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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CHASING CANNOCK CHARM
Staffordshire is an underrated county, tainted by association with scandals (Mid Staffs Hospital, the Julian Cope cover for “Fried”, a short pint in Tutbury etc) and some fairly poor social housing (the Tamworth towers, the Kinver Caves). Scandalously, some pubs only serve one beer. Like this one. But it has Bass, it has the toilet museum… Continue reading CHASING CANNOCK CHARM
REAL DALESMEN, REAL PUBS
When you think you’ve seen it all, along comes Simon Everitt with a January Sunday night in a Croydon Travelodge. But as a base to do visit rural pubs in Buckinghamshire. Really, my admiration knows no bounds. I can’t even pretend that a crafty night in Swaledale can compete with Penge and Chorleywood, but if… Continue reading REAL DALESMEN, REAL PUBS
EXEBRIDGE & THE CASE FOR ABBOT
It was a flying visit to Exmoor, but long enough to establish that any tourists there were could be found walking to the Tarr Steps. I’m joking of course, no-one walks that far these days, and there are killer snakes out there. Actually, they were all looking for the lone open pub; that turned out to… Continue reading EXEBRIDGE & THE CASE FOR ABBOT
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