CIRENCESTER – NICE PUBS …

It’s FA Cup Preliminary Round Weekend, when the big boys come in, and Prescot Cables v Trafford looking the tie of a storm-assisted round.  I’ll be there if my car passes it’s MOT*. Prescot is a long way in every sense from the western Cotswolds and Cirencester and where I finished my latest excursion. Despite… Continue reading CIRENCESTER – NICE PUBS …

TOP 100 PUBS – THE BAG OF NAILS, BRISTOL

For a place with so much craft beer (craft by anyone’s definition) Bristol has a superb collection of traditional boozers.  I rarely see the city mentioned in the same league as Norwich or Sheffield, which is odd. Being picky, the Beer Guide pubs can seem dominated by students, and I’ve had the odd bit of… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BAG OF NAILS, BRISTOL

A BATH BLASPHEMY IN HOTWELLS

An evening in Bristol revealed yet more new architectural and pubby discoveries, the supply of great street art seemingly endless. Hotwells is the suburb connecting the centre to Clifton, home to the brilliant Bag o’ Nails which gets its own post later, and not just because of the cats. Round the corner is the Myrtle… Continue reading A BATH BLASPHEMY IN HOTWELLS