23rd December 2019 A real gem of an English village for an American readership next, and an interesting question; Why has it taken me so long to get back to Saddleworth ? Probably because the pubs in Delph, Diggle and Dobcross are all good; we stayed here 20 years ago and did them on a… Continue reading DOBCROSS DELIGHTS
DONKEYSTONES
23rd December 2019 Oldham gets a bad press, though not on this site. It’s not helped by place names like Mumps and Grot(ton) and Austerlands. But it’s (give or take) home to the Tand and Quosh, and has those funny red contour lines us Fenfolk don’t recognise, and Saddleworth is gorgeous. So where better to… Continue reading DONKEYSTONES
HOW TO ENJOY THE CROWN CARVERY IN DENTON
23rd December 2019 In case you’re wondering, I had been on the road for nearly a week by now. Mrs RM was working away in Maidenhead (#Pray4MrsRM), James was home from Sheffield guarding Taylor Towers, and Matt was cutting hair till Christmas Eve, so I might as well bring him home when I returned. Nothing… Continue reading HOW TO ENJOY THE CROWN CARVERY IN DENTON
MOLD : THE BEST OF WALES
23 December 2019 Today’s post comes to you from the biggest Wetherspoons in the world. Which is a fact. The Mold bit may perhaps be a bit of an exaggeration, but beauty is in the eye of the beerholder and all that. Two (2) new GBG ticks for me, both of the upmarket bar variety,… Continue reading MOLD : THE BEST OF WALES
“NEW” NEW BRIGHTON
Enough of all these posts on trad pubs with low ceilings and high spirits. Time for some more craft bars. Someone calm Dave down ! 10 minutes along the Prom from the Magazine to a revitalised New Brighton. The views across the Mersey are eerie. A bit like Runcorn petrochemical plant at night, with a… Continue reading “NEW” NEW BRIGHTON
TOP 100 BASS PUBS – THE MAGAZINE HOTEL, NEW BRIGHTON
22 December 2019 This post marks the eighteenth consecutive blog entry to shamelessly milk my birthday (22 December), only sixty short of the Pub blogging record (Source : Guinness Extra Cold). The Magazine doesn’t really need a “best Bass pub” qualifier, particularly as my Top 100 has now reached 236. Not many people are aware… Continue reading TOP 100 BASS PUBS – THE MAGAZINE HOTEL, NEW BRIGHTON
A BIRTHDAY LUNCH IN BWLCHGWYN
22 December 2019 Oooh, scary. Charles II was pretty much the same age when he died as I was when I tipped up on my birthday lunch in Bwlchgwyn, which is easy for you to say. Scenic views over to the Racecourse Ground, where I saw Cambridge lose 5-0 in successive years in the ’00s… Continue reading A BIRTHDAY LUNCH IN BWLCHGWYN
GREENALLS ASHTRAYS IN THE CLYWDIAN HILLS
The Welsh village pubs in the Clwydian range were some of my favourites when our boys were young. Family friendly, low pashmina count, menus in English, a small hill to walk off the pudding, and traditional Welsh pub games like Splat the Rat (vegan alternatives available). The Kinmel Arms in Llandyrnog (or possibly Waen) looked… Continue reading GREENALLS ASHTRAYS IN THE CLYWDIAN HILLS
A PEDIGREE BIRTHDAY IN HENLLAN
Today is her birthday They’re smoking cigars He’s got a chain of flowers And sews a bird in her knickers Ohhh…! Well, Duncan forgot my birthday (22 December), but he’d bought the beer the night before so all is forgiven. The dull breakfast in the Iris Hotel isn’t (wot no laverbread !), but it was… Continue reading A PEDIGREE BIRTHDAY IN HENLLAN
CRAFT, COWBOYS AND A DASH FOR THE PUFT
Hope you’re keeping up. It’s still 21 December, a day before my birthday (mark it in your new diaries now) and I’m taking the legendary Pubmeister round the new Beer Guide ticks on the North Wales coast. You’ll notice I’ve spared you NBSS scores so far. That’s because I was merely sniffing the beer or… Continue reading CRAFT, COWBOYS AND A DASH FOR THE PUFT
