December 2025. Cambridge. I barely spent an hour at the Mill Road Winter Fair, enough for a couple of pubs, a couple of carols (is “Get Lucky” a carol ?), an ounce of regret I’d already had lunch (Tesco Meal Deal) and was meeting Curry Charles later for, er, curry as I surveyed dozens of… Continue reading REINDEERS AT THE CAMBRIDGE BLUE
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MILL ROAD WINTER FAIR
December 2025. Cambridge. For the first time in a decade, I found myself in Cambridge on the same day as the Mill Road Winter Fair, one of the Big events in a social calendar dominated by Shakespeare and cover bands and beer festivals . Only £2.10 return fare from Waterbeach, and a chance to drink… Continue reading MILL ROAD WINTER FAIR
ALL THE CHINESE TAKEAWAYS IN CAMBRIDGE No. 1 – LAN HONG HOUSE
I recommend this guy on Instagram (great name). He answers questions about life, the universe and everything from his sofa. “What’s important, Martin ?” Well, obviously for me, it’s living long enough to see Simon complete the GBG, my lads join CAMRA, and me visit all the Chinese takeaways in the UK. OK, I’ll settle… Continue reading ALL THE CHINESE TAKEAWAYS IN CAMBRIDGE No. 1 – LAN HONG HOUSE
TOWN OR GOWN ? THE CHAMPION OF THE THAMES
November 2025. Cambridge. Never change, King Street. A row of cars competing for penalty charges on one of the parking lanes closest to town. I laughed about it with a lad coming out of the Prince who then said ” **** I forgot to pay“. That new craft bar with its trestle tables won’t win… Continue reading TOWN OR GOWN ? THE CHAMPION OF THE THAMES
THE HANDSOME PRINCE, CAMBRIDGE
November 2025. Cambridge. Forgive the dull blog title; I’m just back in Sheffield from Rye (via Waterbeach) and a bit brain dead after the UK’s slowest rail journey, in which the train seems to be subject to weird gravitational pulls either side of Grantham. Mrs RM seemed a bit worried about me as I left… Continue reading THE HANDSOME PRINCE, CAMBRIDGE
NO MARCUS AURELIUS FOR MRS RM
May 2025. Chesterton. Cambridge. I just met someone in the Sun who thought Milton beers a bit “Meh” While of course I may be a tad bias, what with their brewery in Waterbeach (see also : Pastore), I just don’t get that. 25 years, some failed attempts to get a foothold in North London, and… Continue reading NO MARCUS AURELIUS FOR MRS RM
ON GWYDIR STREET
March 2025. Cambridge. Finding tea in a pub on Sunday night gets harder by the year, even in tourist Cambridge. A bit of a surprise to find grub on Gwydir Street, whose residents typically retire to bed at dusk with an improving text from the outdoor library, probably that one by Danish philosopher Peter Schmeichel.… Continue reading ON GWYDIR STREET
A DASH TO BEAT LAST ORDERS AT THE ALEX
March 2025. Cambridge. With “Sunnyside” on the market I’m looking for some budget options when I visit Dad in his care home, and as an alternative to the camper the Travelodge on Cambridge’s Newmarket Road Travelodge looks a good bet. Free parking on Sunday, Lidl bakery for breakfast, Wrestlers over the road for your Thai… Continue reading A DASH TO BEAT LAST ORDERS AT THE ALEX
CLEANING THE LINES, CLEARING THE GARAGE
March 2025. Waterbeach. We’re still spending 2 or 3 days a week down in Waterbeach, dealing with solicitors and estate agents, but mainly seeing Dad in his care home 2 minutes walk from “Sunnyside”. Dad seems very content, particularly now his old friend Lassie has joined him under his window. We spent a couple of… Continue reading CLEANING THE LINES, CLEARING THE GARAGE
CAMBRIDGE CONTRASTS. FROM THE PINT SHOP TO THE REGAL
January 2025. Cambridge. So, I failed to buy a funeral suit in Cambridge. Do I need one, anyway ? That Bass Star t-shirt is fine, surely ? Instead, I drift to the market place and the Pint Shop, drawn by the certainty that a post with a £17 pint is always a winner with my… Continue reading CAMBRIDGE CONTRASTS. FROM THE PINT SHOP TO THE REGAL
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