June 2023. London. After that little bit of negativity, let’s get positive again as we cross the Grand Union into Warwick Avenue Loads of nice looking pubs, like the Bridge House by the, er, bridge, but often disappointing experiences with tired beers and tip boxes. Oh yes, Little Venice, not as good as the real… Continue reading WHEN I GET TO WARWICK AVENUE, MEET ME BY THE ENTRANCE TO THE PUB
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A PADDINGTON BEAR STARE FOR THE TIRED BEER IN W2
June 2023. London Part 2 of 11. My heart leaped for joy when I realised I could ride the Central Line from Fairlop straight to Queensway, less than a mile from pub tick No. 2. My joy was only slightly lessened by the realisation that after 7 years as Mayor Sadiq Khan still hasn’t installed… Continue reading A PADDINGTON BEAR STARE FOR THE TIRED BEER IN W2
MATILDA MANN MESMERIZES AT THE JAZZ CAFE
May 2023. Four London ticks was nice, but I was really in town to see a rare Matilda Mann (sold-out) headline gig at the Jazz Cafe. Just enough time in Hackney to walk the mile south along Mare Street to the Five Points Tap, not to be confused with what I assumed to be their… Continue reading MATILDA MANN MESMERIZES AT THE JAZZ CAFE
HI-VIS HACKNEY
May 2023. My first venture back into the rich world of UK pubs came four days after touchdown at Luton Airport, and with four (4) new London ticks I almost felt I’d got this Guide ticking lark sussed again. In truth, only London really offers such an abundance of ticking joy so close together, and… Continue reading HI-VIS HACKNEY
GREEN STREET TICKING
May 2023. Well done West Ham. David Moyes is finally a football genius. Couldn’t happen to better fans. UEFA ought to introduce a returnable deposit on those plastic pint glasses, though. Four weeks ago I was in West Ham land, taking two (2) new ticks from what has been a bit of a beer desert,… Continue reading GREEN STREET TICKING
COME ON YOU HAMMERS !
Manchester City fans are rooting for West Ham in their European final against Fiorentina tonight. Hammers fans share with City a sense of humour rarely seen in Liverpool or Trafford, as a quick look at our relative forums will prove. Upton Park was one of my favourite away grounds; the crowd tight to the pitch… Continue reading COME ON YOU HAMMERS !
I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
By the time we left the Globe we only had time for one more pub, a new GBG entry near our gig, but mysteriously we had enough time for shopping in Oxford Street. This was a particular mystery to me, as I’d assumed we’d concluded our present shopping on 1 January, just as we do… Continue reading I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
MARYLEBONE PROVES YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ADD THE POSTCODE TO YOUR TICKING SPREADSHEET
14th December 2022. From Bow we headed west, and an increasing rare new Guide entry in London tourist central. Marylebone’s tick means leaving the underground at Baker Street, and taking the foot tunnel under Marylebone Road, a passage promoting all the traditional tourist joys on NW1. Baker Street is where football fans traditionally stop for… Continue reading MARYLEBONE PROVES YOU SHOULD ALWAYS ADD THE POSTCODE TO YOUR TICKING SPREADSHEET
THE ONLY (PREEMPTIVE) TICKING BOY IN NEW CROSS
One more post from London, then I can write about Rye, Castleford and Tromso. An unlikely trio to end November. 16th November 2022. Underground, Overground, Wombling free, I need to be at the Shirker’s Rest by 3, so an hour to kill admiring fades signage, and the wonderful Courage sign on the Amersham Arms. Lest… Continue reading THE ONLY (PREEMPTIVE) TICKING BOY IN NEW CROSS
“In the City there’s a thousand pubs but I only need two”
16th November 2022. A second City pub in quick succession, after silently cursing (“Oh, tasters !”) I couldn’t do the Olde Mitre. Honestly, there was no need for London to erect this statue of me with the Good Beer Guide Completion trophy, something Messi will never hold. I thought I’d have visited the Inn of… Continue reading “In the City there’s a thousand pubs but I only need two”
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