February 2025. Mossley (pronounced Mossley). I’d promised Matt lunch in Mossley, but while it’s a good pub town it’s not one for the gourmand, or even two blokes after a chip butty/bap/cob. Not on Sunday, anyway. Luckily, we had 28 minutes before the train back to Platform 1, Piccadilly, just time for pizza in the… Continue reading PRETZELS, CHOCOLATE AND TIGER RUT. A RETURN TO MOSSLEY’S GILLERY
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THE BUTCHERS ARMS, MOSSLEY. ANOTHER PUB YOU’RE SURPRISED, BUT DELIGHTED, TO SEE IN GBG 25
February 2025. Mossley. Is it Moss-ley ? Or Moz-ley ? Or Moze-ley ? Who cares ? Whatever, it’s second stop out of Piccadilly on the line to York. Matt met me at Platform 1, 1 minute before departure, while I admired the flashy ad for the Mid-Cheshire line. Matt had never been to Mossley, quite… Continue reading THE BUTCHERS ARMS, MOSSLEY. ANOTHER PUB YOU’RE SURPRISED, BUT DELIGHTED, TO SEE IN GBG 25
MOSSLEY’S GILLERY – A GBG BANKER
6th January 2023. The new Good Beer Guide is packed with surprises, not least three (3) new entries for Prestwich. There’s the usual smattering (?) of newbies in East Manchester this year, and after an overdue haircut at Matt’s place I made an emotional return after seven years to marvellous Mossley. Matt’s bijou salon is… Continue reading MOSSLEY’S GILLERY – A GBG BANKER
SADDLEWORTH
I had the great pleasure of meeting Jeff Bell, one of our finest publicans, in the Piccadilly Tap, while enjoying an excellent Boggart Rum Porter. Jeff complained about the Manchester weather, which rather amused me, as I always seem to get glorious sunshine when I venture up from the grey, flat South. This is my… Continue reading SADDLEWORTH
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