November 2023. Harrogate. Thursday night, back in Sheff from my parents, and straight out after doing the laundry to Leeds for the Julie Byrne gig, Except, having got to Leeds I thought I’d head straight on up to Harrogate and get the Oatlands Club ticked. A couple of cheap advance tickets would see me in… Continue reading “I mean, if you’re there, you can’t NOT go in the Harrogate Tap, can you ?”
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE TAP & SPILES ?
My second Harrogate tick (there’s 11 in the new GBG) was arguably pointless. The Tap on Tower Street was in the Guide as a Tap & Spile a decade or so ago so those who abide by the Paisley Pronouncements on Pubbing would consider it ticked. But I’d paid for my train ticket, fancied a… Continue reading WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE TAP & SPILES ?
HAMMERED IN HARROGATE
More tales written two blocks from the war zone that is, apparently, uptown top ranking Hamburg. Though I think the screams are from beer tourists realising the choice is Becks or the one with the heart on it. More tales praising Harrogate. As with Scarborough, a night in a B & B in the town is… Continue reading HAMMERED IN HARROGATE
HEATWAVE IN HARROGATE
Certain towns can be relied for an annual visit that will deliver a) a decent new Guide pub, b) a new aspect to the place, and c) a decent lunch. All of those were present in lovely Harrogate this week, which was just about to unveil a magic fountain in the Valley Gardens that turns curious children into stone. Simon… Continue reading HEATWAVE IN HARROGATE
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