Tag: Hampshire

“How do Southern pubs differ from Northern pubs ?”

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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

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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

DISGRUNTLED OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS VISITS THE PORTCHESTER CRAFT BAR

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Jun 2024. Portchester. I was on best behaviour with the in-laws (Mrs RM said so), attending to their every need, dropping them at every front door, and allowing them time to make their own choices from the Spoons menu. The model son-in-law. In 2022 I’d have used two nights in Gosport to tick off half… Continue reading DISGRUNTLED OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS VISITS THE PORTCHESTER CRAFT BAR

“Spencer is a very scared spaniel x”. My father-in-law returns to Ampfield.

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June 2024. Ampfield. Hampshire. Just because I’m making such poor progress with the ticking doesn’t mean I’m not clocking up the miles. This was the first leg our first long weekend of June (where’s my Summer gone, by the way), popping on my parents before heading to the coast for Father-in-Law’s 86th birthday, present. He’d… Continue reading “Spencer is a very scared spaniel x”. My father-in-law returns to Ampfield.

HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 14 – HAMPSHIRE.

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“Hampshire ? Just pick half a dozen in Southsea, surely ?“ Not quite. Remember this vast county contains such great pub towns as Basingstoke, Aldershot and Farnborough. Actually, one of those does have a shoe-in (or is it shu-inn ?) Farnborough – Prince of Wales (last visited in 2023) When I was hurtling towards GBG… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY COUNTY. No. 14 – HAMPSHIRE.

WHO ORDERED THOSE CANS ?

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September 2023. Farnborough. There were a few restaurant options for our stay in Farnborough, including an ultra-rare Wimpy and Poppins, a Harvester (with Doom Bar) and Harvester (without). But the Spoons was a minute’s walk from our Premier Inn, so that got the vote (I’d just done my 15k steps). Not the most attractive, tucked… Continue reading WHO ORDERED THOSE CANS ?