Another year, another trip to Andover. If Newbury is the Newmarket of the South, then I guess that Andover is its Haverhill*, a commuter town enclosed by light industry and surrounded by beauty, a place you have to make some effort to get to know. I couldn’t be bothered to get to know it any… Continue reading WHERE HAVE ALL THE ANDOVER BEER GUIDE ENTRIES GONE ?
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ANDOVER – TESTING TIMES
More exciting pub towns for when the lockdown ends. “Andover ?!” “Really?” Why not ? Less than 2 hours from Heathrow, you Yanks could possibly do it as a day trip from the States, if you weren’t working on different time zones to us. “Open your mind, relax and float downstream (to the source of… Continue reading ANDOVER – TESTING TIMES
ANDOVER – PIGS IN BLANKETS
Yes, this morning I thought you probably needed a picture of oversized ladies underwear in Andover market. Probably a metaphor for something. To prove this blog isn’t computer generated, here’s the result from the Andover etc parliamentary elections overnight. Tells you all you need to know. I arrived in town on Saturday to be pounced… Continue reading ANDOVER – PIGS IN BLANKETS
THE ANGEL OF ANDOVER
Take a close look at that glass. That folks, is a half of Old Speckled Hen in the Angel, the new Beer Guide pub in Andover. And whatever else it was, it was also the best beer I’ve had so far in June. Before we get to that, here’s a lovely OS slice of unfussy… Continue reading THE ANGEL OF ANDOVER
THE SLOW DEATH OF TUESDAY DRINKING IN ANDOVER
Last year I popped in to Andover at the end of Dryanuary and found it in rude health, at least as far as unpretentious pubs and beer quality go. What it lacks in classic architecture, Andover makes up for in budget hotels, ideally placed on industrial estates and service stations. Sadly the Premier Inn has… Continue reading THE SLOW DEATH OF TUESDAY DRINKING IN ANDOVER
THE WELCOME STRANGER, KIMPTON
I’ve really been noticing the welcome, or lack of it, in pubs recently. Pub Curmudgeon and Tandleman have both posted on this, and it’s pretty much the main thread through BRAPA. Welcomes, of course, come from both staff and other customers. I’ve had good and bad this week. The bad experience, in a smart Wiltshire town,… Continue reading THE WELCOME STRANGER, KIMPTON
ANDOVER -REFUGE FROM THE BOLLY VALLEY
I visit North West Hampshire quite a bit as it’s on my way to the End of the Road music festival, has good walks in Watership Down territory and is amply supplied with cheapo Travelodges and Premier Inns. Just north of Andover are some of the prettiest villages in the South, including the thatch and stream… Continue reading ANDOVER -REFUGE FROM THE BOLLY VALLEY
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