16th January 2020 (still) No, I couldn’t resist it. Particularly since it involved an impersonation of Joker on the way down to The Moor. My third trip to the Seven Stars, all since the Rev John Barrington Bennetts died. 5 points if you know what makes the Rev unique. In 2020, the year that Wickingman… Continue reading “MY MOTHER HAD DINNER WITH TOMMY TRINDER” – BACK TO THE SEVEN STARS
Tag: Cornwall
UP THE HILL TO FALMOUTH CRAFT
16th January 2020 Still on Day 2 of the Great South-West Saunter, now we enter Craft Central. Incidentally, the traffic must be light at the moment (9.46am on Saturday) as you can apparently do Waterbeach-Falmouth in 5hrs 47. It can take longer than that to get to Cromer. Sis was staying with Niece and John,… Continue reading UP THE HILL TO FALMOUTH CRAFT
SHOE SHOPPING IN TRURO
16th January 2020 Day 2 of the Great Cornish Slog, and we arrived in Falmouth where Sis was meeting up with my niece Patricia. The way people talk about Cornwall you’d think it was a different country, rather than a mere 6hrs 14 away. Grief, they even have shops in Kernow ! I’d managed to… Continue reading SHOE SHOPPING IN TRURO
THE BLUE PETER AT POLPERRO
I didn’t have any inherently bad beer in Cornwall while I was there, just a bit too much showing the effects of warmer cellars, low turnover or too many handpumps. The only pub I took exception to was the Falmouth Packet near Prussia Cove. WhatPub shows every possible symbol against the pub, but just one indicating a restaurant… Continue reading THE BLUE PETER AT POLPERRO
SURVIVING ST IVES
Whatever I say about beer quality in Cornwall, it’s a wonderful county when you avoid the crowds. Gurnard’s Head gave us the coastline all to ourselves, but the walk from Carbis Bay to St Ives five miles east was clearly the designated ambling route for unfit Britons. There were some compensating views; The coast walk… Continue reading SURVIVING ST IVES
AT GURNARD’S HEAD
I’m visiting my sister in the “up and coming” bit of Falmouth. Penryn has the character and history, if not the craft beer yet. She’s living next to the pub, which is nice. We made a trip round west Cornwall (near St Ives) to the remaining Beer Guide pubs, a varied bunch. It’s what sisters are for. … Continue reading AT GURNARD’S HEAD
POLDARK, PASTIES & PHILLACK
We’ve been visiting a few stragglers in inland Cornwall, on the way to completing the county’s Beer Guide entries before Simon Everitt gets off the mark. I’ve enjoyed the industrial landscape round here as much as the coast. The remains of the tin mines at Porkellis Moor near Helston were particularly attractive, if a bit… Continue reading POLDARK, PASTIES & PHILLACK
10 am, BLUE ANCHOR, HELSTON
I have one more wedding-skiving confession to make. During the post-legalities photos at Helston Registry Office yesterday, I nipped in the Blue Anchor. I didn’t get caught either. This is one of the great brew-pub survivors, a wonderful building, and one of the 25 entrants in the first 25 Good Beer Guides Mrs RM and… Continue reading 10 am, BLUE ANCHOR, HELSTON
IF CARLSBERG DID WEDDINGS
I’ve been at my niece’s Tricia’s wedding to Jon in Constantine, Cornwall. An informal affair in a greenhouse with beer pong laid on. Mrs RM will tell you I don’t do weddings; our own was cheap and minimalist (until we got to Southsea). It seems Tricia also realises that, love apart, beer and falafel are all you need.… Continue reading IF CARLSBERG DID WEDDINGS
LAUNCESTON – ‘SPOONS NEEDED
I finally timed my Falmouth return well enough to justify a lunch stop at Launceston, a place clearly well below Okehampton and even Bodmin on the tourist trail, but highly praised by a family friend who was born there. The best thing about it is the view above, which you get from the weird multi-storey car park. You can… Continue reading LAUNCESTON – ‘SPOONS NEEDED
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