Everyone on the radio today sounds so grumpy, don’t they. What they all need is an evening out with BRAPA and a morning exploring York. No beer, but a chance to explore our 8th best pub town* without the crowds is a joy, and you get to see details like the pub cat climbing the… Continue reading WAKING UP IN YORK
Tag: North Yorkshire
YORK – OFF THE WALL
Right, now I’ve see the Southworths off (coincidentally they’re leaving the day Donald Trump arrives, odd that) it’s time to attempt to catch up. Lots more from York, though not this re-opened Sam Smiths gem that I walked past four times without going in. It’s very easy to get distracted from The Ticking Mission in… Continue reading YORK – OFF THE WALL
I YIELD TO HELLIFIELD
Into the Yorkshire Dales, almost, and one of those Craven villages you whizz by en route to the honeypot villages of Giggleswick and Feizor (?). Luckily for the ticker, Hellifield (pronounced Heffer) have commissioned a railway station, just for my visit. For a moment it looks like they won’t be getting my £1.65 as a… Continue reading I YIELD TO HELLIFIELD
SMASHIN’ MASHAM
After Aberdeen I took a week off from pubs (“DryEarlyMarch”, anyone ?). I felt no better for it, mind. And I certainly wasn’t prepared for another lengthy bus trip to Masham. I can’t even blame Beeching for the lack of a railway station in Masham. I’d allowed myself an insane amount of time to rediscover… Continue reading SMASHIN’ MASHAM
SNAITH STOLEN BY NORTH YORKSHIRE
Next stop, North Yorkshire. Or at least that’s where the Good Beer Guide has stuck Yorkshire Ales, the first new GBG entry in Snaith since the Corn Laws were repealed and Herbert Nappy Askwith ran a craft beer bar here. Odd that, since Bing Maps is pretty sure Snaith is in the East Riding, and… Continue reading SNAITH STOLEN BY NORTH YORKSHIRE
EARLY DOORS IN SKIPTON, CAPITAL OF LACINGS
Two days at home then off to the Dales with a night in Skipton, cruelly (?) overlooked in Mudgie’s “Beautiful Town” Vote. I see this morning that Skipton isn’t exactly endearing itself to Pub Curmudgeon. Come friendly asteroid… https://t.co/oiWaegVi1f — Pub Curmudgeon 🍻 (@oldmudgie) August 21, 2018 Now, firstly I would say this comparison with… Continue reading EARLY DOORS IN SKIPTON, CAPITAL OF LACINGS
WALKING THE YORK
That’s York. Rubbish, isn’t it ? No wonder BRAPA jumps on a train out of town every weekend. I heard more folk moaning about the railways today. No idea why, there’s at least one direct train daily between Selby and York, and some of them get there the same day. They probably moan about how… Continue reading WALKING THE YORK
“FOOD SERVICE STOPPED AT 2”
More mixed Moors tales, and more evidence that Cleveland CAMRA pick pubs for the Guide based on beer quality. Well done them. For a change, a really interesting Ordnance Survey extract for you too. Starting with something not encountered for a while; the unexpectedly closed pub. I joined several folk at the entrance of the Downe Arms,… Continue reading “FOOD SERVICE STOPPED AT 2”
STUNNING STAITHES
Simply because the photos are staring at me, here’s a report from rainy Staithes, one of my favourites places on earth (even if it is in Yorkshire). I always assume that everyone knows where Staithes is, so stunning is it on first sight, but it turns out more folk in my Cambridge village can locate the Cinque Terre,… Continue reading STUNNING STAITHES
OLD MALTON….
A few short posts to get my photo backlog sorted, and because it’s (still) too hot for more than 400 words. On to the Royal Oak in Old Malton, average age 62.4. Just north Malton to you and I. A pleasant mile stroll for me, no doubt a £10 taxi ride and an argument with a cabbie… Continue reading OLD MALTON….
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