July 2025. Ainderby Steeple. Near Northallerton. As Simon discovered recently, ticking in Northallerton rarely comes in quickly drunk singles. A very basic town pub is followed a mile west by an immaculate old village dining pub in Ainderby Steeple, about which I knew nothing. And still know close to nothing, so little is there to… Continue reading LANDLORD DRINKING WELL IN AINDERBY STEEPLE
Tag: NBSS 4
THE COW AND CALF LIVES !
June 2024. Grenoside. In 1998 I stopped at the Cow & Calf on the way to see Cambridge United nick a famous 1-0 win at Hillsborough, and introduced old schoolmate Sean to the joys of Sam Smiths. (Pure Lager, but never mind). 20 odd years later, the Cow & Calf failed to supply Sir Humphrey’s… Continue reading THE COW AND CALF LIVES !
DIVING INTO ATTENBOROUGH
November 2023. Attenborough. Nottingham. That’s a pathetic play on David Attenborough (geddit, geddit ?), who would no doubt approve of the nature reserve here on the edge of Nottingham. but my only interest in a Bird Hide was the micropub I needed to complete Notts, but the real joy was the two mile walk from… Continue reading DIVING INTO ATTENBOROUGH
TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
October 2023. Newcastle-upon-Tyne. We crossed the High Level Bridge from the Microbus into the Toon, the opposite journey to the one we’d managed with my in-laws in June, a stark reminder of how far octogenarians can manage when there’s beer and cake at the end of a long walk. Even better views today, but I… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
THREE NBSS 4s IN A ROW IN SHEFFIELD
June 2023. Sheffield. Blimey. A mini-post where I just say “Sheffield has great pubs and beer“. I’ve had more visitors asking to catch up for a pint in two years in Sheffield than in twenty-two in Cambridge (Hitchin – zero). Fellow ticker (pubs, World Cups, Pogues gigs etc) Ian visited on a Wednesday night for… Continue reading THREE NBSS 4s IN A ROW IN SHEFFIELD
“Oh grief this Doom Bar is brilliant”
June 2023. Rochester. And it was all going so well. A nice riverside walk from Strood, a late morning glass of murk in a pub that might get in the GBG when the CAMRAs drop the “Real” from the name, a triumphant pint of BBB in a backstreet survivor, and some culture in the cathedral.… Continue reading “Oh grief this Doom Bar is brilliant”
A SHOCK WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD “PINT OF THE DAY” AWARD
5th February 2023. Yes, Sunday last (or is it “Sunday before last” ?). I’d left Jim B to tick Chapeltown and was heading home after an afternoon of cask delights in southern Sheffield. The important thing at this point is NOT to get distracted by the bright lights radiating from the Globe, the cheap student… Continue reading A SHOCK WINNER OF THE SHEFFIELD “PINT OF THE DAY” AWARD
IT’S HAPPY HOUR AGAIN
Curry Charles wanted to call this “Flying Doggy style in the Cock“, but I know children read this (BRAPA for a start) so that can be left for a future pub blogger. Our Dereham evening continued five minutes from the Cherry Tree at the Cock, busiest pub of the night, and possibly the whole of… Continue reading IT’S HAPPY HOUR AGAIN
WATERBEACH CONTEMPLATES THE HEAD ON THE BEER
It’s a shame the Southworths missed the chance to visit my local on their visit last year. When they, inevitably come back they’ll find Waterbeach a beery boom town village. Not only is The Sun deservedly back in the Guide and selling “interesting” beer, the Brewery Tap was serving Landlord this week, the White… Continue reading WATERBEACH CONTEMPLATES THE HEAD ON THE BEER
TWA DUGS
Just when I need to be on top of my game, in the first week of the new GBG season (highlights embargoed till 12 Sep) I’ve got man flu, the worst type. No long trips yet this week, and my cross-checking between GBG19 and GBG20 is a pain. And I’ve got two dozen pubs in… Continue reading TWA DUGS
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