March 2025. Ripon. First time in Ripon in at least a decade, I thought, till I remembered it was only we stopped here in July to avoid a hold-up on the sweltering A1 and be mildly disappointed on a return to the Water Rat. Now it was the lure of some nearby bloggable National Trust… Continue reading RIPON’S PORTLY PIG. A POINTLESS OR PRE-EMPTIVE PINT ?