February 2025. Mansfield. A lot of posts from my First Big Post Funeral Trip to Mansfield coming up. “We just need to get away somewhere nice like Bath for a few nights and recover” said Mrs RM, but in truth I needed a 25,000 step slog exploring one of the UK’s least loved towns visiting… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE RAILWAY INN, MANSFIELD
Tag: Lincoln Green
(NOT QUITE) THE ALAN WINFIELD MEMORIAL TRAIL
November 2023. Long Eaton. Derbyshire. Catching up with the blog now; what on earth will I do when I’ve no more pubs to write about ? The late, great, Alan Winfield used to tell us about pub crawls of 21 or more halves like this one in Mexborough. Alan was a proud man of Nottingham,… Continue reading (NOT QUITE) THE ALAN WINFIELD MEMORIAL TRAIL
LINCOLN GREEN, BELPER BLUE HUMOUR
Greetings from Stafford Station, where Paul Mudge has just introduced me to the joys of the Railway, a wonderful pub. A week ago the Sheffield Codgers, whose album of Dylan covers would make a great Christmas present, were heading for Belper pub No.2. Yes, a bit plain, bit that’s Lincoln Green for you. Inside you’ll… Continue reading LINCOLN GREEN, BELPER BLUE HUMOUR
HUCKNALL – BEER & SKITTLES
I’m driving BRAPA round the hard-to-reach pubs of the Cambridgeshire Fens on Saturday; “Whittlesey, little to see” is my suggested blog title. I’ll probably leave Si to his own devices this time, rather than distracting him from pub hubbub by pointing out how difficult West Oxon ticking is going to be. I can always count… Continue reading HUCKNALL – BEER & SKITTLES
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