18th January 2020 I’ve been uncharacteristically generous to my Sis on this trip, you might think, given the tiny lanes she directed me down in Cornwall (“Only following orders !”). But her pubby observations are highly valued, she doesn’t chat about the Love Island twins from Waterbeach, and when we had a tyre blow out… Continue reading WESTON BLACK CATS AND CULLOMPTON BLOWOUTS
THE TORTOISE BEATS THE HARE IN LEWDOWN
18th January 2020 I hope these dates I’m sticking up help in your appreciation of my epic journey. Once I finish the Cornwall trip there’s just a write-up of a messy 3 days in West Yorkshire and Manchester and I might just finish that in time for the January Stocktake but don’t set your clocks… Continue reading THE TORTOISE BEATS THE HARE IN LEWDOWN
DEVOLVING THE PINKING DUTIES IN LANLIVERY
18th January 2020 The journey home from Cornwall, a dozen GBG ticks in the bag, via the now ritual overnight stop at Weston-super-Mare. Bur first, the just as inevitable pub lunch down country lanes near the Eden project. Now, you’ll know I never resist an opportunity to ridicule myself and my loved ones. So if… Continue reading DEVOLVING THE PINKING DUTIES IN LANLIVERY
GIVING PENZANCE A SECOND CHANCE
18th January 2020 And so to Penzance, which Sis and I didn’t warm to in 2016. To be fair, it was raining. With only a basic homebrew boozer in town I declared the town the Newmarket of the West (look it up). “But there HAS to be a hipster quarter” said Sis. “Even Newmarket has… Continue reading GIVING PENZANCE A SECOND CHANCE
ZENNOR AND THE ART OF GBG TICKING
18th January 2020 The last day in Cornwall for Sis and I, and a last opportunity to enjoy the coast before it gets overrun once half-term hordes descend. The view from my £31.59 B&B in St Ives was better than the dull, dull, dull cooked breakfast. A rare venture into Page 1 of the Navigator,… Continue reading ZENNOR AND THE ART OF GBG TICKING
ST IVES – A KETTLE, BEETROOT, A PILCHARD
17th January 2020 “Finally, somewhere posh” says reader Pashmina Pauline. Yes, it’s St Ives, the Falmouth of the west. £31.59 for B&B at Treloyhan Manor on a Friday night. And I still complained about breaking my £30 budget. Best views of the trip on the walk from Carbis Bay. Last time here you could hardly… Continue reading ST IVES – A KETTLE, BEETROOT, A PILCHARD
KING LIZARD & THE PUB TICK WIZARD
17th January 2020 “Enough of all these pubs” writes RetiredDave, “give us pictures of Cornish charity shops with micro hours“. I should start a business selling these printed signs in Thanet. No GBG pub at Lizard Point this year, but as the most southerly point of mainland Great Britain (whoopy-do) I supposed I ought to… Continue reading KING LIZARD & THE PUB TICK WIZARD
HELSTON WITHOUT THE SPINGO
17th January 2020 Day 3 of 5 of our Kernow Kapers. A late start after all that Bass, but I just caught the sun over Ghilly Bay, before the downpour forced me into Trago Stores to buy those £1.05 insoles. “Do you prefer cash or card, I’ve only got a tenner” I asked, trying to… Continue reading HELSTON WITHOUT THE SPINGO
ON THE ‘FRONT
16th January 2020 I’m not saying it’s a problem, but Falmouth has TWO (2) of my Top 10 pubs, and for a couple of months Hand Bar was a third before it went awry. I’m not disclosing how many pubs are in my Top 10, mind. But ‘Front is definitely in there. Even if only… Continue reading ON THE ‘FRONT
“MY MOTHER HAD DINNER WITH TOMMY TRINDER” – BACK TO THE SEVEN STARS
16th January 2020 (still) No, I couldn’t resist it. Particularly since it involved an impersonation of Joker on the way down to The Moor. My third trip to the Seven Stars, all since the Rev John Barrington Bennetts died. 5 points if you know what makes the Rev unique. In 2020, the year that Wickingman… Continue reading “MY MOTHER HAD DINNER WITH TOMMY TRINDER” – BACK TO THE SEVEN STARS
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