Short posts, I’m not in the mood. Grrrr. Moving to Sheffield puts the gems of the Peak District in easy reach. Let’s go to Matlock, with its annual new GBG pub and improbable hills. Underrated industrial buildings too, though scarred by the occasional micropub (can you spot it ?). The obligatory non-pub cat looked a… Continue reading IT’S HILLY IN MATLOCK, ISN’T IT ?
Tag: Derbyshire
SAWLEY TEMPTED
More encroachment into Life After Football territory, as I approach the ACTUAL border between Derby and Nottingham, the very point at which Clough switches from Ram to Tree. Yes, it’s Long Eaton, again. The town you’re guaranteed an annual GBG trip to that will NEVER quite result in a stay long enough to make a… Continue reading SAWLEY TEMPTED
NECTAR AT THE ANGRY BEE
Simon read my post on the Redemption last night (I’m honoured !) and wondered if I was being entirely serious in my effusive praise. I was. All they need to do to make it perfect is to actually sell the beers advertised on the wall; With 20 minutes till my second GBG tick, I thought… Continue reading NECTAR AT THE ANGRY BEE
East Midlands Micro Redemption
One thing I meant to say, it really is great (re)exploring a new place in the UK; I spent three hours in Heanor, visited three micropubs and by the time I left I was euphoric. How is this possible ? Heanor hadn’t featured on the Pub Man radar this century, bar the little whoop of… Continue reading East Midlands Micro Redemption
FROM LANGLEY MILL TO HEANOR…
Back at Alfreton the platform was filling up with the Bank Holiday crowd. The alternative title for this blog post was “Huddled up in Heanor with those gin can blues again” as the Alfreton Knitting Circle commenced its annual trip to the Nottingham Lace Market. It felt a bit weird standing on a train, after… Continue reading FROM LANGLEY MILL TO HEANOR…
WHAT’S YOUR POISON, ALFRETON ?
Before we start you should know that I fell asleep at 21:00 WHILE typing this post last night, which should tell you what sort of Saturday I’d just had. So sorry this is late; don’t complain about me on Trip Advisor/Beer Twitter. On the last Saturday in May I caught the train from Sheffield to… Continue reading WHAT’S YOUR POISON, ALFRETON ?
TOP TUCKER IN TUPTON
Blimey, only 10 days into the Great Re-opening and a second trip into the North Derbyshire mining villages for a real life, palpable GBG tick. Days after conquering Clay Cross we were back down the A61 for a tick we could have added to the Three Horseshoes if I’d bothered to do proper research and… Continue reading TOP TUCKER IN TUPTON
YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
This might seem like flogging a dead horse (better than flogging a live one, tbf), but I’ve got nearly 20 useable photos, which I reckon means TWO (2) posts from Clay Cross. So don’t worry if Part 1 is a bit “pubby”, as Part 2 will clear up Cobs v Baps and recommend the best… Continue reading YOUR CLAY CROSS BIG BREAKFAST + JAIPUR SPECIAL
GUESS THE PUB GOES LOCAL
Only 8 more days and we can confine “Guess the Pub” to the dustbin of blog history. At least until the tricky Carluke variant (only tackled by adding Buckfast to the vaccine) comes along, anyway. I’m staying local today, barely 20 minutes from home. Duncan will be able to identify the location from my drone… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES LOCAL
ASHBOURNE – 3rd TIME LUCKY
Just a few more posts and you’ll have caught up with me, suffering for you in a £24 Guest House with faulty locks in Workington. In complete contrast to Workington, here’s a pashmina craft bar in Ashbourne. I’d attempted Maison du Biere TWICE already, the first causing some anguish. The second visit, which I won’t… Continue reading ASHBOURNE – 3rd TIME LUCKY
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