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“So, HAS Swanage changed then ?”. “Enough”.

“So, HAS Swanage changed then ?”. “Enough”.

June 22, 2022June 23, 2022 21 Comments

The Spanish Inquisition lady in Corfe Castle was intrigued by the fact I’d been to Swanage as a chubby 11 year old in THAT summer of 76, and asked if I thought it had changed. “Enough”. “Oh dear” But I wasn’t complaining. Everywhere has to change a bit, or we’d all be drinking mild at… Continue reading “So, HAS Swanage changed then ?”. “Enough”.

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GHOSTS HAUNT THE BLACK SWAN IN YORK

GHOSTS HAUNT THE BLACK SWAN IN YORK

January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 15 Comments

After my post on the 1980 North Yorks Guide, reader “US” Dave asks; “Other than the Black Swan are there other York pubs in that guide then that are commonly visited now ? “ The answer seemed to be “NO”. Most of York’s 2021 GBG entries are outside the centre, and the central pubs long… Continue reading GHOSTS HAUNT THE BLACK SWAN IN YORK

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SHIPSHAPE SEAHOUSES

SHIPSHAPE SEAHOUSES

September 27, 2020September 28, 2020 18 Comments

What a great way to finish Northumberland’s new entries in GBG20. A Proper Pub in Seahouses on the gorgeous Northumbrian coast, home to stuffed penguins that you can buy instead of actually making the hazardous half hour boat trip to the Farne Islands, home to a very sick unretiredmartin in 2007. If Holy Island is… Continue reading SHIPSHAPE SEAHOUSES

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LEFT TO MY OWN DEVIZES

LEFT TO MY OWN DEVIZES

February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 28 Comments

22nd February 2020 The White Bear was the second and last of my new GBG ticks on this Wiltshire Wander, which is a disappointing tally when I see how BRAPA has been plundering the North. I really fancied a 6X, long a favourite beer despite many commentators on CAMRA Discourse describing it as “twiggy brown… Continue reading LEFT TO MY OWN DEVIZES

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LEARNING THE ROPES IN IRONBRIDGE

LEARNING THE ROPES IN IRONBRIDGE

February 15, 2020February 15, 2020 18 Comments

12th February 2020 Slightly out of sequence, these next two. But then one of my readers, probably called Derek, would no doubt have studied the next photo and declared “Sir, Jupiter looks particularly high in the sky for a visit after 8pm on a Thursday“. That’s the view over the flooded plains above Buildwas Abbey… Continue reading LEARNING THE ROPES IN IRONBRIDGE

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SCRATCHING A BASS ITCH IN CRICH

SCRATCHING A BASS ITCH IN CRICH

February 23, 2018February 25, 2018 22 Comments

  This post title only works if the locals really do pronounce it CRY-ch, of course. Crich is the first place out of Derby or Nottingham where you’re really aware of the Peak. Their transport Museum makes a useful place to entertain toddlers who are young enough to be fobbed off with brightly coloured trams,… Continue reading SCRATCHING A BASS ITCH IN CRICH

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