October 2025. Leicester. Our 36 hours in Leicester concluded with a late lunch in another historic pub, the venue for local CAMRA’s branch meeting that very evening. Even my remarkable powers of persuasion weren’t enough to convince Mrs RM to stay and convince CAMRA to ban halves put the Cherry Tree in the GBG. The… Continue reading JIMMY EAT WORLD, RETIRED MARTIN EATS AT THE GLOBE
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(PROJECT) WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
February 2025. Mansfield. Right, culture ticked, time for a pint coffee. I was going to have one in the GBG Spoons, but the impressive looking Stag & Pheasant wanted £1.71 and Spoons coffee isn’t that good, so I paid a bargain £2.80 for a proper American in the gorgeous “Toffee Hut”, where a lady sticks… Continue reading (PROJECT) WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
January 2024. Braunston. Daventry. Mrs RM is a source of endless delight. Her excitement at finally releasing to the world her excellent travel blog (here), after a gestation priod longer than the third Blue Nile album, is a joy to behold. I shall overlook her gaining more blog views in one day than I managed… Continue reading MRS RM’S AMAZING UNTAPPD ADMISSION IN BRAUNSTON
EVERARDS TAP – IT’S…..OK
November 2023. Enderby. Leicester. After that great pint of Tiger it was inevitable the GBG would next take me to the very home of Everards, whose giant Beer Hall graces the great nothingness below iconic Leicester Forest East Services. I’m not, at present, able to offer a self guided tour between the service station and… Continue reading EVERARDS TAP – IT’S…..OK
BLABY’S TIGER ROARS
November 2023. Blaby. Leicestershire. A couple of days spent in the east Midlands, doing what tickers call “mopping” up the new Leicestershire GBG entries, which this year fail to include anything in the county town. Sadly, no return visit to the Ale Wagon, then. And Leicester’s necklace (?) of commuter towns haven’t been that exciting… Continue reading BLABY’S TIGER ROARS
DOWNTOWN TO GRANTHAM
September 2023. Great Gonerby. I know many of you were very excited by my recent series on “Pubs Close To The Southern Grantham Relief Road“, and here to thrill you today is the excitingly named Recruiting Sergeant in Great Gonerby, north Grantham, which I’m fairly sure none of you have heard of before. How had… Continue reading DOWNTOWN TO GRANTHAM
BASS – IT’S WHAT DERBY DOES BEST
Two ticks in the bag, and still only 15:30 on a Wednesday afternoon. If I go home now I’ll get roped in to putting the Christmas tree up, and you know my views on that. And besides, the Landlord at the Creaky Floorboard had basically instructed me to pop in the Five Lamps for Bass.… Continue reading BASS – IT’S WHAT DERBY DOES BEST
WILLIAM (EVERARD), IT WAS REALLY NOTHING (TO REPLACE THAT DUFF PINT OF TIGER)
I start your new week with big (BIG) news, care of our Mark; Yes, Waitrose have officially recognised the Pub Ticker as a key part of their demographic and are offering 20% off a pack of markers to lure us into their stores to buy quail eggs or whatever they sell. Mrs RM has asked… Continue reading WILLIAM (EVERARD), IT WAS REALLY NOTHING (TO REPLACE THAT DUFF PINT OF TIGER)
THE ARCHITECTS OF CASK’S DEMISE
I know you’re desperate for news of Mrs RM‘s latest venture to keep me in the style to which I’m accustomed. She’s alternating between Northampton and Cambridge Councils, doing something involving IT, whatever that is. The Cambridge version of her job takes place at Castle Hill, the highest point in town (i.e. about the height… Continue reading THE ARCHITECTS OF CASK’S DEMISE
ALL BUCKED UP
(Adjective – indicating completion of Buckinghamshire Good Beer Guide entries) Following the Good Beer Guide, rather than the advice of a mate as to the best pubs, certainly takes you on some lesser travelled roads. GBG17 provides a rare excuse to visit the unknown land between Milton Keynes and Northampton. No, not Newport Pagnell, that’s… Continue reading ALL BUCKED UP
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