May 2023. Let’s finish Essex for another year. Mid-Essex has some corkers, both in the county town and salty Maldon. A brewery tap to finish ? Not ideal but at least it’s open Thursday, not like some places I could mention that open the first Saturday of the month or close for Winter and Spring.… Continue reading “When brewery tap opening hours ruin your day, Remember…, Be Strong, Because all will be Okay”
Tag: Essex
CRAFTY CASKS, RAYLEIGH
May 2023. An Essex special to start the week, though I fear these three (3) posts will disappoint those of you (Hi, Dave) looking for photos of church naves and castle mounds. Plenty of those in Rayleigh, but on another flying visit you only get pics of upside down Union Jacks, and a modern beer… Continue reading CRAFTY CASKS, RAYLEIGH
REHABILITATING GRAYS
May 2023. Thee only way to finish the eastern part of the GBG is Essex. BRAPA’s adventures in getting from King’s Cross to Thurrock on a rail replacement bus and back in time for an unwise ESB at the Parcel Yard would make classic reality TV. Excitingly, one of my new Essex ticks is in… Continue reading REHABILITATING GRAYS
PUBS WITH WRITING ON THE WALL AREN’T ALL BAD
April 2023. Big news from Waterbeach where Chung Hwa is under (slightly) new ownership, or rather old ownership, and is as wonderful as ever. I feel the need to tell you that as some folk moaned about changes on Facebook. Never trust “folk”, particularly electric. Back “home” I’ve been taking Dad out to the nicer… Continue reading PUBS WITH WRITING ON THE WALL AREN’T ALL BAD
REFLECTIONS ON COLCHESTER
April 2023. Sticking to the knitting now; trips to unsung English towns with some pics of old buildings and adverts for enticing events you’ve already missed. Not sure why Colchester is unsung, but it surely is. Rather like the whole of Essex (except Grays, obvs), Colchester is a real 3.5 of a town. Which means… Continue reading REFLECTIONS ON COLCHESTER
TWO DOLLOPS OF ROSSI IN WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
Mrs RM is getting into the GBG completion race now, and after a couple of days round the parents in Waterbeach (yes, Chung Hwa), she insisted, INSISTED I tell you, that we complete Essex by adding nearly 3 hours onto our homeward journey. The Mile & A Third in Westcliffe on the edge of Southend… Continue reading TWO DOLLOPS OF ROSSI IN WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
MORE MALDON MAGIC IN MUNDON
My penultimate Essex tick for GBG22 came on the outskirts of Maldon, beloved of at least one former Pub Man of the Year on this blog. Maldon is an Essex highlight, even if it’s been a while since the town itself tempted me back with a new entry that wasn’t a micro or brewery tap.… Continue reading MORE MALDON MAGIC IN MUNDON
INTERRUPTING DELIVERIES IN PLESHEY
Only a few left in Essex, perhaps the most consistent county for pubs in the GBG. But you knew that. And if you didn’t, the Leather Bottle in Pleshey is a mere 11.7 miles walk from Stansted Airport. You know you want to. Pleshey is one of those timeless villages that Mid Essex excels at;… Continue reading INTERRUPTING DELIVERIES IN PLESHEY
GUESS THE PUB GOES ESTUARY ESSEX
My virtual trip to the pub today is a bit easier than the last couple, because you’ve had a hard week and deserve a gimmie. Oh look, some estuary. Doesn’t narrow it down, but I bet Etu has some hi-tech software that can identify it from that bit of map. A village with an apostrophe… Continue reading GUESS THE PUB GOES ESTUARY ESSEX
LEIGH-ON-SEA – IT’S LUVERLEY
I spent 10 minutes attempting a witty title and gave up. When the book about Covid is written it’ll say the biggest casualty was the quality of pub blog titles. Perhaps Si will name Leigh with pee and Peterboat with scroat and we’ll be redeemed. Yes, I was following in the steps of the great… Continue reading LEIGH-ON-SEA – IT’S LUVERLEY
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