January 2025. Edale. A flying visit to one of the honeypot villages on the Dark Peak line from Sheffield to Manchester, where Mrs RM had successfully delayed our assault on Kinder Scout by nipping in the closest pub to Edale Station, and so, ill-prepared and with dusk an hour away, we disappoint Kentish Paul by… Continue reading THE OLD NAG’S HEAD, EDALE. FOR WHEN YOU NEED THAT PINT OF OLD PECULIER.
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CURRY IN CAMBRIDGE. THE TIFFIN TRUCK, ORCHARD PARK
January 2025. Cambridge. Back in Waterbeach for another day of searching through Mum’s endless treasure trove of photos and every card received in 30 years, we collapsed on Sunday evening and looked for an early tea. Surprisingly, Mrs RM turned down my offer of driving her to the Haymakers for a pint of 7.5% Marcus… Continue reading CURRY IN CAMBRIDGE. THE TIFFIN TRUCK, ORCHARD PARK
TOP 100 PUBS – QUIRKY DEN, WHITBY
March 2024. Whitby. Hard to believe, but Whitby is the UK’s tourism cash cow, its Monschau or Lake Como if you like; the all-year tourist attraction for Brits young and old, frail and sporty, drawn by steep steps and seagull stealing saveloy, which is my best alliteration for a while. We only had to sell… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – QUIRKY DEN, WHITBY
AN OLD AND PECULIER BIRTHDAY FOR MRS RM
December 2023. Colsterworth. Although not celebrated as widely and elaborately as Retired Martin Day (22 December, but you knew that), Mrs RM’s birthday two days earlier is also a day that needs to be commemorated with a blogpost. I’m not at liberty to tell you her age, but the day is sponsored in Heinz. And… Continue reading AN OLD AND PECULIER BIRTHDAY FOR MRS RM
FEELING OLD AND PECULIER IN THE OPERA HOUSE
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Thank you for all your kind words of sympathy after the revelation I’d had to walk the 3 miles back from the Pantiles due to the last bus leaving at 17:28. “In my day the last bus on Sunday left at 3pm on the Saturday. IF you were lucky” writes… Continue reading FEELING OLD AND PECULIER IN THE OPERA HOUSE
FINALLY, THE TAN HILL INN !
August 2023. Tan Hill. Having completed the Beer Guide I wondered if I’d finally visited all the classic pubs in the UK, but then I realised that the Crooked House never made the GBG while I was ticking it, and there’s a few places like Defford’s Monkey House without cask, so who knows. And then… Continue reading FINALLY, THE TAN HILL INN !
WHAT AN ANKER !
Regular readers will know one my missions in retirement is to promote the unsung, the downtrodden, the obscure towns of England. Step forward, Nuneaton. OK, sit down again. You’re now that good. But see here and here for some evidence of why North Warwickshire on a sunny day is worth your while. But today’s GBG… Continue reading WHAT AN ANKER !
FRESHERS
I hadn’t realised I was in the middle of Freshers Week. For a start, Freshers Week had apparently been “cancelled” for some woke transgression or other. But then, who believes a word that Sky News (or the BBC) says. Best get all your news off BRAPA, I reckon. Matt and his flatmates had just had… Continue reading FRESHERS
AN OUTING TO DOWNHAM MARKET WETHERSPOONS
Mrs RM was in combat-ready mode at the weekend, preparing herself for a new IT consultancy job that started with a day in Maidenhead. She didn’t make me travel with her. To calm her nerves, I suggested a relaxing afternoon at the new Wetherspoons in Downham Market, half an hour up the line into Norfolk… Continue reading AN OUTING TO DOWNHAM MARKET WETHERSPOONS
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