February 2025. Emsworth. Leaving Emsworth in Hampshire 7 years ago I wrote; But now I’m back, showing US Dave what a Top 100 pub looks like. I couldn’t actually remember if it was just that tiling I loved a decade or more back, but one step into this single roomer with proper fire, low key… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE COAL EXCHANGE, EMSWORTH
Tag: Emsworth
“How do Southern pubs differ from Northern pubs ?”
February 2025. Emsworth. I’d wanted to show Dave the exact spot I ate that Salt & Pepper Chicken by the Lord Raglan in 2016, but Mrs RM wasn’t walking that far and my Emsworth GBG newbie the King’s Arms was in the other direction. So we walked round the promenade, as lovely as any Essex… Continue reading “How do Southern pubs differ from Northern pubs ?”
THREE PUBS IN A ROW. EMSWORTH RIVALS MANCHESTER
February 2025. Emsworth. Hampshire. I’d persuaded Dave to join us on a walk round Emsworth, a small town easily missed on your Philip Navigator Map of Great Britain. Joan sat this pub crawl out, but no doubt she’ll get another chance. A 10 minute jaunt from Chichester Station, itself a delightfully old-fashioned place where trains… Continue reading THREE PUBS IN A ROW. EMSWORTH RIVALS MANCHESTER
GORGEOUSNESS AND GOTHS IN CHICHESTER HARBOUR
I realise I’ve been less than fulsome in my enthusiasm for Chichester* this year. The hills to the north are great though (try Compton), and the undeveloped harbourside villages have equally good walking potential. I walked from Westbourne to coastal Emsworth, taking in nature reserves, the A27, secluded farms and the harbour, proving that I can do… Continue reading GORGEOUSNESS AND GOTHS IN CHICHESTER HARBOUR
retiredmartin 