I’m going to be spending a lot of Thursdays in St. Neots for the foreseeable future. This bit of Huntingdonshire/East Bedfordshire is still flat, but does have some decent walks along the Ouse and enough urban development to pass a couple of hours. In Potteries style, St Neots is a collection of villages either side… Continue reading SPRINGTIME IN ST.NEOTS
Tag: Cambridgeshire pubs
IN GRANTCHESTER
Weston Super Mare was eager to highlight its famous sons, but I only showed you Mr Cleese when I reported on my visit the other week. Lord Archer is its other claim to fame;’ I still can’t picture Jeffrey as the Brizzle Rovers fan though. Jeffrey’s books and plays have entertained me intermittently over the… Continue reading IN GRANTCHESTER
GRAVITY DISPENSE IN WILLINGHAM
Last week I received the list of pubs nominated for the next Good Beer Guide (2017), and voted online for the ones I’d been to in the last six months (about a third). All but one would, I think, be worthy a place in the Beer Guide on quality grounds, but of course our branch… Continue reading GRAVITY DISPENSE IN WILLINGHAM
ELY AS A TOURIST
I rarely visit Ely, even though it’s only a ten minute train ride away. Until 10 years ago it felt like a typical Fenland town stuck in the 1960s, albeit one with a magnificent and unexpected cathedral. It’s old fashioned shops catered for OAPs, and only a famed chippy redeemed it. The same 2 or… Continue reading ELY AS A TOURIST
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