Nearly forgot, I did have a beer in Bangor (N.I.). but the Rabbit Rooms is one of a host of inviting little places where you can here fiddly music, eat Strangford Lough mussels and drink Guinness £2 cheaper than in Dublin. OK, it’s no Crown Liquor Saloon, but the beer range is very typical of… Continue reading COCKTAILS IN TEA POTS IN THE RABBIT ROOMS
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BANGOR (N.I.) IS AN ENERGY
I have to add (N.I.) to any posts about Bangor (N.I.) or Patrick from Bangor (N.Wales) will wonder why I didn’t visit his wonderful pub. This Bangor is Belfast’s seaside town, the Margate of the west, with its street art, kiddie “funpark”, urgent warnings to repent, and micropubs. OK, not micros (yet), but lots of… Continue reading BANGOR (N.I.) IS AN ENERGY
BANGOR – A LOVELY TIME
I hope Patrick of Bangor’s eponymous pub is coping, despite everything. This post is for him; the Southworths would love his boozer. Four posts from Bangor in four years; possibly four more than Fiddler’s Dram actually managed. “In 1979 that Fiddlers Dram single was one of the first ones I bought as a 14 year… Continue reading BANGOR – A LOVELY TIME
DAYTRIP TO BANGOR’S TAP’N’SPIILE
We’re camping in Snowdonia with no WiFi, so a tiny post today. Worse still, I’ve run out of Duran Duran puns. In 1979 that Fiddlers Dram single was one of the first ones I bought as a 14 year old punk, along with “Nuclear Device“. A less obvious place for a day trip I can’t… Continue reading DAYTRIP TO BANGOR’S TAP’N’SPIILE
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