January 2024. Chorley. We had to cancel our trip to Jordan on Thursday. Well, didn’t have to, but it seemed a bit risky after we realised that Jordan was a country in the Middle East rather than a suburb of Cannock. Never mind, Chorley shares two letters with Jordan, and was only 20 degrees colder… Continue reading “LOOK. IT’S YOU !”
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THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
January 2024. Heath Charnock, Chorley. I rather arrogantly assume I could tell you, or at least make up, some interesting perspectives on every part of the UK (bar the Shetlands; are the Shetlands part of the UK ?). But when Heath Charnock’s Bay Horse popped into the Beer Guide last autumn I genuine had no… Continue reading THE MYSTERIOUS HEATH CHARNOCK
“Are ya CAMRA ?”
January 2024 (though I fear I’ll be writing 2023 till at least the 12th so good job we don’t use cheques anymore). Chorley. I very nearly skipped the Flat Iron, as it used to be the Market Tavern, and professional tickers would consider it poor form to revisit a pub just because it had changed… Continue reading “Are ya CAMRA ?”
CHORLEY NOT ?
January 2024. Chorley. January is always a tricky month for pub tickers. Obviously there’s the temptations of Dryanuary and the desire to proclaim your worthiness with photos of yourself at home in Wakefield with a nice cup of cocoa. And if you do bin off Dryanuary, will the weather, rail unions, and micro opening times play… Continue reading CHORLEY NOT ?
THE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED NEW GBG MICROPUB IN CHORLEY
11th February 2023. One of the many, many great things about this country is the bus services set up especially to speed GBG tickers from micropub to micropub. I know I never said that on the Isle of Wight but that’s because there’s an inbuilt feature on Southern Vectis buses that make you feel sick.… Continue reading THE CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED NEW GBG MICROPUB IN CHORLEY
COTTONING ON TO CHORLEY’S CHARMS, IS IT BAPS OR IS IT BARMS ?
The return journey from Glasgow to Manchester was uneventful, bar a succession of Spanish students sticking their phones in my recharging point and leaving them buzzing all the way to Lancaster. Come Thursday, with an arduous day out in Preston ahead, I settled on a quiet day in Chorley, capital of the bit between Bolton… Continue reading COTTONING ON TO CHORLEY’S CHARMS, IS IT BAPS OR IS IT BARMS ?
CHORLEY – BOB, BISCUITS & BASS MIRRORS
We stopped in Chorley Market for Chorley cakes, as you do. They’re not as good as Eccles cakes, if I’m honest, but I didn’t say that while I was there. Don’t get me wrong. The baked goods are reason enough to dodge the endless amateur cyclists on the road from Euxton. The lady here sold me… Continue reading CHORLEY – BOB, BISCUITS & BASS MIRRORS
CHORLEY CHATTER
It’s not quite Proud Preston to be fair, but I always enjoy the annual trip to Chorley to tick off a new Guide pub or two. To me it’s an exemplar small market town, with an actual market that lacks the glamour of Bury but at least sells stuff people want. Not sure what Botany… Continue reading CHORLEY CHATTER
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