Back to something like chronology, and last week’s trip to North Yorkshire, a county finished by BRAPA with a burst of arrogance recently. I’ve still got a couple of dozen to go in Yorkshire, including a couple alarmingly close to Si’s baronial home. Luckily he was out, on a train to somewhere exotic, probably. Speaking… Continue reading NEW (IN) YORK
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A PARMO-FREE SUNDAY NIGHT IN MIDDLESBROUGH
The offer was there, but Mrs RM rejected my invite to a weekend in Middlesbrough, due no doubt to a prior commitment to reorganise the airing cupboard (whatever that is). She missed a top trip to the UK’s capital of cheap fun. My clean and simple room at the Gresham (not as posh as it… Continue reading A PARMO-FREE SUNDAY NIGHT IN MIDDLESBROUGH
MONDAY, MONDAY
There’s only one thing better than a trip away exploring cobbled streets, ticking pubs and tasting takeaways. And that’s reading about my fellow GBG completists disasters. It’s like the joy you get from confirmation of an Arsenal defeat to a tiny team like Watford. So my recommended reading is Simon’s report from just outside Drax Power Station,… Continue reading MONDAY, MONDAY
THE SUN, PICKERING
I could have lumped this one in with Cropton, but I reckon the Sun deserves some attention of it’s own. A definite Top 100 pub contender. It was certainly the highlight of a quick walk round Pickering, a town that suffers from the A170 steaming through it. The High Street was set back, but scarcely more… Continue reading THE SUN, PICKERING
HOW TO SURVIVE WHITBY
We popped to Whitby, reckoning a blustery Saturday at the end of September would see us safe from both holiday hordes and the groups of Goths that always turn up in Mr Everitt’s tales. It was heaving. The busiest place I’ve seen since St Ives at Easter or York’s Shambles in Summer. Apparently there’s a themed weekend… Continue reading HOW TO SURVIVE WHITBY
HEATWAVE IN HARROGATE
Certain towns can be relied for an annual visit that will deliver a) a decent new Guide pub, b) a new aspect to the place, and c) a decent lunch. All of those were present in lovely Harrogate this week, which was just about to unveil a magic fountain in the Valley Gardens that turns curious children into stone. Simon… Continue reading HEATWAVE IN HARROGATE
CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL – WELL NAMED
The green and pleasant bit between Wetherby and Tadcaster on the map was a bit of a mystery for me, so I needed no further reason to pop to Clifford for their famous Beer Fest. Richard Coldwell has been plugging the event on his own excellent blog, with a line-up of beers from wooden casks,… Continue reading CLIFFORD CHAMPION BEER FESTIVAL – WELL NAMED
TOP 100 PUBS -THE YORK TAP
The lack of Cloudwater at the Old Bicycle Shop hit particularly hard as the memory of their Bitter at the York Tap was so fresh. Saturday’s visit was my third, and the first one that’s convinced. This place has a mighty reputation among beer tourists, and the reliable Mr Everitt had recently chided me for… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS -THE YORK TAP
LAURA J MARTIN AT FULFORD ARMS, YORK
With Simon Everitt in Saddleworth it was safe to venture up to York last night, without the risk of my shirt buttons, accent or pint grip being observed and slated on BRAPA. York isn’t a mainstay of my gigging year, posh students preferring their performances of “Troilus and Cressida” and “What ho !, Mr Jeeves”… Continue reading LAURA J MARTIN AT FULFORD ARMS, YORK
TADCASTER AFTER THE FLOODS
I stopped at Tadcaster on the way to my gig in York, to see how they’re getting on with replacing the bridge that’s cut off east from west. Slowly is the answer. If you remember what market towns were like in the 1870s, before motor cars and wifi, you’ll find Tadcaster familar. On Saturday afternoon,… Continue reading TADCASTER AFTER THE FLOODS
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