October 2023. Ossett. Wakefield. You might assume that CAMRA’s venerable Discourse was a forum for weighty debate on matters such as the outlawing of tasters and those little test tubes showing you what grade of pale the guest beer is, but actually the big issue of late is opening times. Or more specifically, the inclusion… Continue reading Which opening hours would YOU trust ?
Tag: Opening Times
TERRIBLE TUESDAYS
Don’t worry, Three Sheets to the Wind, I’ll be back two days later praising you to the skies. A nice short post for you as recover from The Death of Bazball. Word Press tells me you’ll be able to read this in one (1) minute, but then those calculations suggest I could read a WHOLE… Continue reading TERRIBLE TUESDAYS
PUBS SURPRISED THAT THEY’RE OPEN VOL 1. – SALCOMBE
The week of July saw my raid on the South-West reach Devon. When GBG22 landed (ugh) on 12 November 2021 (my copy was late) I needed 48 Devonian ticks, having rather neglected the county over 28 years on account of the hedges and my aversion to scones. A summer of Devon heaven starts in Salcombe,… Continue reading PUBS SURPRISED THAT THEY’RE OPEN VOL 1. – SALCOMBE
WAITING FOR THE BEEHIVE TO POSSIBLY OPEN
A penultimate Mid Wales tick in one of those “unimproved” rural pubs the Welsh specialise in. “Old man’s pubs” says Mrs RM. The Beehive in Manafon has taunted me for years with its “challenging” opening hours and shy social media presence, and when we arrive there is no sign of a Friday night opening. After… Continue reading WAITING FOR THE BEEHIVE TO POSSIBLY OPEN
UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED
Next stop, Pumsaint. Like the mines, it’s owned by the National Trust, voted British Country Pub of the Year 2019, so bound to be open all day selling cream teas and the odd lukewarm half, surely ? After all both What Pub and the pub’s Facebook say it’s open all day Thursday. So of course… Continue reading UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED
“How are you supposed to find out opening times, then ?” – The Lemon Posset on the door issue.
So many pubs to tell you about and I’m only “dropping” (ugh) one post a day, basically the Kate Bush of blogging when I should be the Van Morrison. Or something. Last Friday our second “near Workington” tick was in the flat farmland of Tallantire, somewhere I guarantee you will NEVER go. Mrs RM has… Continue reading “How are you supposed to find out opening times, then ?” – The Lemon Posset on the door issue.
KENTING TAP ROOMS
“Kenting” is a verb, isn’t it ? My near week in Southborough contributed little to my ticks, though the addition of a new Chinese takeaway to my Top 10 compensated (oh, and the resolution of family crises, I guess). My two closest Guide targets were both microbrewery tap rooms. Hoorah ! One in an industrial… Continue reading KENTING TAP ROOMS
TAKE YOUR PICK(ERING) OF OPENING TIMES
And so to my penultimate North Yorkshire tick for GBG22, in peculiar Pickering. The final one, God willing, will be the Slaters Arms in Bradley near Skipton. Fire up the welcoming committee with the Barry Manilow soundtrack. The Black Swan is a quality pub with good beer, but I’m afraid it’s also a little case… Continue reading TAKE YOUR PICK(ERING) OF OPENING TIMES
“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”
BLANKED IN LONG CLAWSON
Following the freak discovery of my lost notes on parchments preserved in the reed beds of Rutland Water last week, I’m able to bring you “jottings from Belvoir“. They’re so old, some record banners on pub walls saying “Leycester Cittie – ye Premyr Champione“. Belvoir doesn’t help the photographer much, but it is a pleasant place to explore,… Continue reading BLANKED IN LONG CLAWSON
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