September 2023. Chippenham, near Newmarket. Honestly, it is near Newmarket, though the map is indignant that it’s on High Street, Ely, and Chippenham is a last refuge in that weird bit of Cambridgeshire that encompasses the smart horsey villages. I know this because the Waterbeach MP lives there, and you have to live in the… Continue reading COMPLIMENTARY ROASTIES AND YORKIES ON THE BAR AT THE THARP ARMS
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THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
MORE Dereham ? you ask. Well, it just gets better. If there were a league table of unheralded English market towns it would be at No.27, squeezed between Darlington and Dartford. We TRIED to find something remarkable and new in the High Street, but perhaps the £5 note dispenser is a shock too far. So,… Continue reading THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
……..AND HISTON START ?
Part II of the Impington v Histon special, and more pictures of closed pubs and Spring. At least this is NEW material. You left me at the Railway Vue, with 37 minutes to complete my hour’s exercise and buy eggs and rosemary, which sounds like a Leonard Cohen lyric c.1967. What could be more useful… Continue reading ……..AND HISTON START ?
“YOU RECOMMEND ONE”
I mentioned I had two pubs left to do in Norwich. Actually, only one, as a bit more detective work revealed that the Lord Rosebery was merely the newly ennobled but still wonderful Rosebery. So, just the Golden Star to visit and I could wobble back to Cambridge, hopefully remembering to change at Ely, as… Continue reading “YOU RECOMMEND ONE”
THE SPIRIT OF PUNK LIVES ON IN CROMER
More cultural references, this time a celebration of the Pistols gig in 1977 which led to the banning of all young people under the age of 30 from Cromer*. Forever. Sid has aged well, less so Glen. I never thought I’d get two posts out of Cromer, but that’s 2017 for you. The only… Continue reading THE SPIRIT OF PUNK LIVES ON IN CROMER
PLOUGHING A PATH TO CAMBRIDGE CRAFT
As winter approaches we’re taking the campervan on a series of minibreaks to ensure it doesn’t freeze up, or whatever campervans do. Not much scope for new Beer Guide ticks within a 90 minute radius now, so off to Shepreth for some craft. There’s actually more to see in this bit of dull South… Continue reading PLOUGHING A PATH TO CAMBRIDGE CRAFT
LACONS PASS THEIR AUDIT
I do hope Simon wasn’t too upset by my Tom obsession in the last post, which stopped me saying what a great pleasure it was to chat pubs with Si and his Dad. Now I’ve found my notes I can also reveal the conversation included the classic lines, “It’s the French in them” and “Colchester… Continue reading LACONS PASS THEIR AUDIT
THE RETURN OF LACONS
I first notice the revived Lacons brand when I kept walking past one of their delivery vans parked up in Chesterton. The styling is impressive, and their beers weren’t bad when they popped up as guests in Cambridge and Norfolk. Since their revival in 2013, I’ve been noticing some well-preserved heritage like this from Diss.… Continue reading THE RETURN OF LACONS
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