December 2023. Hull. It had been a good night out in Hull, but I resisted the call of a fourth pub, saving the invitation to finally visit the Vauxhall Tavern for another day. One day… Just like the perfect hat-trick, this had been a classic pubber’s night out. Something Old – the George Something New… Continue reading “Something Old, Something New, Something Pre-emptive, Something to Chew”. Culinary Hull.
TOP 100 PUBS – THE SHIP INN, HULL
December 2023. Hull. It was Simon who alerted me to the presence of a new and must-visit pub in Hull earlier this year, and although I generally resist “pre-emptive tick tips” I’d spent £28.30, a weeks supply’s worth of Bombay mix, on the train and so I reckoned I ought to cross Sculcoates Bridge to… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE SHIP INN, HULL
HULL STREET ART SPECIAL
December 2023. Hull. £28.30 for the train to Hull (at least I had a seat and a charging point). But it was a great trip, not just for three classic pubs but some unexpected street art in the heart of the industrial quarter, which doesn’t yet have a name so I suggest we call it… Continue reading HULL STREET ART SPECIAL
ONE BEER IS ENOUGH PART 377. THE OLD BULL N BUSH, HULL.
December 2023. Hull. Only one new entry for Hull in GBG24; hardly worth the £28.30 train fare, is it (I know, I know, should have booked 6 months ago, or been a pensioner). But the Old Bull & Bush was worth the price, even without a bonus revisit and pre-emptive in this wonderful pub city.… Continue reading ONE BEER IS ENOUGH PART 377. THE OLD BULL N BUSH, HULL.
FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GINGER TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL HULL
December 2023. Hull. Right, let’s tick Hull. 15 minutes from the George to the Old Bull & Bush, both proof you get a higher quality of pub name on the Humber. That 15 minute walk gets its own blog outing; it deserves it and my brain can’t cope with more than ten pictures on a… Continue reading FROM THE LAND OF GREEN GINGER TO THE HEART OF INDUSTRIAL HULL
LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW. THE GEORGE HOTEL, HULL.
December 2023. Hull. Just to prove I really was in Hull, rather than, I dunno, Theale or Leiston. A professional GBG ticker would have headed straight to the Guide newbie Old Bull & Bush, had a half, then swam around the Humber to Grimsby to do a tick in New Waltham. But I can do… Continue reading LOOK THROUGH ANY WINDOW. THE GEORGE HOTEL, HULL.
Timothee Chalamet was right
December 2023. Hull. Suddenly, Americans love our unsung UK towns. The Southworths rave about Leek, Reynolds and McElhenney have taken Wrexham into the Premier League, and now the actual Willy Wonka is telling us how “sexy” the Hull accent is. And of course Timothee is right, and it can surely only be a matter of… Continue reading Timothee Chalamet was right
CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
December 2023. Donington. Lincolnshire. Jules alerts us to the welcome opening of a new Euston Spoons. Hoorah ! Someone has to keep the price of a London pint below a fiver. It won’t replace the Bree Louise of course, nothing could (though the beer might be more reliable),but it’s good to have the name of… Continue reading CAPTAIN FLINDERS COME HOME
A TRIBUTE TO BESSIE DAVIES
Sad news tonight that Bessie Davies, long-term landlady of the wonderful Dyffryn Arms in Pontfaen (“Bessie’s), has just died, aged 94. This photo is from the Pembrokeshire Herald, whose reporter Tom Sinclair has just posted a gorgeous tribute to Bessie. It captures the spirit of the Dyffryn better than any photo I ever took. I… Continue reading A TRIBUTE TO BESSIE DAVIES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
December 2023. Holbeach. Oh bless you, GBG24, engineering a long awaited return to Holbeach, the unknown quantity of the Fens. Just look at those famous faces associated with the town. Yes Geoff Capes of the Police fame. A town full of history. I spent my 33rd birthday at a fancy dining pub just up the… Continue reading HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
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