20th October 2022. OK, your classic pub porn. Because, legally, you can’t stay on the edge of Helston and not visit the Blue Anchor. But also because, and I have to be honest, I wasn’t absolutely sure it was a classic. I tipped up about a quarter to five, the Golden Hour, and got the… Continue reading SPINGO’D AT THE BLUE ANCHOR
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THE BLUE ANCHOR (T’OTHER ONE)
A big thanks to Vale of Glamorgan CAMRA for sticking their GBG pubs so close to train stations; much appreciated. Even the Blue Anchor in East Aberthaw was a short hop from the airport station, though it seemed the most remote pub in the world. Except for the holiday park, lime works, cement works and… Continue reading THE BLUE ANCHOR (T’OTHER ONE)
HELSTON WITHOUT THE SPINGO
17th January 2020 Day 3 of 5 of our Kernow Kapers. A late start after all that Bass, but I just caught the sun over Ghilly Bay, before the downpour forced me into Trago Stores to buy those £1.05 insoles. “Do you prefer cash or card, I’ve only got a tenner” I asked, trying to… Continue reading HELSTON WITHOUT THE SPINGO
THE WORD THAT DIVIDES REIGATE
My last Surrey GBG pub was the Blue Anchor in Reigate. Every year I make the train journey to the town expecting something new and exciting, and leave bewildered. Last year, the Bell promised craft but gave us a Greene King identikit dining pub, and a classic Bieber v Coldplay argument. This year the Bell makes… Continue reading THE WORD THAT DIVIDES REIGATE
10 am, BLUE ANCHOR, HELSTON
I have one more wedding-skiving confession to make. During the post-legalities photos at Helston Registry Office yesterday, I nipped in the Blue Anchor. I didn’t get caught either. This is one of the great brew-pub survivors, a wonderful building, and one of the 25 entrants in the first 25 Good Beer Guides Mrs RM and… Continue reading 10 am, BLUE ANCHOR, HELSTON
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