On my 33rd birthday, I spent the evening in Little Haven‘s Swan Inn, the waves lashing against the sea walls while Mrs RM and I ate chicken in a basket and drank pints of Worthington Best. Well, I did, while Mrs RM looked on jealously. There it is at the top, looking very lovely and… Continue reading A LITTLE HAVEN, OF SORTS
V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
I doubt there are many folk whose highlight of a trip to West Wales would be a return to Haverfordwest, 22 years after a Christmas visit to the unchanging Pembroke Yeoman. Sadly, my other previous tick has lost a few letters and acquired some garlic. Yes, not for me the Guardian readers pashmina-friendly bolt-holes of… Continue reading V60 IS BEST IN HAVERFORDWEST
A PEMBROKE PIG-OUT
I know how you love my weird music and Chinese takeaway tips, but here’s a great chippy for next time you’re lost near Milford Haven. £3.20 Anytime Day Return from the Docks to (old) Pembroke. I’m not wasting £3.20 when it’s only a 44 minute walk and you get views like this on the hill.… Continue reading A PEMBROKE PIG-OUT
KANGAROO AIR FORCE VENTILATOR
There were an awful lot of folk leaving Pembroke Dock on Friday night. Not many pashminas and Prosecco ; most of them had bottles of WKD. They were headed for Tenby’s pubs, of which more very soon. Oddly, few folk seemed to be making the trip in reverse. And that despite the draw of a… Continue reading KANGAROO AIR FORCE VENTILATOR
IN THE DOCKS
Day 2 in warm beer land. I’d made Pembroke Dock my base for the next couple of days because; a) It’s cheaper than Tenby. By a factor of four. b) There’s loads of unticked GBG pubs within easy reach. c) It’s at the end of the train line, always a thrill (see also: Heysham, Holyhead)… Continue reading IN THE DOCKS
SAUNDERSFOOT SHUFFLE
Still a flood of Welsh posts to come, most of them very short. But not all involving plant pots and urinals. As The Spreadsheet will soon reveal (calm down, Duncan), I’ve now visited more West Wales Guide pubs than those in any other county this GBG season. Next up, A Proper Pub. With people drinking… Continue reading SAUNDERSFOOT SHUFFLE
COTTAGE-INN
My third (count them) GBG pub in Llandeilo, or Pentrefelin if you place Guide entries where they actually are, rather than you’d like them to be. The Cottage is very pink, in that faded Welsh style Welsh drovers pubs only generally exist for one of two purposes. Either to provide a weekly difficult choice for… Continue reading COTTAGE-INN
AREN’T POT PLANTS GREAT
I’m writing this to the backdrop of Friday night karaoke in Middlesborough, so don’t expect much. “We don’t” says Russ. Welsh Pub no. 5 was an award winner, aren’t they all. I calmed down by taking in the sights of Llandeilo. Some of them are worth seeing. Wales really is stunning. The Salutation looks solid… Continue reading AREN’T POT PLANTS GREAT
LLANDEILO – DIDN’T IT ALMOST HAVE IT ALL ?
Llandeilo. Closest town with a GBG pub to Bethlehem, from where I sent a postcard home on my 33rd birthday after a pint of Bass in Pontfaen. Llandeilo had been near the top of my Bucket of Bass list for years. On the edge of the Black Mountains, with its own railway station and three… Continue reading LLANDEILO – DIDN’T IT ALMOST HAVE IT ALL ?
TRAPP-ED
Yes ! It’s a Heritage pub ! Just in case any of you are starting to feel sorry for me, fear not. I was loving this tour of dodgy cask pubs. The next one up is beautifully located an hour up narrow roads from Llandeilo Station. The Cennen Arms looks like a rural Welsh… Continue reading TRAPP-ED
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