June 2023. Islington. Well, more Newington Green, according the Beer Guide, though I can’t see a Newington Green on the map and the closest tube is Canonbury, perilously close to the Arsenal ground. It’ll always be Islington to me, where the corner pubs are more open plan and open kitchen, and lack in diversity what… Continue reading ISLINGTON CORNER PUB
Tag: North London
ALLY PALLY SALLY – PART III – HERE COME THE GOONERS
One more London pub for Mrs RM to endure before we met the lads back at Ally Pally, and yet another “attractive but dull” North London middle class semi-gastro, an Islington speciality spreading to the ‘burbs. Not that the Muswell-Finchley run is pub central; I know I’ve done the Bald Faced Stag because I’ve… Continue reading ALLY PALLY SALLY – PART III – HERE COME THE GOONERS
ALLY PALLY SALLY – PART II – “A MECCA FOR REAL ALE IN N10”
My congratulations to Pubmeister, who has made his trips (nearly) completing the London branch of the GBG sound quite interesting. I don’t have the same skill set as Duncan, particularly when it comes to outer North London (beyond the Duke’s Head). No new pubs, but revisiting old pubs isn’t always bad. And the John… Continue reading ALLY PALLY SALLY – PART II – “A MECCA FOR REAL ALE IN N10”
FALSE HOPE IN HIGHBURY
I’m not playing to my readership in South East London when I tell you it’s a grim journey back from East Croydon to Highbury. That’s mainly because of the ongoing work at London Bridge that requires you to seemingly climb to the top of the Shard in order to change from train to tube. Like… Continue reading FALSE HOPE IN HIGHBURY
N19 – DODGING THE GOONERS
From Rotherhithe I took the Overground service to Highbury, hoping to do my last couple of GBG ticks in North London. You’d assume that the internet would work on the Overground service but it didn’t, so my planning reached BRAPA-esque depths. Usually my travel plans factor in football matches limiting entry to pubs near the… Continue reading N19 – DODGING THE GOONERS
BOHEMIA IN BARNET
Mrs RM is getting the hang of our day trips now. She gets to go to unheralded parts of the country and drink beer, as long as she walks a few miles when we get there. I get to define “a few”, and to cross off a pub or two from my giant Beer Guide… Continue reading BOHEMIA IN BARNET
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