The last post from Scotland for, ooh, two weeks, when I’m back up to Glasgow, finally doing that elusive Coatbridge Spoons. I’ve left the best from this trip ’till last though, as well as a few reasons apart from great pubs to visit Musselburgh. Here’s some highlights, reflecting the sunset, architecture, street art, S.Luca’s ice cream parlour,… Continue reading 1967 AND ALL THAT
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HAND PULLED IN MUSSELBURGH
Taking a look at the local CAMRA Guide to Edinburgh (3rd edition, 2008) is instructive. Just the two real ale pubs in Musselburgh, the venerable Volunteer’s Arms ( Staggs) and the somewhat lesser known Leavenhall Arms. Nine years on, the only addition (Rugby Club aside) is the inevitable Spoons, the derided chain that provide the only decent cask… Continue reading HAND PULLED IN MUSSELBURGH
TOP 100 PUBS – STAGGS, MUSSELBURGH
We stayed in Musselburgh for a couple of nights at the excellent Old Bakery, where a lovely lady gave us an unnecessarily detailed tour of a flat vacated by her son for the lesser comforts of Aberdeen Uni. The irritation of a tutorial on how to sit at the table was offset by the joy… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – STAGGS, MUSSELBURGH
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