Another trip west, another stay in the Budget Ibis on Malpas Road, Newport’s great accommodation bargain. As long as you don’t mind a chicken run across the M4 slip road and then a mile walk along the verge into town. I don’t. Pubmeister has just been to Newport (see here); he got a livelier reception… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE MURENGER, NEWPORT
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NEW INN, OLD FOLK
What a joy to be in a Shropshire Joule’s pub on folk night ! As Pub Curmudgeon noted yesterday, the New Inn is Newport’s GBG pub, and a good example of the Joules style, though with a bit more going on than usual. A programme of free music, beer and rum festivals to keep Sunday… Continue reading NEW INN, OLD FOLK
ON THE HOP IN NEWPORT, SALOP
My last Staffordshire GBG tick came just outside Newport, Salop. As is traditional, this is what a completed Staffs looks like, Mr BRAPA (I expect Pubmeister first completed it when it was still called Ye Middle Mercia). The last tick was the Red Lion in Sutton, another place name that pops up in multiple counties. Another… Continue reading ON THE HOP IN NEWPORT, SALOP
A TINY REBELLION IN NEWPORT
Having had a hissy fit last year when finding Newport closed on Sunday, it’s only fair I should tell you how good it is when it’s open. Starting with the street art. Or, at least, the best suburban garden since Tunbridge Wells. The network of bridges and underpasses was as scary as ever, but this… Continue reading A TINY REBELLION IN NEWPORT
NEWPORT REINTRODUCES SUNDAY CLOSING
I will get back to cheery posts very soon, but I’m trying to keep this blog roughly chronological, so sorry Newport. My relationship with the City (really ?) has always been up and down, despite the array of budget hotels that draw me back again and again. In 2010 I took my Dad to watch… Continue reading NEWPORT REINTRODUCES SUNDAY CLOSING
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