A nice bit of Ruskin for you to finish off my South Yorkshire ticks, hopefully well ahead of BRAPA. Walkley is one of those suburbs in west Sheffield where the students rent after being pampered in residences in their first year. So it was that I visited the Walkley Beer Co on the day we… Continue reading WALKLEY BEER COMPANY
WAKEY WAKEY WAKEFIELD !
I now turn my attention to West Yorkshire, with a night in Halifax and the prospect of some irritating suburban Bradford pubs this weekend. But first a pre-Christmas visit to the “clearing in the rhubarb fields” that is Wakefield. There are two three reasons to visit Wakey. 1.Pub exteriors, particularly John Smiths and Tetley’s; Oddly,… Continue reading WAKEY WAKEY WAKEFIELD !
EPIC DRYANUARY FAILS AT THE FREE PRESS
Just tidying up some posts last night* I noticed my pub photos post lacked anything from Pints and Pubs, a heinous crime. P&P, as his mates call him, has produced the essential body of work on all the Cambridge pubs over the last year, finishing with the venerable Free Press. So here’s a photo from… Continue reading EPIC DRYANUARY FAILS AT THE FREE PRESS
KIMBERWORTH – TO THE MANOR BARN
I may do more short posts in 2018 so I don’t completely overlook minor gems like the Manor Barn in Kimberworth. before I junk these photos from my OneDrive (is that an Americanism ?). A pleasing OS extract here, taking in Sheffield’s scary Meadowhall Mall (pronounced Mawl in the US), sewage works, MAGNA museum,… Continue reading KIMBERWORTH – TO THE MANOR BARN
DIME BAR DONCASTER
I have an affection for Doncaster that I’d rather not explain on this blog, but don’t be surprised if my will reveals a bequest of £29.95 for the upkeep of the Hyde Park cemetery. And I make sure my annual shopping trip to buy a new pair of jeans is to the Next Outlet… Continue reading DIME BAR DONCASTER
CUM YE TO SUTTON-CUM-LOUND
In Pubmeister parlance the Bluebell in Lound is a lone straggler in my GBG conquest, tucked away in the nothingness between Retford and Donny (with apologies to my relatives in beautiful Bawtry). It’s a vital tick on the way to completing Nottinghamshire GBG entries for the year before the Pubmeister. I confess I was a… Continue reading CUM YE TO SUTTON-CUM-LOUND
RETIRED GENTLEFOLK IN WESTERHAM
Quite a shock to get home, upload my photos to irritate two teenage boys by slowing down their internet games, and realise how many posts I still have to do from the middle of December. So here’s Westerham, a mere six miles from the in-laws. And another pub accessible, if you’re quick, from Clacket… Continue reading RETIRED GENTLEFOLK IN WESTERHAM
ZIP WIRING OLD VEGAS AFTER DENNY’S & BEER
Just got home from Vegas, via a surprisingly efficient Gatwick (my favourite UK airport apart from the tiny one on Alderney). I’ll do a proper write-up when I get legal clearance for titles like “La La Land” and “Viva Las Vegas” which I know you’re expecting. I just totted up we squeezed 60+ hours… Continue reading ZIP WIRING OLD VEGAS AFTER DENNY’S & BEER
SIN CITY
Happy New Year from Vegas. According to CNN it’s now 1958 in America, which may be generous. We spent last night queuing for the world’s best tacos, and trying to cobble together enough nickels and dimes for our midnight feast of Hersheys and Reeces. We are the high rollers Vegas dreams of. Earlier we did… Continue reading SIN CITY
AND THE WINNER IS…
My last six Golden Pubs of 2017, and the winner. Can you guess what it is yet ? 19) The North Riding Hotel, Scarborough A fair split between first time visits and Golden Oldies on this list, and a fair amount of boozers like the North Riding. But a great mix of young and old… Continue reading AND THE WINNER IS…
