January 2026. Widnes. A confession. I intended to make that post on Mudgie’s funeral a long read including the post-wake pubs, but Mrs RM had finished her pint/wine/Amaretto Disaronno in St Annes Spoons and I had to press “PUBLISH” in case the WiFi ran out in our Travelodge (£29.99). It would have been rude not… Continue reading RAISING A PINT (OR TWO) TO MUDGIE IN WIDNES
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MRS RM SETTLES IN FOR THE BIG HASTINGS N/A BEER CRAWL
January 2026. Hastings. The end of Dryanuary for me as we hit Day 3 of 2026, but Mrs RM has ambitions to “go low” and seek out all these exciting non-alcoholic alternatives we keep reading about. Let’s focus on one street, All Saints in Hastings, historic and affluent and a good bet for folk abstaining… Continue reading MRS RM SETTLES IN FOR THE BIG HASTINGS N/A BEER CRAWL
THE CROWN, GLENTHAM. YOUR CLOSEST PUB TO “THE BATTLE OF SPITAL IN THE STREET”
February 2025. Glentham. A GBG newbie for Scunthorpe CAMRA, still in the afterglow of Sir Humphrey re-opening the Berkeley, though the causal observer may say “Surely that’s Gainsborough ?“. Bing Maps reckons Glentham is in Market Rasen, which is Lincoln branch. Traditionally these territorial disputes are settled to see who can drink the most pints… Continue reading THE CROWN, GLENTHAM. YOUR CLOSEST PUB TO “THE BATTLE OF SPITAL IN THE STREET”
UNDER THE ARCHES
June 2024. Stockport. “A gallon of Unicorn, and a greasy lamb dhansak, a night out in Stockport… “ Actually, that would have given John Denver a bigger hit than his paean to Sheffield nightlife. But I couldn’t recommend an Indian restaurant in Cheshire’s finest pub town, and neither could Curry-Heute, who’d seemingly never been to… Continue reading UNDER THE ARCHES
HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
December 2023. Holbeach. Oh bless you, GBG24, engineering a long awaited return to Holbeach, the unknown quantity of the Fens. Just look at those famous faces associated with the town. Yes Geoff Capes of the Police fame. A town full of history. I spent my 33rd birthday at a fancy dining pub just up the… Continue reading HAPPY HOLIDAYS IN HOLBEACH
SUPERIOR TOILET SECURITY IN THE SOMERSET LEVELS
NO. I still haven’t got the new Good Beer Guide. And NO, I therefore don’t know whether I’ll attempt to repeat the feat in 2022-23. Back to mid-August, or as the Scots call it, “Winter”. After a few days “off” in Sheffield, it was back to work completing the Good Beer Guide. Yes, just Somerset… Continue reading SUPERIOR TOILET SECURITY IN THE SOMERSET LEVELS
THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (17) – GBG TICKING IN STORNOWAY
More almost up-to-date blogging from the Scottish Highlands as the Countdown to GBG Completion wobbles on. This post comes from the front seat of a campervan parked in the car park of the Applecross, waiting for noon opening while Mrs RM fixed Spanish IT issues. From the Uists we caught a ferry to Harris, which… Continue reading THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (17) – GBG TICKING IN STORNOWAY
THE CROWN WEARS THE CROWN IN KINGHORN
The Scottish GBG entries along the Firth of Forth (of Fife) were very good, pubs for the connoisseur (not the one who likes St Helen brewery taps), but they were a bit quiet. Not the Crown, which I reached at the Golden Hour of 17:30 after admiring the “beach”, and viaducts. You’re not far from… Continue reading THE CROWN WEARS THE CROWN IN KINGHORN
“A BETTER CLASS OF INSULT” IN THE EDEN VALLEY
The Cumbrian Completion Caper moved on from Great Asby up the Eden Valley towards an overnight campervan stop in Penrith. But not before confirming that the White Horse in Kings Meaburn is closed (despite what the GBG app tells you) and being gutted. Whether it will rise again in time to require my visit before… Continue reading “A BETTER CLASS OF INSULT” IN THE EDEN VALLEY
THE LAST BOOTH IN THE CROWN LIQUOR SALOON
Obviously, the Crown had opened when I rejoined the (non-existent) queue at 11:45. Grrr. All the booths will either have been taken or reserved (boooo !) by now. No ! I grab the last one, dashing the hopes and dreams of Martha from Michigan and Helmut from Hanover. And they really did look angry as… Continue reading THE LAST BOOTH IN THE CROWN LIQUOR SALOON
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