October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. A Pub Man would rather visit six different pubs of variable quality in an interesting town than six different good pints in a town hall or museum. So I didn’t mind the odd disappointment on a generally good day in Wem the other week, as the Dickin Arms had other charms.… Continue reading WE’M NOT DRINKING WELL
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The Bessemer, No.1 pub in Sheffield (on What Pub)
Tonight’s bonus blog post is about search engine terms. I always wonder how some folk reach my blog through Google. Do they type in “Great pub blogging“, or “DIY tips“, or “unlistenable modern music suggestions” ? Apparently not. These are the four largest discrete search terms on retiredmartin this month; I like the idea of… Continue reading The Bessemer, No.1 pub in Sheffield (on What Pub)
EASY LIKE A (BARTON SEAGRAVE) WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME
More of that blogging from places on the edge of Kettering that you’ve never heard of, even if you live there. Dave will be thrilled. Barton Seagrave, eh ? Sounds like a latter day Madness album, doesn’t it ?, with video set in a disused Wicksteed Park next door and loads of primary school children… Continue reading EASY LIKE A (BARTON SEAGRAVE) WEDNESDAY LUNCHTIME
BOWIE & BOMBARDIER ON THE YORK BORDER
Time to go north, the Proper North where folk get home deliveries from Sainsbury and where locals can spell “kappachino” if not pronounce it. Yes, it’s York. Almost. At 13:00 I was in Waterbeach, probably sulking. By 15:55 I was parked up in the Heworth Inn, ten minutes walk from the walls, with a pint… Continue reading BOWIE & BOMBARDIER ON THE YORK BORDER
BAPS & BOMBARDIER
Baps. Or Cobs. Or rolls. Or whatever you call them. But never muffins. One of the best indicators of Proper Pub, along with mobility scooters and stolen goods, is a supply of baps behind the counter, available throughout the day. On that basis the Black Horse west of Durham City scores highly. You even get… Continue reading BAPS & BOMBARDIER
“WILL YOU BE DINING WITH US, SIR ?”
Earlier this month I gave my regular squeal of anguish from a pub that should have been opened but wasn’t. Some people would have given the Stag in Mentmore up as a bad job, but us Guide tickers don’t have that luxury. And, following our intensive training at GBG Base Camp*, we’re all prepared… Continue reading “WILL YOU BE DINING WITH US, SIR ?”
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