On to one of the real tourist honeypots that the Guide brings you kicking and screaming to, in this case on a slow train from Denmark Hill. “Welcome to Bromley” screams the sign welcoming tourists, probably. This is the place that South-east London and West Kent shoppers used to travel to in the decades before… Continue reading BROMLEY GOES TASTER-MAD
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE LAURIESTON, GLASGOW
I just re-read my last post and realised how little detail there was about essentials like beer names, hop varieties, toilet breaks recorded, peanuts spilt etc etc. That’s because Pubmeister and Madame Luna were such good company I didn’t take notes or photos. And that’s how it should be. But I was always… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LAURIESTON, GLASGOW
AYRS AND GRACES
Ayr is a funny old place. Wonderful beaches, classic bridges, historic architecture, and some of the shabbiest streets outside Carluke. Some really smart streets south of town toward the old racecourse though, with a couple of genteel hotels in the Beer Guide for those with the energy for a walk down Racecourse Rd. Mrs RM… Continue reading AYRS AND GRACES
AYR – THE JOY OF 6-1 AND YELLOW MUSTARD
Twenty years ago during the French World Cup, pre-children, Mrs RM and I did a Grand Tour of Scotland that went a bit like this; Don’t ask why it started in Macclesfield, or memories of a Virgin train from Euston will come flooding back, and we don’t want that, do we ? Quite a few… Continue reading AYR – THE JOY OF 6-1 AND YELLOW MUSTARD
BASS ROCK
Not that “Bass”, unless Sir Hew Hamilton-Dalrymple, has a secret stash across the water from North Berwick. My Dad had been to North Berwick to play golf, so he was one up on me. He never told me about the other “tourist attraction” in town. I’ve no idea what beer they store under the “Law”.… Continue reading BASS ROCK
DANCING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH
Nearly caught up with Scotland now, but still a few crackers to go. I jumped off the coach from Glenrothes 5 minutes from the centre, only to discover Google Maps was lying and it was more like 25. Still, a chance to explore “Kirkcaldy” beach in the rain, fantastic. Do people come here on holiday… Continue reading DANCING IN THE STREETS OF RAITH
TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE INN (TRUST), PEEBLES
Someone jumped to the view that I don’t like Scottish pubs after a recent post, which couldn’t be further from the truth. And Peebles may have a less than stellar Spoons but it has a classic pub in the Bridge (aka Trust) I popped there after a macaroni pie in the High Street, a calorific… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE INN (TRUST), PEEBLES
JARL, AND THE SEARCH FOR A THIRD HEART IN COLDSTREAM
I could have lumped The Castle in with the Besom on the previous post but I find writing more than 500 words tiring as I reach extreme old age. Even BRAPA is cutting back on those “Moby Dick” length posts these days. Onto the Castle Hotel. Looking at the Google extract now, it’s evident there’s… Continue reading JARL, AND THE SEARCH FOR A THIRD HEART IN COLDSTREAM
TOP 100 PUBS – GEORDIE’S BYRE, AYR
A coveted Top 100 place secured on my first visit; I bet the owner of Geordie’s Byre will be over the moon. Or not. Geordie’s has it all, even an alternating position between Newton-on-Ayr and Ayr in the Beer Guide. Small things please small minds etc. Just a short hop over Old Bridge Street at Poundland to Newton,… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – GEORDIE’S BYRE, AYR
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