June 2023. Hampstead. Oooh, obscure musical reference alert. I’m not a big Microdisney devote, but “And the reignOf the vainIs a pain“ is a great line (I think). Having just forgotten I’d been in Kilburn recently, I checked my blog to see if I’d visited Hampstead since 2015. Apparently not. And the NW3 Guide entries… Continue reading TICKER’S HAMPSTEAD HOME
KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROAD
June 2023. Kilburn. Just a short post to remind myself how little I really know about London. With five (5) GBG ticks in the bag by 3 it was already a good day, but now the new Guide entries became a little more tucked away and in need of a helping hand from the Overground… Continue reading KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROAD
BRICK BY BRICK….THE CARLTON REBORN
June 2023. North-West London. You hardly notice the transition from West to North-West London, historically the weakest of the Beer Guide’s capital chapters. The 20 minutes north from Maida Vale’s eerie trees and epic Paddington playground take you to Kilburn, but it’s not a Kilburn I recognise. But I recognise the name. The Carlton Tavern,… Continue reading BRICK BY BRICK….THE CARLTON REBORN
JUST MORE W9 VICTORIAN PUB TILING PORN
June 2023. London W9. The pubs come thick and fast in London. One of the joys of ticking the capital is planning where you’ll have a half rand where definitely a pint, when you’ll swerve the cask in favour of craft*, which tube lines will give you the shortest gaps between loo stops, and how… Continue reading JUST MORE W9 VICTORIAN PUB TILING PORN
WHEN I GET TO WARWICK AVENUE, MEET ME BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE PUB
June 2023. London. After that little bit of negativity, let’s get positive again as we cross the Grand Union into Warwick Avenue Loads of nice looking pubs, like the Bridge House by the, er, bridge, but often disappointing experiences with tired beers and tip boxes. Oh yes, Little Venice, not as good as the real… Continue reading WHEN I GET TO WARWICK AVENUE, MEET ME BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE PUB
A PADDINGTON BEAR STARE FOR THE TIRED BEER IN W2
June 2023. London Part 2 of 11. My heart leaped for joy when I realised I could ride the Central Line from Fairlop straight to Queensway, less than a mile from pub tick No. 2. My joy was only slightly lessened by the realisation that after 7 years as Mayor Sadiq Khan still hasn’t installed… Continue reading A PADDINGTON BEAR STARE FOR THE TIRED BEER IN W2
WHERE THE “F” IS FAIRLOP ?
June 2023. London. Anyone like London ? Strap yourself in. By the time I finish this set of (oh dear) eleven (11) posts you’ll be heartily sick of the capital. The problem is, with an off-peak return with Travelcard costing the same as 25 pints of Doom Bar in Spoons you need to get your… Continue reading WHERE THE “F” IS FAIRLOP ?
BACK TO £5 A PINT SUSSEX
June 2023. Hawkhurst. The Google travel map for June is going to be fun; a series of trips from Sheffield to Waterbeach to Rye and back again. Repeat. Returning from “home” to the caravan park at Rye the day after that pint of Moretti I found myself in need of some Harvey’s. Which is odd,… Continue reading BACK TO £5 A PINT SUSSEX
WATERBEACH SWITCHES TO THE LAGER
June 2023. Greater Waterbeach. Two nights a week spent in Waterbeach taking Dad out to remote Fenland villages, with the bonus of some of England’s great takeaways. Worryingly, Mum has developed a favouring of the chicken shish and salad box at Waterbeach Best Kebab, the van that turns up six nights a week on the… Continue reading WATERBEACH SWITCHES TO THE LAGER
“I told you I was ill”
June 2023. Winchelsea. A walk in the June heat around WinChelsea, two words rarely seen in the same sentence since Lampard took over. It’s a mini-Rye, a town on a hill with a pub and a church and some ruins. You can walk its streets in 10 minutes, but the lanes south of town to… Continue reading “I told you I was ill”
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