March 2025. Loughborough. Despite his looks Quinno is actually younger than I am, so doesn’t remember those magical times when the Good Beer Guide described entries as ” basic town pub”, “rough pub, women tolerated” and “workingman’s pub”, which was all the description you needed in 1975, in an age before street art. I don’t… Continue reading A WORKINGMAN’S BASS AT LOUGHBOROUGH’S PEACOCK
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SAMOSAS UNDER THE WHITE ROSE
The last post from “New Bradford”, and the sort of pub that makes you want to book an Ibis Budget room for an immediate return trip. A short hop uphill (by Cambridge standards) to the Peacock Bar, with stops to search through McDonalds dustbins reflect on the majesty of Bradford architecture. The Peacock looks a… Continue reading SAMOSAS UNDER THE WHITE ROSE
ONE BEER IS ALL YOU NEED
I nearly forgot the Peacock at Tanfield Village, which is surprising given the cars I had to dodge on the half hour walk from the WMC to the posh bit of Tanfield and the care I spent setting up the photo above. A great green walk past industrial estates, sewage works and Shaft (dis), which… Continue reading ONE BEER IS ALL YOU NEED
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