As you’ll know, the sun shines on the righteous, and so it was that the mere presence of Mrs RM* as a passenger (albeit tapping away on I-Phone and smirking at Trump videos) provided a gorgeous Autumnal backdrop to our second stop down in Devon. This lovely spot is Littlehempton, a mile north of terrible… Continue reading LITTLEHEMPSTON, LITTLE GEM
A DASH TO ASHBURTON
I’m on the road again. After dropping James in Letchworth for his driving lessons (which have cost more than I spend on Doom Bar), Mrs RM and I headed west (or is it east) for a last spell of pubbing before the plague closes us all down again. The A303, formerly “The Stonehenge Way” is… Continue reading A DASH TO ASHBURTON
TALES OF NICKED LUNCHES BY THE CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS
Speed blogging, as I’ve only got 29:57 minutes of free WiFi at our Saltash Travelodge. Just enough for these two Cambridge posts. You know how much we love homebrew made in a shed down railway sidings, but Calverley’s make magic beer; one of the blokes used to work for Batham’s. They’ve been spending the summer… Continue reading TALES OF NICKED LUNCHES BY THE CAMBRIDGE SIDINGS
DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE
Mrs RM has halved her workload to spend more time with me read Russian novels, so I took her into Cambridge to celebrate her nearly freedom. It’s the first time we’ve been out drinking in Mill Road since a great afternoon with BRAPA which ended with him almost missing his last train and boarding without… Continue reading DUCHESSE DE BOURGOGNE
TOP 10 COUNTIES – No. 5 – THE ISLE OF MAN
It’s NOT a county, it’s a a self-governing British Crown dependency, you scream. I beg to differ; It’s a GBG county, it really is. Best approached from Heysham, since Liverpool is out of bounds. Oh, sorry, the Isle of Man doesn’t want your plague either at the moment. Shame, because it really is one of the… Continue reading TOP 10 COUNTIES – No. 5 – THE ISLE OF MAN
GBG20 – THE BIG SPREADSHEET ISSUE
I was going to do an overnighter in the Isle of Wight this week and complete the GBG entries there, but; a) The Isle of Wight doesn’t actually exist, does it ? b) I couldn’t get up at 4am so I could catch the 9am Southsea hovercraft c) Honestly, have you ever suffered the Southern… Continue reading GBG20 – THE BIG SPREADSHEET ISSUE
SUPER ALE IN COOPERSALE
The new GBG should “drop”, as annoying people say, sometime soon. Am I excited ? Not really. But frankly it’s getting tough getting more pink ticks in GBG20 as my nearest new Guide pubs are now 4 hours away and it’s getting darker. So I’m doing a bit of “random pubbing“. You should try it.… Continue reading SUPER ALE IN COOPERSALE
WELFORD’S WHARF – AS GOOD AS IT GETS
From Bristol, the by now weekly slog back up/down the M5/M42/M6/A14 was completed in just under the 3 hours, there being no pressing reason to stop in Bromsgrove until the new GBG comes out. But Mrs RM needed a refreshment stop (new term) half way. “Pub stop do you ?” “Oh yes.“ You’ll remember the… Continue reading WELFORD’S WHARF – AS GOOD AS IT GETS
GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMPLETE
Colin the Cauliflower may be cuter, but Baa Baa Toure now has a fan in Saudi Arabia. At least, I assume he’s the reason a Saudi would log on to this site. Baa Baa was delighted to see my Gloucestershire section fully pinked after a last triumphant march from the Coronation to the Tobacco Factory,… Continue reading GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMPLETE
BED MONSTER
No, not me being nasty about Bristol’s ever enchanting suburb; see the address on Bing Maps; The Apple Tree (keg, “lively”), was the pub we could see from our campervan as we braved a night wild camping in a big city. Tucked between city farm, closed church and light industrial estate, we slept soundly on… Continue reading BED MONSTER
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