November 2025. Newhaven. East Sussex. There’s a lot of dashing around at the moment, multiple rail journeys planned, some mobile tickets, some you have to print out (why ?) and then you miss your train. And on the trip from Brighton to Lewes (patience) on Monday it suddenly occurred to me I could actually make… Continue reading A HARVEY’S OLD IN NEWHAVEN
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ROTHERHAM GOES GOTH
Yes that’s a coffin ! February 2024. Rotherham. Mrs RM was about to get her early Valentine present with a visit to Rotherham’s top goth pub, after we completed our extensive town tour. Next to the imperious Cutler’s, the Alma still lies bereft, awaiting investment from a Brunning & Pricey or Miller & Carter Steakhouse.… Continue reading ROTHERHAM GOES GOTH
AN URGENT LOO STOP FOR RADCLIFFE
5th December 2022. My marathon* pub ticking day continued on t’tram toward Bury, but I jumped off at Radcliffe. As Will Hawkes astutely remarked in our interview, ticking the GBG forces you to visit places where others fear to tread. Dear reader, I had never been to Radcliffe before, and my visit to the New… Continue reading AN URGENT LOO STOP FOR RADCLIFFE
THE BRIDGE TO ABERGAVENNY
The last leg of the Gwent trip took in Abergavenny, yet another Welsh town that seems to have escaped the Beeching savagery (correct me Mudge/Tom). Gwent/Monmouthshire is always an attractive county for me. 3 hours in the car and then decent train links from bargain motels. If only the Chinese takeaways were better. Obviously the only… Continue reading THE BRIDGE TO ABERGAVENNY
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