It’s only take 5 months, but we finally went somewhere authentically touristy last Thursday. Bakewell, famous for the eponymous sausage that Mrs RM dropped on the A619 in 1995. Bakewell, the Stow-on-the-Wold of the Dales, home to 37 tea shops and 15 outdoor clothing shops to help protect you on your walk between those 37… Continue reading THE FAMOUS BAKEWELL SAUSAGE
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PROPER PUBS IN CARLISLE
Next stop, Carlisle, which feels like New York after a week travelling round the Borders. Look ! The McVitie’s factory (sorry Mrs RM, I didn’t bring you back a discounted packet of digestives). Oh, look ! A Bass mirror (no Bass). Oh look ! An open pub. I’d forgotten what they look like. I… Continue reading PROPER PUBS IN CARLISLE
PUBS NEAR LOW NEWTON-BY-THE-SEA THAT AREN’T THE SHIP
Not a lot to say about the next two Northumberland pubs, Mrs RM quaffing a quick half and letting me sip the dregs, washed down by a soda water*. Frankly, I sense the OS extract will keep Russ going for weeks, anyway. When “Football Hole” and “Jenny Bells Carr” aren’t even the best of it,… Continue reading PUBS NEAR LOW NEWTON-BY-THE-SEA THAT AREN’T THE SHIP
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