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
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POLLY’S IN THE CITY OF DAN
No, not gollies, Polly’s. Still more fun from Coalville. Or nearby Whitwick, which you can walk from the Stamford (or run if you’ve just nicked Sod’s coat). The Three Horseshoes is another “A511 classic“, not quite as basic as the Stamford & Warrington, but still a culture shock for the American tourist acclimatised to our “Will… Continue reading POLLY’S IN THE CITY OF DAN
TOP 10 BASIC PUBS – THE STAMFORD & WARRINGTON HOTEL, COALVILLE
Well, I can wait no longer for BeerMat to claim the scoop. Here’s the evidence that Coalville has one of the world’s great basic pubs. And it may be on that silly National Heritage Inventory, but you’ve never heard of it (prove me wrong). I very nearly didn’t make it to meet BeerMat there at… Continue reading TOP 10 BASIC PUBS – THE STAMFORD & WARRINGTON HOTEL, COALVILLE
COALVILLE – WAITING FOR LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL
Life After Football (BeerMat to his Mum) is desperate to post about his trip to Coalville last week, where we met to discuss at length Birmingham City’s triumphs* and put the world of pubs to right. But he’s waiting to see what I write first. The world of pub blogging is as competitive as a… Continue reading COALVILLE – WAITING FOR LIFE AFTER FOOTBALL
LOUGHBOROUGH LACINGS
The blog-naming committee had a tough time on this one. Loughborough, famous for over-excitable athletes, bells and a steam train from Leicester. And lace, apparently. We stopped in Loughborough to complete the Leicestershire section of the Beer Guide for 2017. The welcoming committee was nowhere to be seen. But “New Loughborough” awaited, in all… Continue reading LOUGHBOROUGH LACINGS
LEARNING TO LOVE LEICESTER
In celebrating Simon’s birthday, a special post from the UK Capital of Crisps, a great favourite of his based on recent posts. I’ve declared a truce on Leicester as well, though I do get the hump with the big money “soccer” teams who look down on less successful, but proper football clubs like Manchester City. I know… Continue reading LEARNING TO LOVE LEICESTER
PUB PHILOSOPHY IN EVERARDS COUNTRY
First of all, I send my best wishes to Simon Everitt as he attempts the Everest of pub-going that is Aylesbury. Should he not survive, I’d like to register a pre-emptive claim on his marker pens. Safer ground for me east of Leicester, which sounds like a Michael Palin play waiting to be written. As… Continue reading PUB PHILOSOPHY IN EVERARDS COUNTRY
BLANKED IN LONG CLAWSON
Following the freak discovery of my lost notes on parchments preserved in the reed beds of Rutland Water last week, I’m able to bring you “jottings from Belvoir“. They’re so old, some record banners on pub walls saying “Leycester Cittie – ye Premyr Champione“. Belvoir doesn’t help the photographer much, but it is a pleasant place to explore,… Continue reading BLANKED IN LONG CLAWSON
BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
While Burton is unquestionably the place to spend a drunken evening (Bass or Joules carry-out into Balti Towers), the old mining villages of the National Forest have some of my favourite unpretentious pubs. I’ve written about Swadlincote and Ashby recently, and I ought to revisit the Three Horseshoes in Whitwick before it becomes an Ember Inn… Continue reading BASS & BAD PLANNING IN BLACKFORDBY
WILLOUGHBY WATERLEYS TO BRUNTINGTHORPE – THE BASS TRAIL
Enough of the Lord Protector, back to Lord Protz, whose Good Book offers us another gem in undiscovered South Leicestershire (unless you live in South Leicestershire, of course). I appreciate that Roger doesn’t write all the Beer Guide, and the entries are down to hardworking CAMRA branches like Leicester, who thankfully aren’t afraid to put a… Continue reading WILLOUGHBY WATERLEYS TO BRUNTINGTHORPE – THE BASS TRAIL
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