I like to finish a county’s Beer Guide entries with a good pub, and Nottingham’s Abdication is a cracker. It’s in Daybrook/Arnold/Nottingham North, depending on your level of geographical pedantry. I’d never heard of Daybrook. Two important buildings are nearby. One is a Premier Inn, that essential for a beer break. The other is the one… Continue reading THE ABDICATION – PROPER PUB, PROPER ROLLS
THE MARVELS OF MANSFIELD
Mansfield Travelodge is ideally located for the pubby joys of Sutton, though a pretty dull trudge along the A38 to Mansfield itself. I like dull urban trudges. Saving the treasures of the town centre till last, I started at the Beer Guide newbie on Nottingham Road, pleasingly open at 11am for the benefit of tickers (and… Continue reading THE MARVELS OF MANSFIELD
A PUB VISITORS GUIDE TO SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
Eagle-eyed readers, normally called Tim, Peter or Dave*, may have noticed I ignored the looming presence of the colossus that is Sutton-in-Ashfield in the Tibshelf post.. No longer. This is Sutton’s day. When we visited Mansfield 18 months ago, I was urged by Nick (here) to check out Sutton again. It’s taken this long to get… Continue reading A PUB VISITORS GUIDE TO SUTTON-IN-ASHFIELD
EVIL KEG FILTH AT CAMBRIDGE BEER FEST 2017
You’ll know I’m not a Beer Festival fan. There’s too many beers you won’t be able to drink in an evening, or ever see again in your local pubs, and as soon as the sun comes out the beer is a little too warm for my liking. But local CAMRA branches clearly enjoy putting them on,… Continue reading EVIL KEG FILTH AT CAMBRIDGE BEER FEST 2017
PAYING FOR BEER – A QUESTION OF PROTOCOL
Pub Cat is just there to grab your attention. While I upload 367 photos to OneDrive, here’s 2 issues I’d appreciate some thoughts on. Firstly, forming queues in Wetherspoons. What’s so bad about it ? The alternative is eight people strung along a bar, and a barman asking desperately; “Right, who’s next ?” “Pint of Carling” says… Continue reading PAYING FOR BEER – A QUESTION OF PROTOCOL
BARRINGTON’S ROYAL OAK CEMENTS IT’S REPUTATION
My first pub for ten (10) days, which tells you how much catching up I’ve been doing on the blog. Mansfield/Sutton. Lymington and Ancrum still to come. But I need to bring you up to date on a great lunchtime session in Barrington today. The Royal Oak isn’t in the Beer Guide (yet), but is… Continue reading BARRINGTON’S ROYAL OAK CEMENTS IT’S REPUTATION
TIBSHELF SERVICE STATION PURPLE PUB
Another in my occasional series of pubs you can walk to from the Motorway Service Station if you’re not quick (and you’re not driving, of course). A sort of alternative to Mr Protz’s guide to the Great North Road, perhaps. I haven’t heard from Alan Winfield for a while, I hope he’s OK. There’s something… Continue reading TIBSHELF SERVICE STATION PURPLE PUB
ANGELS IN THE (ROTHERFIELD) ARCHITECTURE
Much of north Sussex looks like my in-laws home in the Wells; green, prosperous, as cluttered as an antiques dealer, but with faded charm. A place they put the tea in before the milk*. Attractive towns and villages like Crowborough and weatherboarded Rotherfield are really suffering from the effects of traffic these days. They’ll get their… Continue reading ANGELS IN THE (ROTHERFIELD) ARCHITECTURE
EEYORE CONTACT AT POOH CORNER
Trips down to Kent and West Sussex do seem to involve a lot of halves of Harveys. I’m not sure any regional beer is as ubiquitous in local Beer Guide pubs as Sussex Best. I’m a fan, but it’s rarely stunning, except (as here) in Hailsham. Twenty years ago Mrs RM and I stayed in… Continue reading EEYORE CONTACT AT POOH CORNER
INTO BATTLE
This can be Number 1 in a series of posts advising American visitors to Sussex where to visit, or avoid. I can’t imagine that Dick and Dave will be able to contain their joy when they enter the Squirrel, on the western outskirts of Battle, to be handed a John Denver LP. Or if you’re… Continue reading INTO BATTLE
