My readers are a cantankerous bunch, always up for a pointless argument. “Is Newport Gwent even the best pubby Newport ?” they ask. Hmmm. Let’s see the competing claims, starting with; Newport (Isle of Wight) A County town, but then so is Bedford, which also seems to have a bus station as its redeeming feature.… Continue reading WHICH IS THE BEST NEWPORT ?
MAKING A DENT IN NEWPORT (GWENT)
According to my blog I’ve made six trips over the Severn to Newport in four years, which practically qualifies me for a Welsh passport. You may assume I come here for the scary underpass with its cheery street art, but in truth it’s accommodation bargains at the Ibis off the M4, the Spoons or the… Continue reading MAKING A DENT IN NEWPORT (GWENT)
SINGLET TO CLEETHORPES, PLEASE
There’s 3 criteria for selecting these “highlights” posts. 1) You ask for them. 2) The photos make me laugh. 3) The place lacks an “a” as I can’t use the “a” on my laptop and writing these posts on the mobile is a sod. No-one asked for Cleethorpes, so here it is. Shame you can’t… Continue reading SINGLET TO CLEETHORPES, PLEASE
LET’S WALLOW IN…… WALSALL
Neil asked for a post on wonderful Walsall, and I’ve done my best using the archives. But I haven’t been to the town itself since 2015, and my last new Beer Guide pub (the Fountain) was before that. Some top pubs, Pleck kebab house, the posh curry house that Curry Charles took me too, and… Continue reading LET’S WALLOW IN…… WALSALL
ESSENTIAL SHOPPING IN MILTON
April 2020 You want something to cheer you up? Here’s my Mum & Dad, combined age 165, greeting my niece’s boyfriend, a native of Chicago (wherever that is). Its better than the Lady Gaga rendition at the 2016 Superbowl, anyway. They’re coping better than me to be honest, as long as me and Sis drop… Continue reading ESSENTIAL SHOPPING IN MILTON
MARCH 2020 STOCKTAKE + APRIL PREVIEW (YEAH, RIGHT)
My March preview clearly had a sense of foreboding; “Mid month, floods and plague permitting, I’ll be taking the new campervan for a run down in Dorset and Devon.” I wrote. Events, dear boy. Events. Sunday the 15th saw my last pub. Who knows when the next will be ? And frankly, who… Continue reading MARCH 2020 STOCKTAKE + APRIL PREVIEW (YEAH, RIGHT)
NATIONAL DOOM BAR DAY
Last Friday I had my first beer since the clampdown. In truth, I only bought that Doom Bar (£2.49, but it’s craft, innit) so I didn’t succumb to the Languedoc-Roussillon Mrs RM was guzzling 2 metres away while I watched Black Mirror (“Hang the DJ“, brilliant). Obviously I can’t provide an NBSS rating for it,… Continue reading NATIONAL DOOM BAR DAY
LET’S CELEBRATE…..BLACKPOOL
Unbelievably, this Blackpool highlights package has more art than the one I’m compiling on London. A man (or woman. Sexist), who is tired of Blackpoolhas probably never been. Don’t believe what you see on the BBC. And remember. Always carry your Booths tote bag, essential for the souvenirs. Last time there, walking south from Bispham,… Continue reading LET’S CELEBRATE…..BLACKPOOL
LET’S CELEBRATE…..THE ISLE OF MAN
Our American readers should really visit Man. Reading my barrage of posts from 2018 made me want to jump on the next ferry to Douglas. Bit pointless at the moment, and I suspect that staring at a couple of closed pubs for the sake of GBG completeness might not qualify as an “essential activity“. I’m… Continue reading LET’S CELEBRATE…..THE ISLE OF MAN
2 WEEKS LATER
29 March 2020 Two weeks since my last pub, a week since I last drove anywhere. How’s it going for you ? Of course, it’s the key workers I care about now, whether in Addenbrookes or Booths Supermarket or on the trains. Mrs RM hasn’t left the house for more than 2 weeks (literally), thereby… Continue reading 2 WEEKS LATER
retiredmartin 