April 2025. Ely. Weekly trips down to Waterbeach to see Dad in his care home, finding a cosy place to park up the campervan and give Tumble, Ginger Tom and Buzzy Bee a break from the monotony of Sheffield life. Buzzy Bee had spent (we think) two decades hidden in the back of Mum’s cupboard… Continue reading A SEARCH FOR ABBOT IN ELY
Tag: Prince Albert
TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE ALBERT, ELY
January 2024. Ely. Time for a second pint by the Cathedral with Sis before rushing back to the station carrying forms and a kettle. All change in Ely’s little pub scene, one that didn’t have a single pub in GBG21 as the branch didn’t put any pubs forward (because Covid, remember it ?). The micro… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE ALBERT, ELY
MARVELLOUS MILD BY THE MINSTER
You left me in Ely, leaving a second pint in a Greene King newbuild diner, the sort of pub that you can usually rely on. I headed back to the station past the Cathedral, needing to get the taste of sour beer out of my mouth. I gave Greene King a chance to make it… Continue reading MARVELLOUS MILD BY THE MINSTER
WOOLWICH – DAYS OF SIGNS AND ROSE’S
I bet you can’t wait to find out what Mrs RM (seen above about to tell me off) thought of the Prince Albert, can you ? We’d passed Rose’s on the way up Hare St, and Mrs RM must have known there was no way we’d avoid it on the way back to the Thames.… Continue reading WOOLWICH – DAYS OF SIGNS AND ROSE’S
ELY INVADED BY TONBRIDGE
This post is a bit pointless, as Paul Bailey has already extensively chronicled our Friday night in Ely, but I enjoy pointless stuff. Paul’s blog is rich in the personal detail that gives a “sense of place” to his reports on pubs and beer, so I’ll have to add a few things that Paul couldn’t.… Continue reading ELY INVADED BY TONBRIDGE
BEDMINSTER COMES TO STROUD
Stroud is an OK town surrounded by superlative countryside. Most folk will know “Cider with Rosie” land to the north, but I’ve always preferred the more industrialised (i.e.the tractors there still work) area to the south. The Forest Green Rovers FC ground is one of my favourites, veggie burgers notwithstanding. Minchinhampton and Rodborough Common are easy… Continue reading BEDMINSTER COMES TO STROUD
MRS RM’s BIRTHDAY
All Mrs RM wanted for her nearly significant birthday was a few beers, which is just as well. She’s saving the Pitfield bottle for a suitable occasion, presumably when I’m not around to share it. I don’t get bottled beers to be honest, but I do like 3 at 3, one of Ely‘s better small cafes… Continue reading MRS RM’s BIRTHDAY
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