Whizzing thru’ these posts now so I can give you that report on IndyMan you’re desperate for. Today, my Dad is the cover star. He’s not quite ready for “BRAPA Dad” level adoration, I suspect. He still drives, mostly to the nearest golf course and garden centre, but I like to get him out of… Continue reading GETTING DAD OUT OF THE HOUSE
Tag: Hertfordshire pubs
THE SURPRISING BISHOP’S STORTFORD
Just to prove to you I do occasionally encounter good beer as well as politically incorrect toilet art on my travels, here’s a break from writing about drain pours. Actually, it took a couple of days at home to recover from the deep trauma of finding my last Gloucestershire tick inexplicably closed for Summer,… Continue reading THE SURPRISING BISHOP’S STORTFORD
STEVENAGE NEW TOWN. AND GREENE KING.
Folk who just track down interesting beers and classic pubs miss out on a lot. Simon goes to Hoyland, which even people in Barnsley have never visited. I get a trip “home” to Stevenage to tick off a Greene King pub. Retirement is underrated. Stevenage is, of course, best known as the stunt double for Slough… Continue reading STEVENAGE NEW TOWN. AND GREENE KING.
AN UNSPOILT GEM IN BRAUGHING
A random* walk in the gorgeous east Hertfordshire countryside just off the A10 is the best way to welcome Autumn to England. The only more autumnal place would be the Chequered Skipper in Ashton (Northants), home of the world conker championships. Leaves are already falling on the many footpaths in this commuter village known only… Continue reading AN UNSPOILT GEM IN BRAUGHING
NO CHANGE IN ST ALBANS
It’s a while since I walked St Albans, a small Cathedral city generally characterised as both affluent and a hot-bed of late night rowdiness. In my experience, from having in the area, both are over simplifications. What is more true is that things change very slowly, if at all in St Albans. The best way… Continue reading NO CHANGE IN ST ALBANS
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