April 2024. Crewe. Yes, it’s back to Crewe for a penultimate GBG24 Cheshire tick. Not a difficult place to get to (40 minutes from Stockport), just an irritating one. Wednesday presented a 20:15 kick-off at the Etihad (WTF !); plenty of time for a detour to your favourite railway town and back. Two out of… Continue reading A TRAIN TO CREWE, A WALK IN CREWE, A PUB IN CREWE
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE LITTLE MAN, WETTENHALL
`March 2024. Wettenhall. Winsford. A second successive new GBG entry in a remote Cheshire village that I’d never heard of, and acquiring this new knowledge is what makes following the Guide the nation’s Number 1 social activity. Between the salt towns of Winsford and the rambling railway station of Crewe, Wettenhall (looks like Cholmondeston to… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LITTLE MAN, WETTENHALL
THE WELL-HIDDEN JOYS OF THE UPMARKET CHESHIRE GASTROPUB
March 2024. Hankelow. Audlem. Three pubs in Audlem (pop. 1,991) and another one in tiny Hankelow, home to a rare new GBG tick for me as 2024 becomes a year of revisiting old classics. Hankelow feels a million miles from Nantwich Crewe to the north and Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke to the east, an area of farms… Continue reading THE WELL-HIDDEN JOYS OF THE UPMARKET CHESHIRE GASTROPUB
PRE-EMPTIVE AUDLEM – THE SHROPPIE FLY
March 2024. Audlem. An hour in Audlem before my bran’ new GBG opened a mile up the road, just time for a coffee, though that was harder than you’d think as a village of 1,991 souls apparently needs three (3) churches and two (2) funeral directors and one (1) karate instructor. Mrs RM had felt… Continue reading PRE-EMPTIVE AUDLEM – THE SHROPPIE FLY
So, Is Audlem Really The Start Of “The North” ?
March 2024. Audlem. I’ve been very lax in bringing you the best bits from Mumsnet; I see the perennial “Is it safe to move North” has come up again. ……. You could have predicted the first reply; ….. And no, that’s NOT an April Fools joke. If you think The North is bad, a reminder… Continue reading So, Is Audlem Really The Start Of “The North” ?
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 5 – CHESHIRE
A late Christmas present for Pub Curmudgeon, who will be chomping at the bit to critique my five for Cheshire (“Wot no Frodsham !”), but at least there’s no gastro horrors. He’ll agree with this first one. Macclesfield – Jolly Sailor (last visited 2023) In fact, I was highly tempted to steal Mudgie’s wonderful pic… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 5 – CHESHIRE
MACCY B (+)
December 2023. Macclesfield. One last Macclesfield pub on the Old Codgers Grand Tour (available on Sky + shortly), as I finally get to stretch my legs and finally get to tick a new GBG entry. Phew ! I skipped the at risk Wharf, and finally got my street art hit. Kentish Paul has done two… Continue reading MACCY B (+)
“Let there be light”. Or at least Old Tom. But there wasn’t.
December 2023. Macclesfield. Barely a mile between these eight (8) pubs on the Old Codgers Macclesfield pub crawl (sorry, “curated hostelry exploration”, which frankly is a bit disappointing as it’s the street art and underpasses that make a place. Our penultimate pub was barely 3 minutes jog across the A523 (Paul Mudge speed), and the… Continue reading “Let there be light”. Or at least Old Tom. But there wasn’t.
A PINT OF BASS IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIRE. THE JOLLY SAILOR, MACCLESFIELD
December 2023. Macclesfield. Pub No. 6/7/4 (delete as appropriate) on the Old Codger Day Out in Macclesfield, as we reach the highlight (H for highlight on the map). Two years ago I didn’t even know the Jolly Sailor was a Bass shrine, and now it’s in the Top 20, if I’m honest, as much because… Continue reading A PINT OF BASS IN FRONT OF A ROARING FIRE. THE JOLLY SAILOR, MACCLESFIELD
A.O.R. AFTERNOON IN MACCLESFIELD QUEENS
December 2023. Macclesfield. Part of the Old Codgers Proper Day Out in Macclesfield (I’m their youthful chaperone) and a return to the trad family boozers that codgers treasure. The Queens Hotel has that stately look that Holt pubs often impart; it’s the first building you come across leaving the station though frankly I can only… Continue reading A.O.R. AFTERNOON IN MACCLESFIELD QUEENS
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