A day for the southern contingent of the Old (and younger) Codgers in Bath, five of us travelling from afar, and me with an 11 minute journey from Temple Meads. I’d put together a modest itinerary, largely a repeat of the famous trip in 2018 where we found the Best Bass in the World. After… Continue reading AN EARLY BATH (TICK)
SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
Still on Thursday night, as I finish a long day in training for the Proper Pub Day Out in Bath with the inevitable crispy beef and Singapore Rice just off Whiteladies Road. On the walk down from the Westbury I’d been scrutinising the Google reviews, it helps with bumping into folk, and found the Dragon… Continue reading SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
36,603 STEPS ROUND BRISTOL
The Number 43 from Kingswood (with me the only passenger) rumbled into Haymarket with my Premier Inn the backdrop. No bargain chain hotels here, you have to cross the Severn for those, so I needed to get value from my mini-break by completing the Bristol ticks. Back on foot as I head north to Westbury… Continue reading 36,603 STEPS ROUND BRISTOL
BY THE CHIME OF THE KINGSWOOD CLOCK
On the train back from Nailsea I surveyed the task ahead; Six ticks in the bag, and three more scattered round the edges of Bristol to do on Friday after a day on the Bass in Bath. Mmm. Bit risky, I reckon they’re best done NOW. Starting with the Lyon’s Den in Kingswood, just outside… Continue reading BY THE CHIME OF THE KINGSWOOD CLOCK
NAILSEA NAILS THE REASON FOR THE DEATH OF LUNCHTIME DRINKING
One more Somerset tick (yay !) on the way back from Weston to Brizzle, and a first trip to Nailsea. Ever. Mrs RM had a head office of her Norwegian IT company in the Gordanos near here 20 years ago, quite close to the famous Black Horse, but this bit of Somerset remains a bit… Continue reading NAILSEA NAILS THE REASON FOR THE DEATH OF LUNCHTIME DRINKING
NUTELLA PIZZA AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST GOOD TASTE IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE
Gorgeous, isn’t it ? That rock in the distance, just to the left of the Grand Pier, houses the GBG’s annual “secret entry” that is only revealed to tickers when they’ve completed 90% of the Guide. You have to walk out to it at low tide. Weston’s second new tick is yards from the Tap’n’Fork,… Continue reading NUTELLA PIZZA AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST GOOD TASTE IN WESTON-SUPER-MARE
“A new GBG entry in Weston-super-Mare ? ANOTHER one !”
No, dear, TWO (2) new entries, and another on the way back to Bristol. Enough to tempt me out to the coast on an £8.00 Off-Peak Day Return. Weston is a giant in the pub tickers’ world these days, the Hastings of the West, calling us back annually with micros, Bass and music. Of course… Continue reading “A new GBG entry in Weston-super-Mare ? ANOTHER one !”
“Sorry no Bass” says the Swan With Two Necks
A third Bristol tick in two hours on “Tickfest Thursday“, which BRAPA can have for £1.93 + P & P. But first, in the heart of the Old City, lunch in St Nicholas Market. What I love about Bristol is that I learn something about it on EVERY annual trip. And you can’t really say… Continue reading “Sorry no Bass” says the Swan With Two Necks
SHAKESPEARES, SHAKESPEARES, EVERYWHERE
One of the undiscussed risks of pub ticking is that of “ticking the wrong pub”. Amber Valley Mark had the excellent idea (I think it’s copywrite) of adding postcodes to his spreadsheets, but where’s the fun in that. I knew my second Bristol pub was called the Shakespeare and was close to King Street and… Continue reading SHAKESPEARES, SHAKESPEARES, EVERYWHERE
IN SHI* SHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION
I’d set my alarm for 06:00 on Thursday which is a bit daft because a) I always wake up at 05:59 anyway and b) my train to Bristol wasn’t ’till 09:56. But I was excited at the prospect of half a dozen Brizzle ticks, and the rail fare cost more than my Aygo is worth… Continue reading IN SHI* SHAPE AND BRISTOL FASHION
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