November 2025. Thurnham. Maidstone. Into posh Kent and the North Downs we go, for a night in Rye before opera with the in-laws. There may be something in that last sentence to make you a tad jealous. I’m betting it’s not opera. A smattering of new Guide entries for Kent in GBG26, but our first… Continue reading LURCHERS AND CHESTERFIELDS. THE BLACK HORSE, THURNHAM
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A CANTERBURY TALE
August 2024. Canterbury. If short of a witty blog title, fall back on a cliché. We arranged to meet our local resident in the Monument at 6, which gave us 45 minutes to explore a few other local monuments, including the Norman castle still awaiting conversion to a Brunning & Price. I’m sure falling masonry… Continue reading A CANTERBURY TALE
When you visit The George in Tunbridge Wells, be very, VERY careful on the stairs.
August 2023. Tunbridge Wells. Mrs RM and I had had a hard day at Pembury hospital, and needed some exercise and 10% Imperial stout to clear the mind. Fuggles had obliged with the beer, and now it was time to head back up the A26, stopping to admire this garden, and this pun. But we… Continue reading When you visit The George in Tunbridge Wells, be very, VERY careful on the stairs.
THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
Regular reader Tom will know about the wonders of breaking your rail journey; I always assume this is a standard condition of travel but no doubt it’s not available in Maidenhead. My return from Hove to Worthing needed three stops on the legendary Brighton-Bognor line. You’ll recall I needed to be back at my B… Continue reading THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
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