You’ll be delighted to know I’m firmly back in chronological order now on the blog, though if those 1997 pictures of the giant pumpkin turn up in the garage I might throw in a 20th Anniversary Three Horseshoes in Boroughbridge post. After Risby, I left Mrs RM and the boys alone with six tubs of Sainsbury’s… Continue reading AN A1 BLACK SHEEP OFF THE A66
MAY ’17 STOCKTAKE
I’ve a big batch of posts coming up from The North (the real one) that will get me up to date, but before that here’s a quick review of Manic May (not a political reference). Despite ten straight dry days in the middle, it seems I racked up 59 new Good Beer Guide pubs in May, across 17… Continue reading MAY ’17 STOCKTAKE
GUFF, GORILLAS & GRAVITY – CAMPERVANNING IN RISBY
Our campervan is getting some decent use, but being a tight ol’ git I’m focused on free parking places, rather than campsites that charge us £20 to use a bit of grass and a portaloo. When we stay over we don’t need electricity or water; you’ll have to ask Mrs RM for the technical details… Continue reading GUFF, GORILLAS & GRAVITY – CAMPERVANNING IN RISBY
LUSCIOUS LEWES
Five points if you recognise the chap above. Three points if you can explain why East Sussex gets it’s own chapter in the Beer Guide when, say, east Manchester doesn’t. Never mind, it’s good to complete another chapter, even if it is months after Pubmeister. The highlight of East Sussex is, of course, Hailsham, where I… Continue reading LUSCIOUS LEWES
THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
Regular reader Tom will know about the wonders of breaking your rail journey; I always assume this is a standard condition of travel but no doubt it’s not available in Maidenhead. My return from Hove to Worthing needed three stops on the legendary Brighton-Bognor line. You’ll recall I needed to be back at my B… Continue reading THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
BOOZIN’ IN BRIGHTON, HOPPIN’ THRU’ HOVE
A reminder of the targets for my sizzling Sussex saunter. The first three of those have to wait till I get my “easts” and “wests” sorted. As Pub Curmudgeon will know, that may take some time. Having waved John off at the train back to Chichester, I had a plan to conquer the lands to the east… Continue reading BOOZIN’ IN BRIGHTON, HOPPIN’ THRU’ HOVE
ADIEU, ADUR – AN OVERNIGHTER IN WORTHING
I’m nearly up to date on the blog now, just some South Coast sun, a campervan trip to Risby and then this weeks aggro in Alba (not really). This was my hit list for Sussex last week. In the future, there’ll be a museum of pub exploring, containing fragments like this, Duncan’s moth-eaten complete Beer Guide,… Continue reading ADIEU, ADUR – AN OVERNIGHTER IN WORTHING
WESTMORLAND
Someday we’ll all have WiFi connectivity through little microchips implanted in our belly button at birth, but till then there’ll be the frustration of not being able to access my own blog via the Kings Park Hotel in Rutherglen, of which less later. Parental Controls stopped me reading BRAPA last night; that’s what you get… Continue reading WESTMORLAND
THE WORD THAT DIVIDES REIGATE
My last Surrey GBG pub was the Blue Anchor in Reigate. Every year I make the train journey to the town expecting something new and exciting, and leave bewildered. Last year, the Bell promised craft but gave us a Greene King identikit dining pub, and a classic Bieber v Coldplay argument. This year the Bell makes… Continue reading THE WORD THAT DIVIDES REIGATE
FRIDAY STREET, SUNDAY PUBBERS
A couple of contrasting pubs to finish off lovely but overpriced Surrey. First up Friday Street, of which there is more than one in the GBG. Compare and contrast the pristine pink-penned Beer Guide page with my ragged old Philip Navigator. I’m a fan of the Surrey Hills below the A25, in the heart of… Continue reading FRIDAY STREET, SUNDAY PUBBERS
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