September 2023. Hunmanby, Filey. The last knockings of the 2023 Good Beer Guide year; just enough time to finish off North Yorkshire before GBG24 drops (ugh). I’d been putting off the last couple of entries near Scarborough because a) the train costs £40.50, b) th train costs £40.50. But it was a sunny September in… Continue reading RESISTING THE FAMOUS PIE IN HUNMANBY
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WELCOME TO WITHERNSEA
April 2023. How many Britons could place Withernsea on a map ? Admit it. Even the “sea” isn’t a giveaway. Whittlesea is nowhere near the coast, nor is Waterbeach. No railway, a bumpy old ride east out from Hull, and no Wetherspoons when you get there. But they have sea, and chips, and ice cream… Continue reading WELCOME TO WITHERNSEA
BAA BAA TOURE’S FIRST VISIT TO THE YORK TAP
The problem with the fixation on the Good Beer Guide, coupled with the limitation of the working retired week to seven (7) days a week (due to Brexit, probs), means there’s little time to shamelessly enjoy pubs you’ve been to already. So well done to my old mate John “Depeche Mode” John , who regularly… Continue reading BAA BAA TOURE’S FIRST VISIT TO THE YORK TAP
UNDERNEATH THE STARS. IN BARNSLEY
A year after her solo round-the-world trip ran aground at the first port (Waterbeach Dyke), Mrs RM is making up for lost time and collecting some cultural capital. Last weekend we were at Kate Rusby’s folk festival in the posh bit of Barnsley (I know you all though that was Wath). A chance for us… Continue reading UNDERNEATH THE STARS. IN BARNSLEY
A QUIET PINT IN THE SUN
14th February 2020 Back home, where Mrs RM is working on a huge IT project that makes 5G look like the installation of Supercalc at the village social club (they’re not really that advanced). I fancied a proper pint in a Proper Pub, and with Storm Derek on her way that meant the local. I… Continue reading A QUIET PINT IN THE SUN
2 MILES FROM FISHLAKE
I spent Bonfire Night at the Travelodge in the picture postcard location of the M18/M180 motorway services, because I’m worth it. Not only was it £33, and gave me 20% over the overpriced confectionery at WH Smith, but it allowed me to walk to my final South Yorkshire tick for GBG 20. Look closely at… Continue reading 2 MILES FROM FISHLAKE
BATTERED BEERMATS IN RICHMOND (THE REAL ONE)
A couple of years ago Pub Curmudgeon ran a poll to decide the UK’s best town, unexpectedly won by Mansfield after a VAR review. Richmond (the real one) scored well, which surprised me a bit as I’d never really got it, till a spring trip to the Holly Hill which provided some staggering views from… Continue reading BATTERED BEERMATS IN RICHMOND (THE REAL ONE)
TOP 100 PUBS – SLUBBERS, HUDDERSFIELD
Dick has been pestering me to make him my cover star (it’s like being a mascot at City but cheaper), so here he is, training for a job at next year’s Octoberfest. Note how we ruins the fun of real #PubMen who like to take their own glass back in Northern towns. Next up was… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – SLUBBERS, HUDDERSFIELD
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