The campervan is getting me out and about as I knock off the required 399 runs ticks in GBG20. If I had a mechanical liver like BRAPA (369 pints in Surrey this week) I might even have finished the Guide before the 2021 edition emerges in, er, May 2023. But with our house on the… Continue reading BREWDOG’S BEAUTIFUL BROCCOLI
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THE HAYMAKERS MAKES HAY IN THE SUN
If you’re following my travels from my list of The First 36 Pubs you’ll know that next up it’s another Cambridge favourite. You’ll find The Haymakers making regular appearances on this blog, which will present some issues when I get round to linking the posts to little pin on my new Blog Map. One of… Continue reading THE HAYMAKERS MAKES HAY IN THE SUN
ADNAMS IN A PLASTIC CUP. BETTER THAN ADNAMS IN AN ADNAMS GLASS.
Possibly my last takeaway pint before the big pub reopening on Saturday. You might have heard about that. Beer always tastes better in a straight glass, sat on bench seating, discussing pub life with someone called Paul, doesn’t it ? Well, yes, of course. But needs must, till Saturday. On my little trip to enjoy… Continue reading ADNAMS IN A PLASTIC CUP. BETTER THAN ADNAMS IN AN ADNAMS GLASS.
A SPECIAL DAY IN CAMBRIDGE
Only 5 more sleeps and I can return to a pub. I’m still a BIT nervous about pub interiors, and reports from US Mark’s home state (not your fault, Mark) don’t help confidence. 85 patrons of a Michigan restaurant and pub have contracted the coronavirus and health officials expect the number to rise. The restaurant… Continue reading A SPECIAL DAY IN CAMBRIDGE
COLD BLOODED IN CAMBRIDGE
On a whim, we decided to observe how Cambridge was observing Lockdown in Cambridge yesterday. To be honest, I got to the Barton junction on the M11 and couldn’t think of anywhere south I wanted to go, so figured the colleges were worth a look, now most of the pesky students have gone home. My… Continue reading COLD BLOODED IN CAMBRIDGE
DOWN TO THE RIVER CAM
My daily routine for the blog seems to be one post dredged up from the archives, one from the day’s exciting walk in Cambridgeshire. Yesterday’s excursion to Sheffield was one of the easiest drives I’ve had in many years, but I still felt exhausted last night. Inactivity is the real killer. Today Mrs RM sought… Continue reading DOWN TO THE RIVER CAM
A CHESTERTON CLOSED PUB CRAWL
More highlights from my post-shop wander along the quaint cobbled streets of North Cambridge, taking in the only actual “High Street” in the city. Who knows how many of the eight pubs and bars along the 0.8 mile route will survive the Lockdown. Mark C will recall I did this walk, in reverse, in 2015… Continue reading A CHESTERTON CLOSED PUB CRAWL
CAMBRIDGE – SCARILY BEAUTIFUL
March 2020 It seems folk are still reading this rubbish. Have you nothing better to do ? More publess travel for you, starting with a Monday afternoon trip to Cambridge to buy the essentials. Including the new Maria McKee album. These days I only go to town for the £5 Monday cinema at Vue (no… Continue reading CAMBRIDGE – SCARILY BEAUTIFUL
A CENTURY FOR THE CHEF, OYSTER STOUT FOR ME
One of the cheap treats available in Cambridge is the arrival of a county cricket team at Fenners to bash the local students in the warm-up for the new season. These days, all those students seemed to come from what was Cambridge Poly when I studies for my Accountancy exams there. A couple of years… Continue reading A CENTURY FOR THE CHEF, OYSTER STOUT FOR ME
CAMBRIDGE TIPS
You left me one pint of 6% Green Devil down, and Brighton one-up on Derby, to the joy of no-one. Possibly not even Brighton. It’s a good job I know the Chesterton area of Cambridge better than anyone semi-alive, having had my first balanced ledger and doner kebab there. I literally bumped into Leon and… Continue reading CAMBRIDGE TIPS
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