January 2024. Cambridge. Well, I didn’t believe Dan; In fact, I hadn’t seen Draught Bass in Cambridge this century, since a late ’90s Greene King dalliance with exotic guest beers saw it in The Zebra opposite the Cambridge Evening News offices. Dan wasn’t born when the Zebra was killed off. And now here it was,… Continue reading CAMBRIDGE GETS ITS BASS BACK
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE ELM TREE, CAMBRIDGE
November 2023. Cambridge. I think by law there needs to be at least one (1) new Top 100 pub every fortnight so that by March 2026 there’s a 1,000 of them and then we can apply a 10:1 devaluation or something. Bit surprising that GBG perennial the Elm Tree hadn’t made my chart before, but… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE ELM TREE, CAMBRIDGE
SHOPPING FOR LLOYD WEBBER IN THE BURLEIGH STREET CHARITY SHOPS
November 2023. Cambridge. Staying in Waterbeach this last month my main respite has been the occasional couple of hours into Cambridge. It’s hard explaining to people who (almost literally) never leave the house that it’s only leaving the house that keeps me sane, and what I really need each day is to see something completely… Continue reading SHOPPING FOR LLOYD WEBBER IN THE BURLEIGH STREET CHARITY SHOPS
THE OLD TICKET OFFICE
November 2023. Cambridge. Dad moved from a noisy A & E bed to a dedicated elderly ward with 11-8 visiting hours which suggested he was in recovery. After my own recuperative crispy beef and pint of Landlord I decided to make my visit by train the next day, walking the half hour along the guided… Continue reading THE OLD TICKET OFFICE
IN WHICH I REMEMBER WHY I LEFT CAMBRIDGE FOR SHEFFIELD
August 2023. Cambridge. Obviously I’m not making these weekly trips back “home” for cheap beer, oh no. Nope, it’s so Mrs RM can have her photo taken outside one of the UK’s great houses as part of her 100 Day Challenge. And so I can use my free “Identify A Plant” app for Mum. No… Continue reading IN WHICH I REMEMBER WHY I LEFT CAMBRIDGE FOR SHEFFIELD
NO ENTRY
August 2023. Cambridge. A Sunday in Waterbeach, with Mum saying “Don’t you want to go out for a walk with Christine ?” by teatime, which says a lot about how little there is to do when I “go home”. We took the train into Cambridge, a once seven minute journey that now routinely takes twice… Continue reading NO ENTRY
MILL ROAD, OVER THE BRIDGE
July 2023. Cambridge. Reference to “Barbie” yesterday has no doubt had you wondering, “Has Retired Martin been to see Barbie yet ?“. Interestingly, ONE of our family has seen it. And Oppenheimer, which I reckon is the same length as a BRAPA blog but with fewer toothless drunks. Matt went to watch the one about… Continue reading MILL ROAD, OVER THE BRIDGE
WATERBEACH SWITCHES TO THE LAGER
June 2023. Greater Waterbeach. Two nights a week spent in Waterbeach taking Dad out to remote Fenland villages, with the bonus of some of England’s great takeaways. Worryingly, Mum has developed a favouring of the chicken shish and salad box at Waterbeach Best Kebab, the van that turns up six nights a week on the… Continue reading WATERBEACH SWITCHES TO THE LAGER
DIDN’T CAMRA USE TO RUN THIS PUB ?
May 2023. I’d popped into Cambridge from Waterbeach for a quick walk, but as I finished my pint of XXXB at the Kingston the heavens opened, proving that the sun shines on the righteous except when the righteous are about to do something very daft like do all the GBG pubs in Mill Road in… Continue reading DIDN’T CAMRA USE TO RUN THIS PUB ?
“The stars shine so bright, but they’re fading after dawn, there is magic in Kingston town”
May 2023. I intend to blog about why repeating Good Beer Guide completion isn’t on the card this year, and one of the reason stares me in the face as I write this from my parents spare bedroom out of which Baa Baa Toure and Alfie the Alpaca gaze longingly. Yes, spending three days a… Continue reading “The stars shine so bright, but they’re fading after dawn, there is magic in Kingston town”
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