Don’t worry, I’m thinking of the Bee Gees classic* rather than the Metallica cover version. Our American readers will no doubt have been wondering when I’d make my first reference to the Royal Wedding with which our Great Nation will soon be blessed. Harry and Meghan were in Nottingham this week, drawn no doubt… Continue reading FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS
THE BIG SUNDAY BEER SELL-OFF
Not exactly a shock that the other Nottingham Guide newbie was another micro; the only surprise there’s not dozens of them in the suburbs yet. A Room with a Brew is relatively central, 5 minutes walk up Derby Street from the staggeringly expensive “4500 miles from Delhi” curry house and the grotesque (not the same… Continue reading THE BIG SUNDAY BEER SELL-OFF
INTO THE MEADOWS
A few posts for Alan Winfield. Another Sunday night in Newark, and an Off-Peak train to That Nottingham to tick the final two new GBG entries in that fair city. No problems finding quality cask here, though on my last visit I did note that a burger bar was the only Guide entry in… Continue reading INTO THE MEADOWS
BRING ON THE PART-TIME PUBBERS !
November is the cruellest month for pub tickers. Only 30 days to visit pubs, dark by 4, discovering one in four Guide entries unexpectedly shut, and then on Saturday lunchtimes they’re often eerily quiet. But “Rejoice ! Rejoice !”, December brings with it hordes of once-a-year pubgoers, all queueing at the bar when only one… Continue reading BRING ON THE PART-TIME PUBBERS !
LITTLE WALSINGHAM – AN ALTERNATIVE PILGRAMAGE
It took 20 years for a pub to get me to make a pilgrimage to Little Walsingham. That was the Black Lion last November. If only I’d known then the other village pub would be joining it in the Good Book a year later I’m sure I would have persuaded Mrs RM into the Bull… Continue reading LITTLE WALSINGHAM – AN ALTERNATIVE PILGRAMAGE
WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA – A DUTCH & DANISH TAKEOVER
After putting off this piece for a couple of weeks, I can put it off no more. I keep reading about folk seduced by North Norfolk, but it’s not for me. Full of ghastly gastropubs, warm beer and North Londoners on mini-breaks, it’s my idea of Maidenhead-by-the-Sea. But Wells is where I spent some of… Continue reading WELLS-NEXT-THE-SEA – A DUTCH & DANISH TAKEOVER
NOVEMBER 17 STOCKTAKE & DECEMBER PREVIEW
I can’t match BRAPA for poetry, but I think you’ll agree my November highlight is a work of art. Draught Bass at its best in the Coopers Tavern in Burton, but actually drunk in Apne, the world’s top curry house. Even the hotel was good this time, and we got to meet 6TownsMart. In a… Continue reading NOVEMBER 17 STOCKTAKE & DECEMBER PREVIEW
LUCIFER OVER LEXINGTON
Hopefully this title isn’t wasted on you. A brief musical interlude, as Sunday saw me back at in That London for my fourth gig of the week (a sure sign of middle-age crisis, that). In general I steer well clear of gig reviews on here, but the last week was particularly notable, and I’m hearing… Continue reading LUCIFER OVER LEXINGTON
VEXED BY A BASS VOID IN VERULAMIUM
I’ve been stuck in Huddersfield with duff WiFi; rather hoarse after shouting obscenities* at a Southampton team; rarely have I enjoyed a victory so much. As I can’t upload photos of Hudders and (excitingly) Urmston, here’s a bit of St Albans from last week, uploaded in the Wetherspoons in Chapeltown. I had the company of… Continue reading VEXED BY A BASS VOID IN VERULAMIUM
ALL OF WORKSOP IN THE SPOONS
Off to Huddersfield today to laugh at Terriers fans still distraught at Sunday’s late loss, and to visit the Taps of up-and-coming breweries Magic Rock and Mallinsons. If they’re any good I’ll let you know. But first, Worksop. On market day. What a joy it is, one of the cheapest places in England to buy… Continue reading ALL OF WORKSOP IN THE SPOONS
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