January 2024. Hartlepool. It was, perhaps, a brave choice for Hartlepool Tourist Office to ask Peter Gabriel to be their brand ambassador as the town looks to capitalise on Blackpool Jane’s recent endorsement. But his 3 word slogan encapsulates the revival of the monkey-hanging capital of the UK in recent years, and there’s plenty of… Continue reading SHOCK THE MONKEY TO LIFE
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STRONGARM – DECENT, BUT WHERE’S MY BANKER ?
January 2024. Hartlepool. We checked into our Travelodge at 3pm, and set up Alfie, Baa Baa and Charlie (l-r) up with a nice view of the derelict car parks and marina. Alfie and Charlie dreamed of escaping the harsh winters of Teesside (they have no sense of time) and emigrating to Chile. But then Mrs… Continue reading STRONGARM – DECENT, BUT WHERE’S MY BANKER ?
THE HARTLEPOOL CULTURAL EDITION
January 2024. Hartlepool. 11% Imperial stouts have a lot to answer for. My plans to use 2 nights in Hartlepool as a base to tick pubs in Sunderland, Morpeth and Hexham went in the bin after overdoing it in the Golden Smog, and I never wanted to drink again as we parked up in Travelodge’s… Continue reading THE HARTLEPOOL CULTURAL EDITION
HANG THE MONKEY
Never let it be said that us pub bloggers don’t take you on the road less travelled, eschewing honeypot UK. Simon is in bucolic Bromley, Duncan just back from Estonia, a suburb of Kilmarnock I think, and of course Life After Football is STILL struggling to find his way out of Coalville. I was in… Continue reading HANG THE MONKEY
SEATON CAREW AND A YEARNING FOR WORKIE TICKET
When we were in Glossop last year I confused Seaton Carew with Seaton Sluice, and proclaimed the former one of the UK’s great beauty spots. The chap who originated from Carew was bewildered, and I promised I’d visit his hometown and write about it. The Sluice (below) wins this contest, but Carew is a pretty… Continue reading SEATON CAREW AND A YEARNING FOR WORKIE TICKET
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