I’d decided to take the bus from Lancaster to Heysham for my ferry, so it was important, nay IMPERATIVE I didn’t go to another pub before boarding the bus. Any of you over the age of 30 will know the significance of buses and bladders. So I just walked through town, did the tourist shot,… Continue reading A CUNNING STUNT AT THE BOBBIN
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“The Lancaster station pub we all needed”
I have posts on well over 200 pubs, curries, and Duncan knees to bring you before I start a countdown of The Final 22, so let’s get back to mid June. Back in 1985 I’d attended The Longest Day festival at Milton Keynes Bowl; Now I find it WASN’T on the longest day anyway and… Continue reading “The Lancaster station pub we all needed”
LANCASTER, SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR
One of the joys of train travel is the uncertainty about whether you can break your journey to do a tick on the way to your main destination. A reminder that Tom Irvin is available 24 hours a day to take your questions on rail travel. Sound tough ? Well, Google says 18 minutes walk… Continue reading LANCASTER, SO MUCH TO ANSWER FOR
FONT APPRECIATION AT THE LANCASTER GOLDEN LION
Preston makes a great base for pub tickers, with fast trains* to pub hubs like Westhoughton, Lancaster and Blackpool, and providing an opportunity to meet the Pub King of West Lancashire himself; More from Matthew shortly. I started Friday afternoon in Lancaster, always a curate’s egg with its attractive architecture but strangely unalluring pubs (and… Continue reading FONT APPRECIATION AT THE LANCASTER GOLDEN LION
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