the main station. On the Clive Bull show on LBC this morning a lady called Sophie from Reading said,… Continue reading TO THE PANTILES !
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