July 2023. Wolverhampton. With West Midlands GBG in the bag, I reckoned one more pint before home (slowing down, old age). Colmore in Brum ? Not after Si’s withering assessment at the weekend. How about Wolves ? Perhaps the Chindit on the walk back ? Haven’t been there for a decade. Sign advertising for a… Continue reading 25 MINUTES BEFORE THE TRAIN FROM WOLVERHAMPTON. WHAT TO DO ?
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INTERLUDE AT THE GREAT WESTERN
No post yesterday, due a lack of internet in my otherwise reliable Wolves guest house (good grief those Everton fans made a mess of the city on Saturday). So I’ll have to wait till I get home to bring you about 762 posts from Gloucestershire, including a horror show in Cinderford. In the meantime, a… Continue reading INTERLUDE AT THE GREAT WESTERN
THE WORCESTERSHIRE WAY
Bewdley is more than basic ex-Banks pubs; it’s like a Georgian Barmouth by the Severn. On 2016’s summer day, the riverside was packed with day-tripping Black Country folk enjoying chips and beer by the river. On the walk to the Rising Sun an old couple stopped us on a junction to enquire about a good… Continue reading THE WORCESTERSHIRE WAY
THE POSADA, A GEM IN WOLVES
I had a few beers with West Brom’s pub expert (and only Arsenal bondholder) in Wolverhampton, as you do. The company was first-rate, the pub staff and customers were cheery, and the beer was good to excellent. Only a failure to remember to eat the faggots and grey paes soured the afternoon later. The city… Continue reading THE POSADA, A GEM IN WOLVES
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