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STEW, STEWED*

STEW, STEWED*

December 3, 2020December 4, 2020 23 Comments

Two days into Tier 2, and I have a magnificent ZERO new GBG ticks. Whether anyone can beat that is another matter. Duncan isn’t allowed to leave his Paisley patch, and BRAPA is stuck in Tier 2 watching Westerns. At the moment I’m otherwise occupied (details to follow), and though I have to pass through… Continue reading STEW, STEWED*

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BLACK SHEEP ON THE IRON BRIDGE

BLACK SHEEP ON THE IRON BRIDGE

July 28, 2020July 30, 2020 13 Comments

  To the bridge ! First stop here for a decade, and it was good to see the Friday evening daytrippers out in decent numbers, drawn by free parking and Holdens Bitter. Not quite the honeypot of Bewdley or Bilston, but there’s little better than a stroll over the Iron Bridge. And back again. Takes,… Continue reading BLACK SHEEP ON THE IRON BRIDGE

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LORD HAWES HAWES

LORD HAWES HAWES

July 18, 2020July 19, 2020 10 Comments

Just had 5 pints and a curry in Seaham. Don’t expect miracles. Let’s start this Hawes thing. My spreadsheet insists I’ve been to Hawes before. Grief, it’s the home of Wallace and Gromit, craft cheese makers extraordinaire. 2 new Guide pubs, and a chance to assess whether folk are rushing back to pubs. They were,… Continue reading LORD HAWES HAWES

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THE HALF MOON – FIGHTING BACK

THE HALF MOON – FIGHTING BACK

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 15 Comments

I’m sorry this post pops out long after the lovely Ali has brought her cover versions of Fairport Convention classics to the Half Moon.  You can still catch Dean Friedman, though. Pub Number 8 was a lung-busting five minutes out of town, and only inserted in the itnerary at my insistence.  It was the Pub… Continue reading THE HALF MOON – FIGHTING BACK

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“Hiya John”

“Hiya John”

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 5 Comments

Onto my last East Yorkshire GBG tick for the year, and a lovely sight on Page 525 it makes. Eight new entries, 20% of the total, and one new classic with the Board Inn joining the Dog & Duck, Nellies, Whalebone, New Adelphi Club & the Jemmy Hirst in my Top 100 pubs.  Not bad.… Continue reading “Hiya John”

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RICHMOND REVELATIONS

RICHMOND REVELATIONS

March 26, 2019March 26, 2019 8 Comments

  No. not that Richmond.  I need trauma counselling after a trip there. This is the real one, home (well, close) to a recent CAMRA Pub of the Year and generally considered one of our great towns. Now, that is a beautiful bit of Ordnance Survey, but I’d never quite got it, till last week.… Continue reading RICHMOND REVELATIONS

Black SheepHolly Hill InnNorth Yorkshire pubsPub toiletsRichmond
MY FIRST GBG PUB IN N11

MY FIRST GBG PUB IN N11

December 4, 2018December 6, 2018 16 Comments

You think you’ve had a bad day. I’ve just had a row with my barber about the pointlessness of Christmas Day.  While he was cutting my hair*.   Just glad I didn’t tell him there’s no Father Christmas (sorry, Pauline). Anyway, more London pubs for you in places you’ve never heard of and will never… Continue reading MY FIRST GBG PUB IN N11

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ONE BEER IS ALL YOU NEED

ONE BEER IS ALL YOU NEED

June 9, 2018June 10, 2018 16 Comments

I nearly forgot the Peacock at Tanfield Village,  which is surprising given the cars I had to dodge on the half hour walk from the WMC to the posh bit of Tanfield and the care I spent setting up the photo above. A great green walk past industrial estates, sewage works and Shaft (dis), which… Continue reading ONE BEER IS ALL YOU NEED

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“THE SMALLEST PUB IN BRITAIN”

“THE SMALLEST PUB IN BRITAIN”

May 11, 2018May 11, 2018 9 Comments

There really was no earthly reason to finish my Southport night at the Lakeside Inn, but at sunset the lake looked magical. I’ve included Bog Hole and The Bog Breast on the OS map for the enjoyment of Russ, who this blog is missing a lot. There was no reason to visit the Inn. I’ve… Continue reading “THE SMALLEST PUB IN BRITAIN”

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BLACK SHEEP WINS BATTLE OF CUTTHORPE

BLACK SHEEP WINS BATTLE OF CUTTHORPE

February 24, 2018February 25, 2018 9 Comments

Chesterfield is one of our great pub towns, but the hills to the west have been strangely bereft of GBG pubs over the years. The Gate is your archetypal traditional rural pub, and a pleasure to have in the Guide. Just when you’re thinking GBG status is all about sticking a homebrew pump on the… Continue reading BLACK SHEEP WINS BATTLE OF CUTTHORPE

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