Our 3 day world tour continued from Kent with a stop in Waterbeach (no Chung Hwa) and a night by the river in the Vale of Belvoir. Or Beaver to you and me. The posh bit of Leics-cum-Lincs betwixt Grantham, Melton and Nottingham has some good pubs, but rarely new ones, and the tick in… Continue reading IT’S PRONOUNED “BEAVER”. HONEST
“Have you got the App ?”
You left us in the car park of the Spotted Dog in Penshurst, which I’ve captured here in black and white to show you what it looked like in its 1950s hey day before colour ruined things. Parking at a pub had the massive advantage of an on-site loo. But the real highlight here is… Continue reading “Have you got the App ?”
THAT PERENNIAL PENSHURST PHEASANT v PEASANT PROBLEM
Mrs RM had phoned the Spotted Dog in Penshurst to ask if we could leave our campervan in their car park overnight. Well, you know my views on phoning pubs, it starts there and before you know it you’re asking for tasters. But I guess the end justifies the means, and 15 minutes after that… Continue reading THAT PERENNIAL PENSHURST PHEASANT v PEASANT PROBLEM
MORE GREAT PUB BEER GARDENS
We woke in Dereham, refreshed by 8 hours sleep only interrupted by 3 re-fillings of the, er, milk bottle. Baa Baa had kept watch all night, warding off the strange six-fingered creatures who stalk the Brecks, before Stage 2 of the road trip. Kentish Paul knows this journey well, and will be staggered to learn… Continue reading MORE GREAT PUB BEER GARDENS
THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
MORE Dereham ? you ask. Well, it just gets better. If there were a league table of unheralded English market towns it would be at No.27, squeezed between Darlington and Dartford. We TRIED to find something remarkable and new in the High Street, but perhaps the £5 note dispenser is a shock too far. So,… Continue reading THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
WORTH THE WAIT
It’s only 4 days ago, but I’m still struggling to remember the, er, finer details of the Dereham distraction from my attempts to get back on the GBG ticking horse. Only now looking back at the photos and the iconic route that night, do I recall the cultural high points; No idea about Bob the… Continue reading WORTH THE WAIT
OH DEREHAM !
Friday. Time to take the campervan for a spin (not literally) and visit Curry Charles in That Dereham, the new Hebden Bridge (I say that about everywhere). 2hrs 53 mins, A57, A17, A47. We’ll be there by 2pm we told Charles. Put the haggis on. The campervan wouldn’t start, would it ? By the time… Continue reading OH DEREHAM !
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT WALKS ROUND THE CORNER
I know you’re desperate to hear my views on the European Super League this morning. Tough. Who cares ? I don’t. Read Life After Football; he knows best. Based on the poll on Blue Moon, a whopping 5% of City fans think it’s a great idea, which is good enough for me. Throw in a… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT WALKS ROUND THE CORNER
CLAY CROSS – COUGH SWEETS & COBS
You left me after my modest huge breakfast in the Three Horseshoes, my first GBG tick 105 days into 2021. At this rate I’ll complete the Beer Guide at the age of 307. A nice pink tick; I’m amazed my trusty Stabilo Boss hadn’t run dry. We left the morning drinkers to their Cliff Richard,… Continue reading CLAY CROSS – COUGH SWEETS & COBS
YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
This might seem like flogging a dead horse (better than flogging a live one, tbf), but I’ve got nearly 20 useable photos, which I reckon means TWO (2) posts from Clay Cross. So don’t worry if Part 1 is a bit “pubby”, as Part 2 will clear up Cobs v Baps and recommend the best… Continue reading YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
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