January 2025. Liverpool. One of my (few) guiding principles in life is that I will never stand still (literally) when there’s a walk to be done, and “Your food will be ready in 10 minutes” is an instruction, not invitation, to skip out of Big Bowl Noodle Bar to find a pub. I’m not sure… Continue reading THE GRAPES. A GREAT PLACE TO WAIT FOR YOUR LIVERPOOL CHINESE TAKEAWAY
Tag: Merseyside
BEYOND THE ROPEWALKS
January 2026. Liverpool. My son Matthew has just had a curated exploration of Stockport’s superior public houses. Well, Runaway, the Crown and the Magnet, for a start. Sending me photos of him drinking Bass under the viaduct creates a feeling of both immense pride and jealousy. Despite living in the heart of Manchester, Matt and… Continue reading BEYOND THE ROPEWALKS
ST. PETERS TAVERN, LIVERPOOL. NBSS 3.5 FOR THE BEER, NPPSS 5 FOR THE PORK PIE
January 2025. Liverpool. Ten minutes after leaving the Red Cat I was standing next to Sir Ken. Nothing brings happiness (geddit ?) like being in a great pub city with a £24.99 Travelodge booked and a Chinese takeaway recommendation from ChatGPT. A tough choice; revisit the great museums and art galleries behind St Georges Hall,… Continue reading ST. PETERS TAVERN, LIVERPOOL. NBSS 3.5 FOR THE BEER, NPPSS 5 FOR THE PORK PIE
“You dancing ?”, “You asking ?”. BAY CITY ROLLERS IN THE WHITE STAR
February 2024. Liverpool. Since City got Haaland the Norwegian tourists now flock to Manchester rather than Beatlesland, and the Cavern Quarter looked quieter than usual last Sunday afternoon. But that was because they were in the bars watching the Reds lose, or packing out the restaurants of Bold Street. Liverpool doesn’t wind down on Sunday… Continue reading “You dancing ?”, “You asking ?”. BAY CITY ROLLERS IN THE WHITE STAR
FINALLY FACING MY WATERLOO (GBG24 MICRO)
February 2024. Waterloo. Twenty minutes from Southport and Liverpool, Waterloo has long been a favourite annual excursion. I’m surprised Mrs RM hadn’t wanted to re-join me to see the Iron Men on Crosby Beach, one of of our favourite sculptures, and the Che Guevara quotes, but she called to tell me she was having Keralan… Continue reading FINALLY FACING MY WATERLOO (GBG24 MICRO)
A CULTURAL INTERLUDE
February 2024. Liverpool. I’d left Mrs RM to “do the Liverpool culture” while I nabbed that quick tick at the Red Lion. She headed from the Baltic Market at Cains to the towering Anglican Cathedral, where I tried to catch her up now. When I finished the Beer Guide Mrs RM made it clear she’d… Continue reading A CULTURAL INTERLUDE
PRESCOT – TO BARD OR NOT TO BARD
January 2024. Prescot. Six months ago I hadn’t been to Prescot in 20 years; now I’m planning a third trip in rapid succession. Geographic boundaries are dangerous, but I think this map shows Knowsley. But can that be right ? 10 minutes on the train from St Helens, just before you hit the motorway that… Continue reading PRESCOT – TO BARD OR NOT TO BARD
BY GEORGE ! A ST HELENS STUNNER
A Friday in St Helens. Is this Woollybackland ? Let’s assume it is and offend someone. The folk heading back to Merseyside from Victoria were upset enough on Friday lunchtime, the toothy messiah having announced his departure from Anfield this summer. At Wigan, I had to run faster than Jurgen encroaching on the pitch to… Continue reading BY GEORGE ! A ST HELENS STUNNER
A HALF DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 30 – MERSEYSIDE
Another county where your picks don’t pick themselves, as it were. A county that’s a lot more than Liverpool, though you only really feel you’ve arrived when you get off the train at Lime Street. Which reminds me of a song; Picking one from the Big City was tough. How do you leave out Doctor… Continue reading A HALF DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 30 – MERSEYSIDE
PRESCOT – “A MERRIER HOUR WAS NEVER WASTED THERE”
August 2023. Prescot. Mrs RM has been accompanying me on trips to get Guide ticks blog material on lesser-known UK tourist sites, with a promise her own blog is about to drop (ugh). She’ll struggle to beat Prescot, where I finished Merseyside GBG23 entries with an emotional pint of Abbot and Katsu chicken in the… Continue reading PRESCOT – “A MERRIER HOUR WAS NEVER WASTED THERE”
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