It’s very important to jump on any bandwagon that presents itself, and Sweden’s “bold” experiment in keeping bars open (with social distancing) allows me to shamelessly recycle my Scandinavian posts from 2017, a time when (unbelievably) folk were questioning President Trump’s fitness for the role by burning cars in the streets. Our trip to… Continue reading CASK BEER IN SWEDEN – A BRIDGE TOO FAR ?
HORNETS
Firstly, an apology. In welcoming Pubs Galore readers to the blog I referred to them as fellow “weirdy tickers“. There is, of course, nothing weird at all about visiting lots of pubs and writing about them on a website. Perhaps someone familiar with pubs in Watford will let me know what I’ve missed in town… Continue reading HORNETS
MY GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK
Some artists are best known for their worst work. McCartney made his fortune singing about frogs, Bowie is best known for a gnome, and BRAPA‘s fortune rests on a single act of public urination at a Nottinghamshire station. Despite classic blogs from Spurn Head, Kilmarnock and Gozo, my blogging highlight appears to be this faulty… Continue reading MY GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK
A CHESTERTON CLOSED PUB CRAWL
More highlights from my post-shop wander along the quaint cobbled streets of North Cambridge, taking in the only actual “High Street” in the city. Who knows how many of the eight pubs and bars along the 0.8 mile route will survive the Lockdown. Mark C will recall I did this walk, in reverse, in 2015… Continue reading A CHESTERTON CLOSED PUB CRAWL
THE GORGEOUS GOWER
Loads of highlights posts to come, enough to see us through ’till Christmas if necessary (sob). Not many recent trips to the magical Gower, though last year I DID make some major inroads into West Wales, where the beer was better than expected. The beer has been a bit up and down in the vast… Continue reading THE GORGEOUS GOWER
LOCKDOWN HOLDING IN CAMBRIDGE, ANYWAY
Mrs RM keeps getting me to nip to the One-Stop for another four pack of Punk, and our specialist wine importer neighbour keeps leaving bottles of Languedoc-Roussillon on her doorstep. Once they’ve been soaked in disinfectant for 3 weeks they’ll be fine. But I’m resisting the temptation to drink during the lockdown. “You still sometimes… Continue reading LOCKDOWN HOLDING IN CAMBRIDGE, ANYWAY
LET’S CELEBRATE…..LUTON
Sheffield Hatter, the well-dressed one on the Old Codgers Day Trips to Pubs, has added my blog to the venerable Pubs Galore ; as a thanks to Hatter, here’s highlights from Luton. An hour from Cambridge, unless you use the train (see also: Milton Keynes) Most American visitors come here for the architectural beauty; While… Continue reading LET’S CELEBRATE…..LUTON
SCARBOROUGH FAYRE
Moving seamlessly from Waterbeach to Seamer Road and the Yorkshire Riviera. 3 trips to Scarborough over recent years, enough to place it firmly in my Top 17 UK towns, even without a Chinese takeaway recommendation. I doubt accommodation will be a problem, apart from the week Boycott comes to open the batting for Yorkshire with… Continue reading SCARBOROUGH FAYRE
WATERBEACH, 8pm
A lot of noise today about how much busier the UK is this week, but I haven’t noticed it here in Waterbeach. I counted all of half a dozen people on my 59:30 minute walk, and none of them were queueing for Beach kebabs. I guess the return of our kebab van after a… Continue reading WATERBEACH, 8pm
OH ! OH ! OSWESTRY
More random highlights from unsung Britain. I assume Oswestry is unsung; perhaps it has a fan club in American Samoa (11 blog views this year, one more than Vietnam). What can Oz, as the kidz call it, offer the American (Samoan) visitor ? Well, no stops here since Beeching, but Thomas and Henry live… Continue reading OH ! OH ! OSWESTRY
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