Back in Leominster, changes happens slowly. It must be hard being Leominster, even with the marvellous revitalisation of the Chequers, last year’s tick. 25 minutes up the A49 you have the pashminas and prettiness of Ludlow, 25 down the road you have Barrels and a giant map. But with a squint and a bit of sunshine… Continue reading LEOMINSTER GOES CRAFT (SORT OF)
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MONKLAND CHEESE MEMORY JOGGER
Sorry, that pic is clickbait. I didn’t actually pop in Leominster’s Black Swan for a pint of Bass Carling. Their house beer is Swan Amber, which is nothing to do with the Proper Beer made in a factory in Wolves. We were in Leominster (again) because it had a car park we could stay overnight… Continue reading MONKLAND CHEESE MEMORY JOGGER
LEOMINSTER IS BACK
Of course, if this were BRAPA it would be “Cheese munching spinster, illuminates Leominster” (actually that’s Mark E. Smith) or something. But when you’ve made as many trips to Herefordshire and been disappointed by The Lem’ster as often I have, you’ll know a decent pub in the county’s second town is cause for raising a… Continue reading LEOMINSTER IS BACK
A LATE LUNCH IN LEOMINSTER
BLOGGERS TIP: Never pass up the opportunity for alliteration, even when you’ve no actual pub to write about. Having failed to decide on lunch in Monkland (the Cheesesplaining incident), we stopped off at Leominster (NOTE : NOT pronounced Leo’s minster). past the point of caring about food provenance at 3pm. Leominster suffers a bit against… Continue reading A LATE LUNCH IN LEOMINSTER
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