Is it Tuesday last, or last Tuesday? Russ will know. Anyway, on last Tuesday last I popped with James to see Matt in central Manchester for some brotherly bonding and a haircut. The centre of the city, which sounds like a line from Unknown Pleasures, is as quiet as you’ve heard, as we’ll see later.… Continue reading A HOLT HALT
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MORE MELKSHAM MERRIMENT
25th February 2020 I would have worked Holt into the title, but you’d have thought I meant I was in Norfolk, and I can’t have you fearing for my welfare like that. If anything, Wiltshire’s Holt is even posher than the one the Pashmina Paulines and Peters use for their 3rd stop on the way… Continue reading MORE MELKSHAM MERRIMENT
IN PRAISE OF A BASIC SALFORD HOLT’S PUB
Yes, proper lacings, a sign of fresh beer. In a pub I’m going to have to anonymise as they were very publicity-shy. Telling you it’s a Holt’s pub in Salford hardly narrows it down, does it ? It’s in a village that sounds like it’s owned by a City legend whose first name is shared… Continue reading IN PRAISE OF A BASIC SALFORD HOLT’S PUB
“GET THE RUBY IN FIRST, EH !” LANGWORTHY LEGEND
And, in the end, it all came down to Langworthy, an exciting trip over the M602 at 10pm. A year ago today I was at the Grand Canyon, and it can’t match this view. For fans of great street names (see also: Whitwick), here’s My Street. It could be yours, too. I’m heading for the… Continue reading “GET THE RUBY IN FIRST, EH !” LANGWORTHY LEGEND
TOP 100 PUBS – THE LAMB, ECCLES
Yes, I’m staying in Eccles. That’s how brave I am at 53. The Milton Hotel has a job centre and NHS facility built into it, which could be useful later. Great view for £34, but the WiFi is rubbish, so here’s one from my phone. A wasted £34, since the GBG pub up the road… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LAMB, ECCLES
A HOLT’S ACROSS THE IRWELL
If Manchester has a seemingly endless supply of potential GBG entries, the neighbouring city of Salford seems to have slipped a bit of late. Though it was never over-endowed with real ale pubs, as the WhatPub extract shows. In recent times we’ve lost the famed Crescent and Racecourse, and seen the Black Lion, Star, Salford Arms and… Continue reading A HOLT’S ACROSS THE IRWELL
HOLTS MILD IN SUNNY SALFORD
There’s been an interesting discussion on Twitter, sparked by Pub Curmudgeon’s blog, about the worth of the Beer Guide in attracting extra business. That issue might get lost among the fish though. Inclusion in the Guide feels more like a badge of honour than a licence to print money, and I guess there won’t be… Continue reading HOLTS MILD IN SUNNY SALFORD
