November 2025. Ely. A late lunch in Ely before the cheapest rail fare back to Sheffield (Again. And repeat). It’s a good job the trains are always late; Delay Repay is my main source of income these days. Ely is bustling on Saturday afternoon, but visitors aren’t here for the quaint streets and the Cromwell… Continue reading WHEN A CARLSBERG WILL HAVE TO DO
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MR RM’S SISTER NEGOTIATES THE CAMRA DISCOUNT AT ELY MINSTER
January 2024. Ely. Mum needed me to pop to Ely on an errand. I needed a pint. I phoned my sis, who escaped from Waterbeach to Ely’s lovely riverfront last year. “Fancy a pint ?” She did. She’s a Pint Woman. Ely is easier by rail (12 minutes) than the A10, busier than ever due… Continue reading MR RM’S SISTER NEGOTIATES THE CAMRA DISCOUNT AT ELY MINSTER
I KNOW WHERE THE ESB HAS GONE, SIMON
I visited the parents the week after The Completion, as much to make sure the Waterbeach takeaways were surviving as to check up on Mum and Dad. And I popped in to help Sis sell flowers and veg down the field, mainly by keeping out the way. That week after the Queen died, before the… Continue reading I KNOW WHERE THE ESB HAS GONE, SIMON
ADVISING THE REVEREND AT ELY MINSTER
After a disappointing Landlord in Little Downham on Tuesday, I thought I might as well stop and enjoy the downpour in Ely before getting squashed against bikes on the train home. Ely Cathedral really is a wonder now they’ve taken the scaffolding off and put live ammunition in the cannon. As Paul Bailey wrote when… Continue reading ADVISING THE REVEREND AT ELY MINSTER
SUDS IN SALE
More of a question than a post – why is Sale so poor for pubs ? (or isn’t it ?). On the tram back from Altrincham to Deansgate we had to make what I’ll call a “Comfort Break” i.e. a pub. Where better than a Spoons in the Beer Guide. Even though I’d had my… Continue reading SUDS IN SALE
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