Yes, still on Bucks, still banging on about barflies. This one has a cruel twist. BRAPA finished Bucks last year, and has decided he’s not going back till he’s finished the Scottish Islands and Devon, sometime in 2041. That means he’ll miss the joy of Fever-Tree Gastropubs like the Lowndes Arms, which looks like… Continue reading “YOU’RE STOPPING THE OLD BOY GETTING TO THE BAR”
ALE A1 IN AILING AYLESBURY
Actually, it was in Stone, Bucks. But I don’t want to confuse and over-excite Staffordshire Paul before his morning pint. Bucks, as Si and I have said at least 37 times, is a dull county in every sense (awaits backlash from Wycombe reader). And the Rose & Crown looks like every other village pub within… Continue reading ALE A1 IN AILING AYLESBURY
OOH TO BE AH, GBG TICKER
Due to public demand I’m using the extra hour to bring you a bonus post from the home of ’80s musical giants Kajagoogoo. They lost their googoo for a while in the mid-80s. Don’t we all. There’s a tribute to the boys in Leighton Buzzard town centre, but really it’s the stunning pub stock that… Continue reading OOH TO BE AH, GBG TICKER
CORNER HOUSE GIVES WINDSOR’S YANKS WHAT THEY WANT
As I often say, one of the objectives of this site is to guide our foreign tourists to places they wouldn’t normally dream of visiting. Like Stockport. Or Windsor. A second-rate Slough I hear you cry. And indeed, the UK’s top place to work is a hard act for Windsor to compete with. But Windsor… Continue reading CORNER HOUSE GIVES WINDSOR’S YANKS WHAT THEY WANT
A ROYAL WELCOME AT READING UNIVERSITY
A real triumph next, as I beat both Pubmeister (who was actually conceived at Elm Park) and BRAPA (who saw Hull Tigercity win a corner at Madejksi recently) to this one. GBG pubs in universities aren’t that rare; I can recall Lancaster, Liverpool. Warwick and Keele over the years. My own University, the Conservatoire of… Continue reading A ROYAL WELCOME AT READING UNIVERSITY
BIG STINK MUSIC NIGHT IN BRISTOL
A last pub in Bristol for Monday night, leaving an irritating loner a couple of miles to the north-east to do (Duncan will have been there before breakfast). The Crofters Rights (YOU argue about apostrophes) is an entertaining walk to Stokes Croft, the east Berlin of the West Country. It’s good to see the Hillgrove… Continue reading BIG STINK MUSIC NIGHT IN BRISTOL
DATE NIGHT
No, not me. Are you daft ? Some of these posts are taking longer to write than I spent drinking in them now, though you may be interested to know the Brown Bear effort was knocked out in (literally) ten minutes in the McDonalds at East Markham on the A1. And it showed. I’m… Continue reading DATE NIGHT
STEP INTO CHRISTMAS
Another longish walk in the Brizzle drizzle, broken up by the £1 ferry across the Avon. Our captain had reached the stage of saying “Show us your change” as students claimed not to have a quid on them. Bristol has a lot in common with Norwich. Both fine cities with an excess of beards, water,… Continue reading STEP INTO CHRISTMAS
4 CHEERS FOR BRISTOL BEER FACTORY
I finally get to the main purpose of my trip. New pubs in Bristol and Duluth’s finest noise merchants Low at Bristol Trinity (I should leave the music reviews to Matt). On the 16.28 train from Bath Spa (devoid of incident, sadly) I got into a mild panic as the closing hours at the Bristol… Continue reading 4 CHEERS FOR BRISTOL BEER FACTORY
BAD TIMING IN BATH
Another post without a pub visit. What’s Going On ?, as Marvin sang in 1971, though of course that was inspired by finding pubs unexpected closed in Kent. But Bath deserves a write-up, because it sparkled last Monday, and the Beer & Pubs Forum posse will be back on 22 November. It’s a very floral… Continue reading BAD TIMING IN BATH
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