March 2024. Old Swan. Netherton. Dudley. (Part 2 of 2) I’d gate-crashed (if you can gate-crash something you’re invited to) The Two Pauls Black Country Crawl in Netherton, fearlessly taking on the torture of two hours on the top deck of Dudley buses. Convinced I’d beaten them into the Old Swan (aka Ma Pardoe’s) I’d… Continue reading MA PARDOE’S
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TOP 100 PUBS – OLD SWAN, NETHERTON. PART 1 of 2.
March 2024. Netherton. Dudley. A 2 parter. I’d like to tell you it’s because it’s a cliffhanger but in all honesty it’s because I’m soaked and typing this on a phone in a pub in Newport (Salop). Stafford Paul will know which pub. He’s a Joules expert. You left me in Wolverhampton, contemplating culture and… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – OLD SWAN, NETHERTON. PART 1 of 2.
DUDLEY M.O.R.
July 2023. Dudley. Tuesday lunchtime. It’s raining in Brum (twinned with Glasgow) again. I’ve no idea what logic saw me heading back on the train to Birmingham a mere three days after that Saturday of micros and brewery taps. Certainly, it was safer to visit the Black Country once BRAPA had left, and an uncompleted… Continue reading DUDLEY M.O.R.
PLAYING A PEAKY BLINDER AT MERRY HILL
25th January 2020 Tick No. 2 on the return to Wolves, a rare newbie in Brierley Hill, home of you-know-what. This post will mainly be of interest to Curry Charles, who’s had an office base at the Waterfront since before Simple Minds wrote a song about it. GOOD TO KNOW (as the Yanks say) :… Continue reading PLAYING A PEAKY BLINDER AT MERRY HILL
ON THE ALE IN TIVIDALE
Another night in the exciting suburbs of Dudley, another chance to discover the hidden charms of pre-emptive Black Country pubs. Not this one, sadly. Or this one. And what looked like a Rowley Regis Guide cert with its giraffe and guardsmen theme turns out to be a children’s play area with Carling. No, the possible… Continue reading ON THE ALE IN TIVIDALE
SUCCUMBING TO CARLING IN THE DESI PUB
“That’s not Carling !” I can hear the pedants shout. But I bet Peter Allen, South Birmingham Carling Drinker of the Year 1996, spotted it, presented in misleading glassware aiming to cash in on Coors sudden popularity amongst hipsters. I’m surprised my faithful army of pedants didn’t jump in to shout “Oi, you’re in Tipton,… Continue reading SUCCUMBING TO CARLING IN THE DESI PUB
A TOBY CARVERY IN DUDLEY
Next up, a few days in Dudley with Mrs RM, making an overdue return to this blog. Hang on, I’ve only just got back from finishing Dudley and the West Midlands. Poor planning, Mrs RM. Anyway, no new GBG pubs, so I have to content myself with a few painful train journeys and some very… Continue reading A TOBY CARVERY IN DUDLEY
DUDLEY & DUNCAN
Another “real ale-free” issue to confuse our American readers, but you’ll live. And I needed to do Dudley justice with a clear head. Actually, I had a bit of a sleepless night in the Station. I was sure I heard wild animals at the window, and I seemed to be alone in the hotel.… Continue reading DUDLEY & DUNCAN
SPLASHING THE CASH IN DUDLEY
You’ll like the next few posts. Unless of course you live in Maidenhead and dream of a new Brunning & Price opening. I was coming to the end of my West Midlands adventure for GBG19, and splashed out on a boutique hotel in Delightful Dudley (my term, not theirs). Grand staircases, decor evocative of a… Continue reading SPLASHING THE CASH IN DUDLEY
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