More short posts you can read over your teatime pint. I feel like I’ve done Halesowen to death, so I can’t be bothered to give you another cultural analysis of the “Jewel on the A456“. The big question, of course, is this; “Is Halesowen in the Black Country ?” The pubs certainly have that… Continue reading HOP TWISTERS IN HALESOWEN
BABY WE WERE (HAR)BORNE TO RUN
If you folks only knew the effort that goes into these blog titles. I bet you think I just buy BRAPA cast-offs or something. I notice that I’ve just got a Twitter follower from Maidenhead. In the event they can read, I’d like to welcome them to the blog and draw their attention to the… Continue reading BABY WE WERE (HAR)BORNE TO RUN
A MICRO ROLE MODEL IN OLDBURY
Back to pubbing on the Friday, as two days were enough to “clear the West Midlands“. After the Bennets and the Bow Bars, my first newbie doesn’t look all that, does it ? The Old Dispensary looks better in the photo on WhatPub, which otherwise seems a bit keen to tell me just how many… Continue reading A MICRO ROLE MODEL IN OLDBURY
COUNTING CYCLISTS IN NORTHSTOWE
You left me on the 15:30 out of Waverley Station, waving as I passed Berwick. Back home, it was time for a week off from pubs. But I know how much some of you love to read about Greater Waterbeach, so here’s a walk I did with James, home from Sheffield to be fed… Continue reading COUNTING CYCLISTS IN NORTHSTOWE
FLESHMARKET CLOSE
Like you, I’m getting a bit bored of these Scottish posts now. The problem is the pubs are all photogenic and you can’t just lump half a dozen together like you can in, ooh, Maidenhead. Along with the Aberdeen trip last month these reports now make up 85.7% of my blog this year (FACT), and… Continue reading FLESHMARKET CLOSE
EVEN BETTER IN THE BOW BAR
As I said, I should have had lunch in Cloisters. Five pubs since that bacon roll in Cupar, and 2pm come and gone. But there’s still pubs that’ll serve you in Edinburgh in the afternoon, just like in proper cities. Oh look, it’s that Bow Bar. Somewhere on West Bow, anyway. Never sure exactly where… Continue reading EVEN BETTER IN THE BOW BAR
DESERTED BY PAUL IN THE HANGING BAT
Paul had been tremendous company, but it was time for him to head back to New Town with its heritage interiors and beardless customers. I may not have done any new GBG pubs that Monday, but I could at least have a possible pre-emptive tick on the way to Waverley Station. The Hanging Bat… Continue reading DESERTED BY PAUL IN THE HANGING BAT
FALLING INTO DARK TERRITORY
Yes, it’s the inadvisable stage of the Edinburgh Morning Crawl That Started Off As a Quiet Pint Before The Train. This one was my fault. On Matthew L’s recommendation I’d popped in here on the Thursday night (which probably feels like 2013 to you by now after all these Scottish posts). It was bustling and… Continue reading FALLING INTO DARK TERRITORY
BENNETS BAR – NOT BAD, IS IT ?
Fifteen minutes (jay)walking later, Paul and I were at Bennets Bar, our second Edinburgh classic of the day. I’ll be honest. I know the capital has dozens of ornate bars; they’re beautifully detailed in the CAMRA Scottish Heritage Pub Guide I got Paul for a bargain £3 at the AGM. In general I care… Continue reading BENNETS BAR – NOT BAD, IS IT ?
BREAKFAST BEER IN THE ABBOTSFORD
On this blog it’s now Monday, sometime in early April, and I’d arranged to have a quiet pint in Edinburgh with the legend that is Stafford Paul before my convoluted return to Waterbeach (3 changes, £28). I had an hour before our 11am meet-up, and momentarily entertained a jog up Arthur’s Seat, but entertained myself… Continue reading BREAKFAST BEER IN THE ABBOTSFORD
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