November 2023. Enderby. Leicester. After that great pint of Tiger it was inevitable the GBG would next take me to the very home of Everards, whose giant Beer Hall graces the great nothingness below iconic Leicester Forest East Services. I’m not, at present, able to offer a self guided tour between the service station and… Continue reading EVERARDS TAP – IT’S…..OK
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BLABY’S TIGER ROARS
November 2023. Blaby. Leicestershire. A couple of days spent in the east Midlands, doing what tickers call “mopping” up the new Leicestershire GBG entries, which this year fail to include anything in the county town. Sadly, no return visit to the Ale Wagon, then. And Leicester’s necklace (?) of commuter towns haven’t been that exciting… Continue reading BLABY’S TIGER ROARS
LEICESTER LICKED
Yes, after Notts, the next day I licked Leicester, and coming up you’ll see I Lasso (?) Lincs and Defeat Derbyshire. July 11th was also a busy one for our pubs, and I popped home to watch the Final with Dad even though you’ll know I don’t approve of TV football. My lads were watching… Continue reading LEICESTER LICKED
EASTNEY OF EDEN
Portsmouth never disappoints. Unless it’s their fans disappointed by their yo-yo team again in the play-offs. Few towns, bar Burnley and Wimbledon, are as defined by their football club as Pompey. If we last till 2050 historians will stare at the final League 1 (Div 3) tables for weeks, wondering “WTF ?” For GBG… Continue reading EASTNEY OF EDEN
A PINT, A CURRY, “YMCA” – LEICESTER COMPLETE
Part 2 of our 2 part Leicester thriller starts with an amble across town to a small pub at the station. On the way I tried to persuade Charles into the Ale Wagon, but I’m afraid he’s a delicate flower and walked past. Now, a small (I assumed) pub at the station run by a… Continue reading A PINT, A CURRY, “YMCA” – LEICESTER COMPLETE
LEICESTER – BAPS, BROOOD & BRUMMIES
My annual GBG trip to Leicester, always a joy despite what BRAPA says about the city. He’s just sore that they’ve stole the Tigers moniker he wants for his silly football team. While in town I spent an hour trying to buy Romanian draculas (sp), so thanks to eurochange Haymarket who came up trumps at… Continue reading LEICESTER – BAPS, BROOOD & BRUMMIES
HEADLESS GORILLAS AND HIDDEN DOOMBAR IN GREAT GLEN
More Leicestershire thrills, as I make a first ever stop in Great Glen, named after the lesser known Sex Pistol or possibly the better known Squeeze(r). All of you know where Great Glen is, so I’ll spare you the map. Just another stop off the A6 between Desborough and Leicester. Oh, go on then. I’d… Continue reading HEADLESS GORILLAS AND HIDDEN DOOMBAR IN GREAT GLEN
TOP 100 PUBS – THE ALE WAGON, LEICESTER
I see top pub photographer Richard Coldwell (he really is) has been publishing photos of me in his latest series of blogs from Leicester. Nice of him to airbrush my bald patch out of that shot from behind, but you’ll know how I feel about folk taking photos of old blokes in pubs. I see… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE ALE WAGON, LEICESTER
retiredmartin ON DETENTION IN LEICESTER
You may have noticed I finished the Leicester post when the night was still young, leaving Mudgie and Mr Mudge to negotiate the joys of 2017 train services north via Birmingham. But Richard and I were staying over. And what’s more, “we’d paid £4.20 for a Bus Day Ticket and we’re gonna use it”, as… Continue reading retiredmartin ON DETENTION IN LEICESTER
LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
Another Pub Blogger Crawl, another opportunity to whine about too many handpumps. A Tuesday in Leicester, comparing notes with Old Mudgie of Pub Curmudgeon fame, Richard of Beer Leeds fame, and Paul Mudge of Stafford, which is fame in itself. Historians may one day be interested in this annotated itinerary, and wonder about the deviations we made. Thanks to… Continue reading LEICESTER PUB CRAWL – “Can one desire too much of a good thing ?”
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