June 2023. Bexhill (-on-Sea, if you must, pedants) Yes, another sunny morning in Sussex, and while Mrs RM works in the caravan I do the hard yards of exploring pubs culture on the coast. Bexhill is one of those towns I’ve always wrote off as “dull south coast retirement Cons club“, with two flying visits… Continue reading BEXHILL SPOONS CARPET SPECIAL
JUNE 2023 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
“At the age of thirty-sevenShe realised she’d never rideThrough Paris in a sports carWith the warm wind in her hair” The Ballad of Lucy Jordan Well, at the age of fifty-eight and a half, June 2023 was the month I realised I wouldn’t be completing the Good Beer Guide by the time the Iron Maiden… Continue reading JUNE 2023 STOCKTAKE + JULY PREVIEW
MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
June 2023. Rye Harbour. It’s a year since Mrs RM found her caravan down in Rye Harbour, and the most surprising thing is how many delights on our doorstep we haven’t #ticked yet. Camber Castle (a 20 minute walk past aggressive sheep), the Rye mini-cinema (like a micro but with art films), and the delights… Continue reading MRS RM PERSUADES ME INTO RYE HARBOUR’S SOCIAL CLUB
THIS is what Harvey’s should taste like, then.
June 2023. Forest Row, East Sussex. “I’d go for it before just about any other beer” wrote the Stafford Mudgie of Harrvey’s Sussex, in my post about a rather dull, thin pint of Lewes’ finest. And I’d agree with Paul, if it wasn’t for the frequency with which the Harvey’s appears to be put in… Continue reading THIS is what Harvey’s should taste like, then.
A TRIP TO THE WATERWORKS
June 2023. Rye. A year ago I was in manic mode, in a mad dash to finish the Beer Guide before events (dear boy) made completion far more tricky. In 2023 I’m in more leisurely mode, basing ourselves in Rye for most of June so we can tick attend to octogenarian parents and do the… Continue reading A TRIP TO THE WATERWORKS
HASTINGS OLD TOWN – A SLIGHT RETURN
June 2023. Hastings. Mrs RM is enjoying her walk in the flat lands of the Sussex coast more than her walks up the hills of Sheffield. Should have stayed in Waterbeach. We ended a gorgeous couple of hours in St. Leonards-Hastings in the Old Town, where the neo-classical facades of Pelham Crescent tower above bingo… Continue reading HASTINGS OLD TOWN – A SLIGHT RETURN
GROYNING THE DOTS IN ST LEONARDS
June 2023. St. Leonards. Reader “Alan” seemed surprised you can get from London to Rye in a little over an hour, providing you don’t eat for a week to fund the Southeastern leg of the journey, and it’s certainly been fascinating to see how many Londoners have been visiting the east Sussex coast these last… Continue reading GROYNING THE DOTS IN ST LEONARDS
ONE OVER THE EIGHT (and it’s all BRAPA’s fault)
June 2023. King’s Cross Station. A successful day had produced eight (8) London ticks, my most successful raid (no GBG completist language) of the year. What you need now is to drink four pints of water, make sure you get on and off the right trains, and get to bed. If only life worked like… Continue reading ONE OVER THE EIGHT (and it’s all BRAPA’s fault)
BLACKHORSE LANE, E17
June 2023. Walthamstow. My eighth (8th) and last new London tick meant a slog up to Walthamstow’s Blackhorse Road, starting point for the famous Blackhorse Beer Mile comprising 37 breweries, wineries, German delis and make up artists. So famous that I’d never heard of it, always associating the Walthamstow beer scene with Ravenswood Industrial Estate.… Continue reading BLACKHORSE LANE, E17
ISLINGTON CORNER PUB
June 2023. Islington. Well, more Newington Green, according the Beer Guide, though I can’t see a Newington Green on the map and the closest tube is Canonbury, perilously close to the Arsenal ground. It’ll always be Islington to me, where the corner pubs are more open plan and open kitchen, and lack in diversity what… Continue reading ISLINGTON CORNER PUB
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