Only the very best cultural references for you on this site (though I clearly can’t compete with Si on the latest BRAPA ). And one of the best films I’ll ever see, too. Three new pubs in Derby in GBG18, and some stragglers nearby, means an overnighter close to Alan Winfield’s favourite ground. The only… Continue reading 3 BORED BILLS OUTSIDE THE A601 RING ROAD, DERBY
Tag: Micro Pubs
LONG EATON – BAPS & BEER OFF THE BRIAN CLOUGH WAY
I know for a fact that there are people who read this blog purely for the pictures of cheese and onion rolls in old pubs. This is for them. A trip underneath the A52 to Long Eaton, a town that thinks it’s in Notts but is clearly in Derbyshire, judging by the cobs in … Continue reading LONG EATON – BAPS & BEER OFF THE BRIAN CLOUGH WAY
ROCKIN’ RUSHCLIFFE STICKS IT TO DRYANUARY
More good pubs, more excellent beer. Dryanuary seems to be a roaring success so far. Rushcliffe is one of those boroughs that exist for the sole purpose of confusion when Members of Parliament have their constituencies flashed up on PMQs. See also: Haltemprice and Spen I’d call it posh Notts, but there’s plenty of plain… Continue reading ROCKIN’ RUSHCLIFFE STICKS IT TO DRYANUARY
BLYTHE SPIRIT
I could tell you this was the 27th micro pub I’ve visited this Guide year, and you’d believe me. Russ wouldn’t. He’s checked and it’s the 28th. What an exciting place Blythe Bridge is. Home to a steam railway with a recent Beer Guide entry, one of four recent GBG entries if I generously count… Continue reading BLYTHE SPIRIT
MORE CASTLE, M’DUCK
A return to Newcastle-under-Lyme can mean only one thing. Underpass street art. Folk fuss about Bristol and Manchester, but N-u-L is the place to go to see images of people you actually recognise. The tourist office (is there one ?) should do a leaflet showing these artistic high points, interspersed with Oatcake shops and micro… Continue reading MORE CASTLE, M’DUCK
HALIFAX – THE FINAL PIECE IN THE JIGSAW ?
Dick and Dave are keen to see my Halifax piece, which makes three of us then. The last time I visited, to drop my parents off at a wedding near the Big 6, I was rather blown away by Halifax. 25 years ago, the year the Shaymen first dropped out the League, it felt… Continue reading HALIFAX – THE FINAL PIECE IN THE JIGSAW ?
BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
I was delighted to get back on my UK travels on Friday night with an overdue return to a town that ought to be twinned with Florence at the very least. Stunning as the Grand Canyon is, it’s no match to the view of Calderdale to your right as escape Leeds on the M62 to… Continue reading BRIGHOUSE EMBRACES CHANGE
SCRATCHING AN ITCH IN SHEFFIELD
I’m doing these posts in chronological order, so it’s pure coincidence that I follow the Flippin’ Frog with the Itchy Pig. Being picky, micro pub naming is a disgrace. What’s wrong with traditional pub names like Number 37a, Mirth Magic & Maud, and Chime ? My ambition to visit all the Sheffield pubs while James… Continue reading SCRATCHING AN ITCH IN SHEFFIELD
FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
After two consecutive “Proper Pubs” it was inevitable the last new Guide entry in Medway would be a micro pub. But, hey, not all micros are woeful middle-aged drinking clubs, are they ? To add to the sense of fun I walked from Chatham to Rochester, which is virtually contiguous, a word I can now… Continue reading FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
LOST IN THE CRONX
I’d been looking forward to my return visit to Croydon since BRAPA spend a night there in January, the first overnight tourist since Mrs RM got lost looking for the IKEA in Purley in 1995 (this is true). So a short post to terrify other Guide pub tickers who may find themselves unexpectedly at Croydon… Continue reading LOST IN THE CRONX
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