November 2025. Hampstead. London. I’m timing my trips down to see Dad to coincide with the nostalgia music afternoons at his care home (Dave from Chatteris, it’s always a Dave, sings Beatles and Neil Diamond) and my rather less nostalgic gigs in London. Last Tuesday saw my Gig of the Year, if not Decade, as… Continue reading PUB DOGS OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH
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CROWN INN, ASHLEY – CAMBRIDGE PUB OF THE YEAR
I’m not sure I’ve spent this much time in Cambridgeshire since my youngest son was born, which inconsiderately reduced my ticking time for a week or so. A shorter walk on Saturday with Mrs RM around the horse-breeding villages was a bit flat, but did give us a chance to take in the just-crowned Crown in… Continue reading CROWN INN, ASHLEY – CAMBRIDGE PUB OF THE YEAR
ALL WELL BEHAVED VISITORS WELCOME
While walking in Thetford Forest I had an interesting experience in the Eagle in Great Hockham. This is a typical Norfolk village local, exceptionally well run and welcoming and with a better Adnams (NBSS 3.5) than I’d had in their Cambridge flagship the night before. Fresh flowers, proper seating, small interesting food menu, the works.… Continue reading ALL WELL BEHAVED VISITORS WELCOME
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