September 2023. Farnborough. The night was young, but my ticking was complete. What else did Farnborough have to offer the intrepid tourist ? Well, the Harvester next door to the Premier Inn where Mrs RM was beavering away on VAT returns had Doom Bar, the Travelodge housed a GBG Spoons, and somewhere near that airstrip… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE PRINCE OF WALES, FARNBOROUGH
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ODDS ON DOOM BAR AS NEXT CHAMPION BEER OF BRITAIN CUT TO 5,000/1 FOLLOWING MY NBSS 3.5 HALF IN SHEFFIELD
August 2023. Sheffield. I woke up this morning in a cold sweat. Mrs RM has been taking pictures of our garden, no doubt to attempt to shame me into doing something about it. What, I know not what. After the frantic ticking of last August, we had allocated this summer for finally exploring the bits… Continue reading ODDS ON DOOM BAR AS NEXT CHAMPION BEER OF BRITAIN CUT TO 5,000/1 FOLLOWING MY NBSS 3.5 HALF IN SHEFFIELD
GETTING SHOT OF THE GUERNSEY POUND NOTES IN ST HELIER
Day 5 (still) of the Channel Island Hop-athon, and on our return from Herm to Guernsey I had just enough time to wear Mrs RM out walking up and down the hilly bits of St. Peter Port before our fourth ferry of the trip back to Jersey. “Shall we walk up that hill to the… Continue reading GETTING SHOT OF THE GUERNSEY POUND NOTES IN ST HELIER
CAKES AND ALE IN NEWHAVEN
Days 2-3 of the Great Sussex Saunter take us to Newhaven (pop. 12,232). Mrs RM needed somewhere to work from which would have irritatingly inconsistent WiFi coverage so I picked Premier Inn. As cheap as they’ve been for years at the moment (£35) AND the Newhaven one had a Doom Bar pump visible in the… Continue reading CAKES AND ALE IN NEWHAVEN
CHIPPING AWAY IN CHIPPENHAM
Back to the Wiltshire Wandering now, and a long night in Swindon was extended with an 11 minute rail trip to Chippenham to add some continental exotica to the evening. It’s at least 7 years since my last visit to Chipz (as the kidz call it), though I DID drop Mrs RM here on a… Continue reading CHIPPING AWAY IN CHIPPENHAM
WHILE SHE SLEEPS, ILKESTON JOGS ON
Another Matt-inspired night out in Notts for you. “Are you doing anything Tuesday night? Can you take me to Nottingham to see Sleeps?” Young people today. eh ?. Whatever hppnd to txt spk ? “Sleeps” is “While She Sleeps”, of course, in the way that “Oblivion” is “Better Oblivion Community Center”. Or something. Anyway, this… Continue reading WHILE SHE SLEEPS, ILKESTON JOGS ON
TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE OF WALES, FOXFIELD
The Prince of Wales has been near the top of my “Must-Do” list for years; it’s one of the few classic UK pubs I’ve somehow missed, along with Devon’s Crewe Arms (what !) and Lord of the Isles at Renfrew’s indoor ski slope. How exciting to do it on a gray December night the… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE OF WALES, FOXFIELD
BEARTOWN GETS A JOULE
Mrs RM is working up near Melrose at the moment. This is her office; Some exciting “Tales From the Borders” coming up, though I suspect stories of General Ledger Upgrades and Password approval protocols would be more exciting to you. 20 years ago Mrs RM was staying in Eaton, just outside Congleton, and drinking pints… Continue reading BEARTOWN GETS A JOULE
TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE OF WALES, LEDBURY
The last photos before my phone battery died were from Ledbury. I reckoned the street above would be easily recognised, but Mrs RM’s rapid identification of the pub did surprised me. I then recalled an infamous afternoon in April 2013 when I was driven round rural Herefordshire to tick 16 pubs in an afternoon, including the whole… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – PRINCE OF WALES, LEDBURY
CONTRASTS IN EAST MOLESEY
As I come towards the end of this years new Beer Guide entries for “Greater” London, I’m starting to get full value out my Travelcard by crossing the dangerous border into Surrey when I can. On Tuesday that meant the train to the furthest extremity of Zone 6 at Hampton Court, crossing the road to… Continue reading CONTRASTS IN EAST MOLESEY
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