There’s a lively debate at the moment about the purpose of CAMRA. Pub Curmudgeon covers it well on his blog e.g. here. Most of the discussion leaves me cold. My own perspective is that local CAMRA branches do a vital job in promoting quality real ale by surveying and promoting pubs, resulting in the Good Beer Guide… Continue reading CAMPAIGNING FOR ST HELENS
Tag: Lancashire
BACUP
This is only marginally worthy of a separate post to be honest, but I bet no-one has ever blogged about Bacup before and I’m a glory hunter as you’ll know. There’s not a lot to be said about Bacup apart from noting it has great scenery, and the occasional great bit of tiling. The Crown… Continue reading BACUP
BURNLEY – MY PROSECCO HELL
I stayed in Burnley over the weekend and enjoyed some decent walking in the stretch of pretty villages just north of the M65, with Pendle Hill and Bowland as a backdrop. This is where the Burnley Express ends and Lancashire Life starts, judging by the cars parked next to Ye Olde Sparrowhawk in Wheatley Lane. Lovely… Continue reading BURNLEY – MY PROSECCO HELL
THE DELIGHTS OF DARWEN
I always thought of Darwen as a lesser Accrington, along a similar “A” Road winding down to civilisation (Bolton and Bury respectively). Like Much Wenlock, it’s a place you have to want to go to a lot, rather than one you pass through. At least Accrington has the Oswaldthistle Mills for old folk to go to.… Continue reading THE DELIGHTS OF DARWEN
DON’T EVER CHANGE
I often observe in this blog on the transformation of British cities, for example by independent enterprise in Mansfield or street art in Weston Super Mare. I didn’t notice much different about Blackpool this week, and that’s fine with me. It displayed plenty of the qualities that made it famous, and the beach looked the best… Continue reading DON’T EVER CHANGE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE VICTORIA HOTEL , CLEVELEYS
I’m in Blackpool for a couple of days, the only possible follow-on to Royal Tunbridge Wells. It’s entirely coincidental that the trip coincides with an invasion of slugs into our kitchen, no doubt attracted by the smell of spilled Yeastie Boys. Mrs RM has it in hand. To fortify her for the task ahead, here’s… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE VICTORIA HOTEL , CLEVELEYS
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