Just to prove that “Pub Bloggers Are Good People, Even If Beer People Aren’t“, here’s your hero on Solent Radio this morning, sounding surprisingly sane. Here's @StymieSi on the radio – https://t.co/Fo9HXZHEF6 — Steve Harris (@SteveHarrisDJ) February 18, 2019 Simon recounts the joy of a three hour trip to a closed pub in Chaldon Herring,… Continue reading THE GURNARD GRIND
Tag: Isle of Wight
FUGGLE-DE-DUM
Greetings from Seaforth, the fag end of Bootle, and a place where my nearest entry on What Pub is called the “Cock & Seamen“. Clearly a Captain Pugwash theme bar. Two more decent GBG pubs in Newport (Isle of Wight) for you, enjoyed a little too quickly if I’m honest. One was a micro, one… Continue reading FUGGLE-DE-DUM
NAMING THE ’66 WORLD CUP WINNERS IN NEWPORT
Too many photos to stick in one post, and almost too much to report from the double decker pub trip from Freshwater to Newport. All I’ll say is, make sure you grab a seat toward the back of the top deck.if you ever catch the school bus on Wight. Teenagers told tales of mixing a… Continue reading NAMING THE ’66 WORLD CUP WINNERS IN NEWPORT
THE WIGHT STUFF
After that false start in Yarmouth, the Isle of Wight belatedly yielded up its pubby pleasures. They don’t come cheap. £4 minimum a pint, plus £25.10 for the train/ferry and £10 for the buses. I suppose someone has to pay to sharpen those needles. First up, Freshwater, a solid but plain village to embody… Continue reading THE WIGHT STUFF
TAKING A BITE OUT OF WIGHT
This pub blogging business is very competitive. Having lost out on the Pipers sponsorship deal to that Bailey fellow (I’m not bitter Paul, but watch your back), I’m exploring other monetisation opportunities. The Tripe Society offered me 0.0257p each time I mention chitterlings, for example, and Maidenhead‘s MP has offered me a quid each time… Continue reading TAKING A BITE OUT OF WIGHT
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