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
Tag: Merseyside
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”
DOCTOR DUNCAN
August 2023. Liverpool. I left Liverpool’s South Parkway (nice art) in a mild quandry. Could I really head straight back to the Wirral without a stop in Liverpool, even with two more ticks to fit in across the Mersey ? No, I couldn’t. Even if it was just a half hour halt for a half… Continue reading DOCTOR DUNCAN
PUBS ARE LIFE IN NEW FERRY
August 2023. Birkenhead. £5.95 buys you a Merseyrail day saver which will take you all the way from Chester to Ellesmere Port. Two contrasting ticks in Merseyside, one either side of the river, starting with New Ferry. It definitely IS New Ferry, though the metro stop is Bebington and the first sign you see is… Continue reading PUBS ARE LIFE IN NEW FERRY
AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IN LIVERPOOL
July 2023. Liverpool. WARNING : CONTAINS SURGICAL PROCEDURAL DETAIL. Tuesday morning started with Bubble and Squeak and Eggs Royale round the corner on Dale Street. The Moose Coffee in Manchester is always packed, as was this one, as we Brits love our authentic American cuisine. Perhaps your best place to get “grits” and “potato hash”,… Continue reading AN EMERGENCY PROCEDURE IN LIVERPOOL
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