April 2024. Sheffield. You left me in Sheffield’s antiques quarter, braving 50mph winds and taking refuge in Hagglers Corner. Even the banks round here have been converted into “old tat” shops, such is the power of the antiques market. I took a look on What Pub at the nearest pubs on the 2 roads south-east… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 844 – THE BEAR, ABBEYDALE ROAD
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BLACK EYE FRIDAY IN SOUTH CAVE – VOLTAROL AND DOOM BAR UNDER THE BODDIES SIGN
Retired Martin Day. South Cave. Before I give you your Christmas Day “Half A Dozen Pubs” (Cheshire !), another slice of pub life from Retired Martin Day in our South Cave night out. I’d considered ticking the Bear via Brough station on the way back from Hull last week, indeed I had a title in… Continue reading BLACK EYE FRIDAY IN SOUTH CAVE – VOLTAROL AND DOOM BAR UNDER THE BODDIES SIGN
THE PADDINGTON BEAR
November 2023. Paddington. 15 minutes in the lovely Monkey Puzzle left 65 minutes to get to the second new Paddington Guide pub and then find an interesting route back to Kings Cross, preferably without spending another penny on transport. 8 minutes takes you through Sussex Gardens and a warren of non-budget hotels. The Mitre will… Continue reading THE PADDINGTON BEAR
WESTON-SUPER-BASS
Ah, Weston-super-Mare. The English seaside, Jeffrey Archer, and Draught Bass. If you can’t make a decent blog out of that you’re not trying hard enough. Weston also has those all-important cheap guest houses that draw retiredmartin here as a base for exploration, rather like near neighbour Newport.* I picked the Welbeck (room only), because it’s… Continue reading WESTON-SUPER-BASS
CLASSIC CATS & CLAPPED-OUT CARS IN HODNET
I’m afraid there’s quite a few posts to come in a hurry as I aim to get up to date, so probably just as well Mrs RM has me chained to the kitchen this weekend. Another journey into lesser-known northern Shropshire, though my parents seem more familiar than me with the area due to visits to… Continue reading CLASSIC CATS & CLAPPED-OUT CARS IN HODNET
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