October 2025. Barnby Moor. North Notts. “Barnby Moor ? Wherezat ?”. Well, if you’d read Roger Protz’s marvellous book on the Great North Road (£7 + postage) you’d know all about (Ye) Olde Bell in the posh bit of Bassetlaw (the bit that’s not Worksop, Retford or central Donny). One of the grandest staging points… Continue reading A RARE STOP ON THE GREAT NORTH ROAD. YE OLDE BELL IN BARNBY MOOR
Tag: Nottinghamshire pubs
PARTIZANAL
2nd December 2022. Sheffield’s railway station is the starting point for many exciting journeys. but increasingly there’s slim ticking pickings at the end. Never mind, at least a fourth trip to Nottingham in a year for gigs and cricket allows me to finish a Guide county, and pretend I’m “Doing the GBG” again. Or perhaps… Continue reading PARTIZANAL
BE BOLD, STOP IN BALDERTON
16th October 2022. I like to think of myself as an expert on the A1. OK, I can’t tell you what the road is made of (holes ?), but I know all the service stations and pubs from weekly trips from Huntingdon to Blyth and beyond. We’re just about to get a new services at… Continue reading BE BOLD, STOP IN BALDERTON
CLIMBING UP ON CARLTON HILL
I promised a forensic review of the new Beer Guide and I still haven’t produced it. But one of the main themes is “a lack of churn“, with very few new entries in many counties. Like Nottinghamshire (Spoiler : complete). Only a couple of newbies in Notts, a Proper Pub in Retford and the Brickyard… Continue reading CLIMBING UP ON CARLTON HILL
NOTTS HAS FALLEN
FINALLY. Finally, I finished Nottinghamshire the other Saturday. Where better than in Worksop ? Well, I guess it would be nice to do a few more trips to the North West of Notts. Does Bawtry even exist ? Still, an hour before the Dukeries Tap opened gave me chance to tour the rarely seen ecclesiastical… Continue reading NOTTS HAS FALLEN
CITRA IN EASTWOOD
Having come all this way (twice) I thought I’d better do a second pub in Eastwood. It’s replete with micros called “Mellors Mews” (for Tory voters),”Eastwood Conservative Club” (ditto), “Oliver’s Kitchen” (for Elvis Costello fans), and the “Dog & Parrot” (for animal lovers). With all that pre-emptive material, I opted for the Spoons. If I’m… Continue reading CITRA IN EASTWOOD
HAPPY HOUR IN EASTWOOD
Not only is the Marlpool not in the current GBG (I did it years ago), I can’t even see the place on my map ! To the east of the station lies the wonders of Eastwood, as recently investigated by Life After Football. 16 micros in a 3 mile radius, he reported, which I make… Continue reading HAPPY HOUR IN EASTWOOD
WHY DOES IT NEVER RAINWORTH ON ME ?
These are the days of our lives. Or they were, before the in-laws turned up for fourteen (14) days, making the pandemic seem like a holiday in Hull (mmm). While the rest of the country caught the last train for the coast on Bank Holiday Monday, I headed for a Nottinghamshire mining village on the… Continue reading WHY DOES IT NEVER RAINWORTH ON ME ?
MISSING ERIC
As you’ll know this blog has an important public service remit; to encourage you out of your sofas (DO put your trousers on and your craft cans into the bin) and out exploring our wonderfully diverse country. Sadly, the train about to pass the Fountain doesn’t stop in Tuxford, Notts, but if you jump out… Continue reading MISSING ERIC
(BEER) TERRACE TRENT DERBY
I hope the return of BRAPA to the big league of pub blogging will see more famous titles like “Well Past My Selby Date”. I expect Simon has been looking to use a Terence Trent D’arby reference since 1991, when TTD released the seminal “Neither Fish Nor Flesh“, which I am staggered to see Discogs… Continue reading (BEER) TERRACE TRENT DERBY
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