Trips to the Borough of Sefton are a bi-annual event; Crosby and Southport are two of my favoured towns, and always seem to be able to dig up a new micro pub, bottle shop or occasional real boozer to keep their GBG entries fresh. And then there’s Harpers Fish & Chip shop to seal the… Continue reading STRONG AND STABLE SOUTH LIVERPOOL
Tag: Merseyside
LAZY IN LISCARD
As if to prove my point about the variety on display in the Wirral (the M53 divide, if you will Leon), my next stop was Liscard. It is just possible I’m the person who has spent most nights on holiday in Wallasey over recent years, with several Sunday stays in New Brighton and Wallasey Village.… Continue reading LAZY IN LISCARD
INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
An odd trip last weekend as I delivered a chest of drawers to the Wirral on the way to a night in Bootle. I’m not sure what the lady from Heswall at our church charity sale was doing down in Waterbeach, but she wasn’t expecting an offer of home delivery. Most Hoylake Tandooris aren’t brave enough… Continue reading INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
WEST KIRBY
Yesterday I couldn’t even remember to tell you the name of my GBG tick (it was the King’s Arms in Bethnal Green), so it’s back to basics today. But there’s a thread running between these posts. The star of Thursday night was Bill Ryder-Jones, late of Wirral popsters the Coral. He’s very proud of his Cheshire… Continue reading WEST KIRBY
LIVERPOOL – THREE GRACES, TWO ACES
Always one for an accommodation bargain (£27), I booked the newish Trivelles Liverpool for my Merseyside jaunt. Trivelles has an exclusive range of hotels in the suburbs of Stockport, Salford, Bradford and Liverpool, which tells you all you need to know. There’s some mixed reviews on the web of the latter hotel but I can… Continue reading LIVERPOOL – THREE GRACES, TWO ACES
SOUTHPORT IN NOVEMBER
A good test of the strength of a marriage is whether it can survive four nights in Southport Pontins in September. 13 years ago it was touch and go when Mrs RM saw the hell-hole I’d booked, but a shared acknowledgement of a bargain (£15 a night for a family of four) got us through. Our toddlers… Continue reading SOUTHPORT IN NOVEMBER
TOP 100 PUBS – TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
Before the Cricketers Arms came along, some folk might have thought the Turk’s Head was pretty much St Helen’s beer scene. That would be a bit unfair, but it was the only place for a variety of guest beers. I’d been a couple of times, firstly when it was a runner-up for National Pub of the Year… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – TURK’S HEAD, ST HELENS
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