Let me be brutally honest. I always assumed Portishead was a dump. Why else would Sir Quinno have left it for Reading ? Apart from Quinno, the town is best known as the birthplace of leading Scrumpy and Western singer Adge Cutler., and for being one of the larger UK towns without a railway station. If you look… Continue reading PORTISHEAD GOES POSH
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IT’S………..THE SHIP IN PORTISHEAD
Well, it was Quinno wot won it. So he should, he was born in the public bar. Or conceived on the beach, or something. He certainly sold me on the charms of Portishead, only previously visited for the Windmill (unlucky, Paul) and the modern Spoons. But no-one told me about the gorgeous the retirement community… Continue reading IT’S………..THE SHIP IN PORTISHEAD
BEWILDERING CHOICE IN PORTISHEAD SPOONS
There is never a last word on Spoons, it seems. At the end of the month they will open the biggest pub in the country in Ramsgate, to the delight of the town (except for those who sell warm beer at £4 a pint). I’ll be down there on opening day to take photos of… Continue reading BEWILDERING CHOICE IN PORTISHEAD SPOONS
PORTISHEAD’S NEW SPOONS – A GLORY BOX ?
Wetherspoons may be retrenching a bit, but their new (March ’16) pub in Portishead is a reminder of their ability to deliver what people want. Portishead is a smallish town in industrial, rather than beachy Somerset coast, and the development near the Marina is long overdue. Apart from our Premier Inn there’s a Sainsbury’s, Waitrose,… Continue reading PORTISHEAD’S NEW SPOONS – A GLORY BOX ?
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