Probably not the inspiration for Billy Joel’s enduring classic, one of Mrs RM’s favourites, and an odd choice from the Joel canon to hear in Great Yarmouth’s lesser known King’s Arms. It’s nearly always Uptown Girl or that one about old people having all the excitement (which is still the case). Having finished the Guide… Continue reading SCENES FROM A GREAT YARMOUTH TOWN PUB
Tag: Norfolk
TAKING A WEDGE OUT OF GREAT YARMOUTH
Is it a wedge pub ? I’ve no idea. I hardly noticed that shape till I just looked at these photos from last Tuesday. A first overnighter in the campervan this year, saving me the £120 it costs in the Imperial with FREE (0) parking along the South Pier. Which looks best in black and… Continue reading TAKING A WEDGE OUT OF GREAT YARMOUTH
FROM MARBELLA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS
From my parents I headed east for a couple of days to complete Norfolk. Now, some people will tell you that Norfolk is part of East Angular, but really it’s a different world. And it’s actually quicker to get from Waterbeach to Guyana than Gunton, home of my next tick, a first newbie in more… Continue reading FROM MARBELLA TO THE NORFOLK BROADS
COMMUNITY PUB, BEESTON (NORFOLK NOT NOTTS !)
As Johnson said, a man who is bored of Norfolk has every right to be. But I press on with Curry Charles, to a pub on the edge of dashing Dereham recently acquired by “the community”. Here’s the legal paperwork… Like micros, I’m rarely as impressed by community pubs as CAMRA. They often seem to… Continue reading COMMUNITY PUB, BEESTON (NORFOLK NOT NOTTS !)
THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
MORE Dereham ? you ask. Well, it just gets better. If there were a league table of unheralded English market towns it would be at No.27, squeezed between Darlington and Dartford. We TRIED to find something remarkable and new in the High Street, but perhaps the £5 note dispenser is a shock too far. So,… Continue reading THE CHERRY TREE STICKS TWO FINGERS UP TO CRAFT
WORTH THE WAIT
It’s only 4 days ago, but I’m still struggling to remember the, er, finer details of the Dereham distraction from my attempts to get back on the GBG ticking horse. Only now looking back at the photos and the iconic route that night, do I recall the cultural high points; No idea about Bob the… Continue reading WORTH THE WAIT
OH DEREHAM !
Friday. Time to take the campervan for a spin (not literally) and visit Curry Charles in That Dereham, the new Hebden Bridge (I say that about everywhere). 2hrs 53 mins, A57, A17, A47. We’ll be there by 2pm we told Charles. Put the haggis on. The campervan wouldn’t start, would it ? By the time… Continue reading OH DEREHAM !
LIVE AND LET LYNN
Really stretching out these posts from the week before “Lockdown 2 : Only the Welsh may go to the Pub“. With Doom Bar denied, I headed to the cluster of pubs in South Lynn nearest the football ground; bound to be a midday (or earlier) opener there. I’ll be honest. I really should have explored… Continue reading LIVE AND LET LYNN
DOOM BAR DESPAIR AT THE PORTERHOUSE
Two more King’s Lynn posts for you, as I get full value from my £11.40 off-peak return having completed Norfolk. I know you’d been waiting for that pic. Choices, choices. The perennial Guide entry for Lynn is a characterful old small hotel bar that doesn’t open till 6pm every night, which seems a bit miserly.… Continue reading DOOM BAR DESPAIR AT THE PORTERHOUSE
LYNN LOCKDOWN SPECIAL
Since Pubmeister’s seismic report last year, King’s Lynn has become THE Norfolk destination for #PubMen bored of Norfolk’s endless identikit backstreet free houses. Even Kentish Paul braved the town recently; his report includes words like “Hanseatic”, “Bullards” and “Boondoggle” which may be of more interest to those of you interested in beer and history. How… Continue reading LYNN LOCKDOWN SPECIAL
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