10th December 2022. A milestone now, as the Top 100 pubs series reaches Pub No. 837. And it’s a cracker. 20 minutes walk from the New Clarence to the Station Inn, with The County’s bright lights almost calling me in for a half of Banks’s Amber at the very first hurdle. We pressed on through… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE STATION INN, HULL
Tag: East Yorkshire
THE (NEW) NEW CLARENCE
10th December 2022. On the Hull new Guide entry trail with Mrs RM, who was desperate for a comfort break as we finally reached the New Clarence. Now, I was really surprised that BRAPA hadn’t ever been to the Clarence before, as I assumed Daddy BRAPA had taken Simon to every pub in Hull. Perhaps… Continue reading THE (NEW) NEW CLARENCE
OVER THE HUMBER
Do you remember those golden days when train ran ? No, me neither. 10th December 2022. World Cup Quarter Final Day. England were due to be beaten by the French after a plucky performance and some refereeing controversy (see also : 1966, 1986, 1998 etc etc). I couldn’t face it, and tricked Mrs RM into… Continue reading OVER THE HUMBER
BRID ON THE BRINK
Bridlington comes slightly out of order, since the Alex in Hull was actually my last East Yorkshire tick. A week later, a Yorkshire Wolds branch formed a breakaway from their Humberside host. This is where I get geographically lost, as ““The group’s area will basically be a line from Hornsea to Driffield and through Wetwang… Continue reading BRID ON THE BRINK
BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE JEMMY HIRST
Mrs RM and I will have been married 30 years in June. I would say “celebrate” 30 years of marriage, but as you know I only celebrate one day annually, and anyway neither of us have remembered the date for several years. In the earliest days of wedded bliss I put a strain on the… Continue reading BACK ONCE AGAIN TO THE JEMMY HIRST
THE ALEXANDRA HOTEL – SHE IS A DIAMOND
There’s some strange people live on this next map extract (not literally). But it’s always a joy to visit Hull, home of the Tigers and home to some of England’s greatest streets and pubs. James was telling me he plans to take his Canadian friend (from St Johns) to Hull for culture during his visit,… Continue reading THE ALEXANDRA HOTEL – SHE IS A DIAMOND
PLUM PORTER, PIPERS & PESHWARI NAANS
Is that not the most beautiful sight in the known world ? After Mrs RM, obviously. Oh, and where is Great Berwick, incidentally ? You left us at the door to the Board Inn, the pub that put Brid into the big league of pub towns in 2018/19. “Go and look upstairs !” I urged… Continue reading PLUM PORTER, PIPERS & PESHWARI NAANS
BRIDLINGTON : FROM AQUALUNG TO GHOSTBUSTERS
There is nothing better in life, other than a particularly good crispy beef and Singapore rice, than finishing a GBG county. Mrs RM would probably agree, Baa Baa certainly would. East Yorkshire is a doddle, a standard half dozen newbies each year, and a now traditional finale in Bridlington. Scary entrance, traffic light entry (see… Continue reading BRIDLINGTON : FROM AQUALUNG TO GHOSTBUSTERS
“The Funny Onion Is A Good Match For You”
In 2017, at the International School of Pub Blogging Summer Seminar Series, I learnt the Golden Rule of blogging. If you’ve dull material, spice it up with Bass breweriana. Wickingman will fall for it if no-one else does. So here’s the set-up post for my Bridlington package, with an overnight campervan stop near the head… Continue reading “The Funny Onion Is A Good Match For You”
POCKLINGTON HOTEL BAR, 5.15 pm
15 minutes after leaving the rural idyll of Niweton iuxta Derwent Mrs RM was parked up behind Pocklington Market Place, still trying to connect her phone to the campervan. “YOU go to your silly pub. I’LL stay here and fiddle with electronics“. She is so selfless. Pocklington was one of my last ticks before the… Continue reading POCKLINGTON HOTEL BAR, 5.15 pm
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