You left me in the Strugglers where a chap on his x-th pub had plonked down next to me to discuss, apropos of nothing, Sigmund Freud. A dog dived into the intellectual’s bag (“He’s after my fricadella“); I feared for my plum bread and made a move. Suddenly, Lincoln made perfect sense, but I was… Continue reading THE PROBLEM WITH BEING A GBG COMPLETIST IS THAT YOU HAVE TO GO IN THE LINCOLN STONEGATE PUB
Tag: Lincoln
STRUGGLERS
Done the tick, done the Belgian thirds, time for a Lincoln classic. Let’s go up the Steep Hill. The puff of white smoke sadly doesn’t herald the reopening of Widow Cullens Well, as the city remains a Sam Smiths free zone. But there’s still Proper Pubs near the cathedral and castle, though the Victoria is… Continue reading STRUGGLERS
BLACKPOOL JANE WAS RIGHT (AS USUAL) ABOUT THE STRAIT & NARROW
I’d travelled by train to Lincoln, got the lone new GBG tick, there was nothing new in the exciting towns (Gainsborough, Worksop) on the way home; where now ? As always, I turn to Blackpool Jane… The Strait & Narrow ditched cask, often a good idea, and when I visited with Mrs RM in 2016… Continue reading BLACKPOOL JANE WAS RIGHT (AS USUAL) ABOUT THE STRAIT & NARROW
BEATING THE LINCOLN CHRISTMAS MARKETS RUSH TO THE NBSS 3.5 DOOM BAR
30th November 2022. The UK may not be quite back to normal post-Covid, but many of the rituals and traditions we took for granted in 2019 have returned. Some later than others, I see that Whittlesea Straw Bear Festival finally returns next month. Another tradition is moaning about our Christmas markets, which never look like… Continue reading BEATING THE LINCOLN CHRISTMAS MARKETS RUSH TO THE NBSS 3.5 DOOM BAR
TOP 100 PUBS – VICTORIA, LINCOLN
Have I done this one before ? Wouldn’t surprise me. Pauline nearly guessed right, I did look in the window of the Strugglers, named after the ascent from the Wetherspoons to the pubs at the top of the hill. Sadly staff illness had scuppered what look like a good trading day. Such is a publican’s… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – VICTORIA, LINCOLN
IMPISH BEHAVIOUR
Yes, it’s Lincoln ! Living in Sheffield gives you access to all of England’s great towns by rail; Lincoln, Derby, Retford… Mrs RM joined me on my first official ticking expedition of the new Guide year. The Tiny Tavern, a lone new GBG entry and the first for a while, had a locked door but… Continue reading IMPISH BEHAVIOUR
RUNNING UP THAT HILL – A LINCOLN LOLLOP
More Autumn loveliness before the floods. You know where Lincoln is, I’m sure. In fact it’s locally known as “28.6 miles from Scunthorpe“. Better to show you the close-up. It all happens north of the station. Still one of the iconic views up Broadgate. Not much street art on view, though there is a fading… Continue reading RUNNING UP THAT HILL – A LINCOLN LOLLOP
LINCOLN’S UPHILL PATH TO CRAFT
Beer talk bores me, but I have been amused by the reaction to Richard Coldwell’s excellent series of posts on his Craft Beer box. Mrs RM clearly has impeccable judgement anyway, but her perception of “craft” as stuff not on hand-pump, often chilled and normally strong is pretty much mine. One of these days she’ll… Continue reading LINCOLN’S UPHILL PATH TO CRAFT
LINCOLN’S WEST END
Lincoln is an underrated city, partly because of the surrounding dullness (sorry Spital in the Street) and partly due to it’s a perception that there’s just a large cathedral and castle. The cathedral is one of my personal favourites, but it’s the steep walk down from there to the modern town centre that really appeals, possibly less so… Continue reading LINCOLN’S WEST END
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