Mrs RM is coping quite well with the departure of our eldest son, but occasionally will shout “Need a drink” just when I’m finishing a blog post. A month into the new GBG year, and our nearest new Guide pub is already an hour away (in Milton Keynes). So here’s a trip close to home,… Continue reading FROLICS IN FEN DITTON
Tag: Cambridge Pubs
CAMBRIDGE GETS A BIERGARTEN
And another post from home, I must have done something wrong. One of the most impressive aspects of WhatPub is that it often includes the odd innovative venture like Thirsty’s Biergarten (here), open Thursday to Sunday at the moment. Thirsty, you’ll remember, is the newish crafty offie that sold me an exploding growler of Hardknott Azimuth last year. … Continue reading CAMBRIDGE GETS A BIERGARTEN
AN EPIC JOURNEY TO THE NEW WATERMAN
I’ve no idea what forced us to stay in Cambridge last Thursday, perhaps the dustbins, but Mrs RM was only too keen to make a detour from the Grand Arcade to Mitcham’s Corner to help me review Cambridge’s newest “revived” pub, just off the Cam walkway. As Pint & Pubs explains better than I can,… Continue reading AN EPIC JOURNEY TO THE NEW WATERMAN
WATERBEACH FOOTBALL CLUB BEER FEST
I blame Mrs RM. I was having a nice beer-free day before my trip to Glasgow tomorrow, but she insisted I came along to our village Football Club Beer Fest, ostensibly because she’d forgotten her purse but more because you’re expected to. Waterbeach (pop. 4,000) runs one of the biggest youth football tournaments in East… Continue reading WATERBEACH FOOTBALL CLUB BEER FEST
A WALK FROM CAMBRIDGE STATION
Dick (or was it Dave ?) noted I’ve taken the reference to walking 10 miles a day off the blog. I wish all Americans were as observant. I’m still walking decent distances most days, but it gets tough slogging it out round the flatlands of Cambridgeshire when I’m not out travelling to proper places. Mrs RM… Continue reading A WALK FROM CAMBRIDGE STATION
CROWN INN, ASHLEY – CAMBRIDGE PUB OF THE YEAR
I’m not sure I’ve spent this much time in Cambridgeshire since my youngest son was born, which inconsiderately reduced my ticking time for a week or so. A shorter walk on Saturday with Mrs RM around the horse-breeding villages was a bit flat, but did give us a chance to take in the just-crowned Crown in… Continue reading CROWN INN, ASHLEY – CAMBRIDGE PUB OF THE YEAR
RICHARD HAWLEY
Last night I went to the Cambridge Corn Exchange with Mrs RM to see Richard Hawley, a rare favourite of both of ours. Like latest LP, Hollow Meadows, the gig wasn’t quite perfect, with gentler stuff (What Love Means) brushing up against the robust rockouts (Heart of Oak) that were a little too close to late-period… Continue reading RICHARD HAWLEY
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