January 2025. Leeds. After a Wednesday spent driving 6 hours from Tunbridge Wells to Sheffield, battling A14 closures and football crowds, punctuated by long calls to the Medical Examiner and Coroner, we needed a break on the Thursday. Why on earth did we choose Leeds ? Well, it was the first train leaving Sheffield station,… Continue reading A JAIPUR IN L***S
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LEEDS BEER SCORES SPECIAL
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. You left me in Whitelock’s, admiring the furnishings, and forcing a second half of Old Peculier on our group. Yes, a real of Gang of Four, at home like a pub tourist as the song goes. Oooh, a pint to finish, excellent work, and great company from Andy and Caroline… Continue reading LEEDS BEER SCORES SPECIAL
GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 8 – WHITELOCK’S, LEEDS
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. Nearly there now. Our gang of four* pub tourists were due to meet up again in the most famous Leeds’s most famous pub, if we could find it after six pints. Bing Maps can’t provide a route to Whitelock’s, tucked away down Turks Head Yard, and Will has asked me,… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 8 – WHITELOCK’S, LEEDS
THE DUCK AND DRAKE
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. 11:47 – Brew Society 12:43 – Cardigan Arms 13:37 – Dave’s Pies & Ale 14:39 – The Templar Good, solid, almost sensible progress. Be a shame to go awry now. But it sort of did, as Will and I scooted off towards the Kirkgate markets, arriving at the Duck and Drake bang… Continue reading THE DUCK AND DRAKE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE TEMPLAR, LEEDS
February 2024. Leeds. Part 4 of Four Do Leeds. Reader, I took a bus from Dave’s to the centre of Leeds. It wasn’t too bad, and the short work takes you past a reminder of Leeds twin city, the endless cranes, and the Victorian arcades, some of them more convincing than others. The Templar was,… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE TEMPLAR, LEEDS
GOING OFF-PISTE TO DAVE’S PIES
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. 11:47 – Brew Society 12:43 – Cardigan Arms 13:35 – Time to catch the bus into Leeds for the Templar. Good progress, and as long as we stuck to Will’s elaborate plans (mainly Heritage pubs), we’d be fine. And then someone said “What about Dave’s Pies ? It’s virtually next… Continue reading GOING OFF-PISTE TO DAVE’S PIES
A PINT IN THE CARDIGAN
February 2024. Leeds. Part 2 of our Big Monday Out in Leeds, and I decide to be unsociable at the first hurdle by letting Caroline, Andy and Will take the bus up Kirkstall Road while I leave them to walk the 1.6 miles. Not only do I detest buses, I just can’t sit still all… Continue reading A PINT IN THE CARDIGAN
A CURATED, CULTURED, TOUR OF LEEDS HOSTELRIES BEGINS AT BREW SOCIETY
February 2024. Leeds. Unexpectedly, Mondays are the new Fridays. 2024 has seen pub crawls in London and Manchester and Tunbridge Wells at the start of the week, having long believed that pubs don’t even open till 4pm on Thursday these days. And beer quality hasn’t suffered either. “Fancy a Monday pub crawl artisanal curated guidance… Continue reading A CURATED, CULTURED, TOUR OF LEEDS HOSTELRIES BEGINS AT BREW SOCIETY
PIE AND PEAS AND POP
November 2023. Leeds. You know where Leeds is, I’ll spare you the maps. Northern Rail didn’t seem to know where Leeds was, as I attempted to get to Burley Park for my gig. Just the 32 minutes late for a 27 minute journey, meaning that despite a brave dash through the multicultural quarter of the… Continue reading PIE AND PEAS AND POP
THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF LAURA J MARTIN
October 2023. Leeds. Beer, music, curry. Two out of three ain’t bad. Two gigs in two nights, actually, as we stopped off on the way back from Newcastle at the Brudenell. Pub Curmudgeon did the pubs this week, Mrs RM and I did the music and curry. And street art in Leeds most colourful neighbourhood.… Continue reading THE TRIUMPHANT RETURN OF LAURA J MARTIN
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