January 2024. Barrowford. Having completed Lancashire’s GBG24 chapter by 6pm I suddenly found myself in a one street town with no plans on a Saturday night. Except, obviously, a Chinese takeaway later on. Barrowford’s New Man Lee, possibly my 555th CT and even if it isn’t you’ll never know, looked a stunner on Google. Posh… Continue reading THE LAST SEAT IN THE PUB IN BARROWFORD
Tag: Lancashire
DARWEN DAWDLING, DARWEN DELIGHTS
January 2024. Darwen. Two east Lancashire ticks to complete the county meant a first opportunity in 2024 to take the campervan out for the night. Parked in the posh bit just outside Burnley, it felt a real night out. Darwen isn’t really posh Burnley, or Blackburn, but I have enjoyed its renaissance over the last… Continue reading DARWEN DAWDLING, DARWEN DELIGHTS
GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 1 – THE TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
January 2024. St Helens. Now I’ve “completed” the Guide I can afford to take GBG24 at a leisurely pace and throw in a few revisits along the way. In 2021 a trip to Merseyside would have seen a BRAPA-ish attempt at all six (6) ticks; today I target a couple of newbies, finally visit the… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 1 – THE TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
ST HELENS – A HEART OF GLASS
January 2024. St Helens. St Helens doesn’t haven’t much for the tourists, bar a glass museum on the Pilkington site, two award-winning ale houses, a raft of basic boozers and a rugby league team of some repute. I’ve never been to a rugby league match, saving my debut for Castleford’s Jungle. There were coachloads of… Continue reading ST HELENS – A HEART OF GLASS
LAURA J MARTIN AT THE FERRET, PRESTON
January 2024. Preston. Last post from last Saturday in our premier pub city (I think it really is), then you get a St Helens write-up. Iron Fist in the Vinyl Tap, hairy fist in the Ferret, A rather unnecessary stamp to prove you’ve paid your fiver for a night of quirky alt pop in the… Continue reading LAURA J MARTIN AT THE FERRET, PRESTON
Motörhead
January 2024. Preston. For those of you at the back not keeping up, or confused by the nightly “Half A Dozen Pubs…” this is STILL Preston. What a night, though not one I want to repeat this lifetime. A quick check of the set times revealed it wasn’t worth tipping up at The Ferret for… Continue reading Motörhead
THE CHAIN HOUSE, PRESTON
January 2024. Preston. We (finally left) the Black Horse for our gig in Preston’s student-land, relatively bright and breezy as well as full of pastry, gelatinous jelly, pork and chilli jam. Even the Old Black Bull looks appealing after an hour on the Old Tom. Duncan had been recently and described the Chain House tap… Continue reading THE CHAIN HOUSE, PRESTON
NEVER MIX BEER WITH WINE. ESPECIALLY SERBIAN MARMALADE ORANGE WINE.
January 2024. Preston. The train back from Accrington arrived at Preston station at 16:38. I really should have stopped off in Blackburn and taken pictures of the modern cathedral, you’d love it, but I was missing Mrs RM. Our big gig at the Ferret started in less than 3 hours; what could possibly go wrong… Continue reading NEVER MIX BEER WITH WINE. ESPECIALLY SERBIAN MARMALADE ORANGE WINE.
TICKING ACCRINGTON LIKE A TROOPER
January 2024. Accrington. A night in Preston, but still 5 hours till our gig. Exactly the wrong amount of time, really. Despite the station’s perfect positioning, there’s insufficient time to reach a place with more than a lone pub to tick (that would be Carlisle or Glasgow). It’s too late to get to a football… Continue reading TICKING ACCRINGTON LIKE A TROOPER
WELCOME TO PRESTON
January 2024. Preston. On the Friday Blackpool Jane had bravely visited Preston properly for the very first time, and lived to tell the tale (just about). We arrived just after lunch the next day ahead of a gig that evening at the Ferret, and without a clue how to spend the next 7 hours, but… Continue reading WELCOME TO PRESTON
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