Staying in the Llanelli Travelodge for £40, rather than the £100+ being asked everywhere else in this crazy year, paid for my beer, my takeaway, and the therapy sessions needed after that Felinfoel pub. And the next morning I had time to do Llanelli justice. OK, perhaps 8am Saturday morning isn’t the best time to… Continue reading LLANELLI BEFORE BREAKFAST
PLEASE TAKE ONE – FELINFOEL FREEBIES
I really should have saved that Felinfowl ? blog title for this one. #Amateur Always nice to bring you a picture of an actual brewery on what some claim is a beer blog, even if that brewery has a reputation somewhere below Arkells. In the local park, a statue commemorates someone erroneously picking up a… Continue reading PLEASE TAKE ONE – FELINFOEL FREEBIES
STRADEY PARK
The Welsh Wander wobbled on, through Kidwelly (quaint) to Burry Port (oddly, not quaint) where Mrs RM kept the engine running while I nipped in the Ship Aground (packed with diners) for a half. No tables free, so a rich Gower Black Diamond (3.5) in the garden in the rain. #Hardcore It was still drizzling… Continue reading STRADEY PARK
FERRYSIDE
I’ve just been enjoying a pint or four with two Old Boys from Mangotsfield and North Watford who seemed astonished I could name a pub in their home towns. Being a GBG ticker is clearly the best way to financial ruin, self-actualisation and an encyclopaedic knowledge of the UK. I know more about Ferryside in… Continue reading FERRYSIDE
A RED LION. ANOTHER ONE.
I know my readers will expect eloquence from me in these difficult times but I’ve just completed the Ticking of the Channel Islands, something even the Germans didn’t manage, and am celebrating with Herm on Doom Bar. Sorry. Doom Bar on Herm. Back to early May and another Welsh tick in the wilderness betwixt Llanelli… Continue reading A RED LION. ANOTHER ONE.
TOP 100 PUBS – THE MANSEL ARMS, PORTHYRHYD
I took no notes, and few photos, but the Mansel Arms in Porthyrhyd in Carmarthenshire WAS a classic. Mrs RM parked up at 14:37 in the pub car park and raided the bag of cheese and pate from the village stores I’d already scoffed the Welsh cakes. There was already an Old Boy waiting patiently… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE MANSEL ARMS, PORTHYRHYD
WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, JUST ADD A PICTURE OF A CAT
The Welsh Wander lurched from Dylan Thomas land to the frankly undistinguished bit between Carmarthen and Llanelli. Five pubs for me (and you) here, and some seaside, and a cat. And Mrs RM’s lovely arm. Mrs RM was pleased to veer off the A48 towards the Smiths Arms in Foelgastell, or however you say it.… Continue reading WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, JUST ADD A PICTURE OF A CAT
LLANSTEFFAN CASTLED
August 8th, 2027. Make a note of that date. That’s the day I’ll finally finish these posts from West Wales, a trip that’s now 3 weeks old. It was a great trip. Not just the ticks but a through exploration of hitherto unexplored pockets of coast not far from Dylan Thomas Land. Llansteffan (pop. 941)… Continue reading LLANSTEFFAN CASTLED
FELINFOUL ?
In the ’90s we made annual trips to Cardiff (top Balti) and beyond (less great curry) and fell a bit in love with Brain’s Bitter and Felinfoel Double Dragon. Felinfoel seems to have a reputation on a par with Arkells or Palmers these days, and having gone largely keg the GBG has little to do… Continue reading FELINFOUL ?
CRASS, CWRW, CARMARTHEN
A night in Carmarthen and with two (2) ticks in the bag by 18:00 I was at a loss what to do ? A train trip to Llanelli ? A curry with cress ? A tour of the Bethel chapels ? How about a pre-emptive tick of the town’s craft bar ? Shamefully, I once… Continue reading CRASS, CWRW, CARMARTHEN
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