My trip to Charlton yesterday was my first there in a while. It’s not a place you’d ever pass on the way to anywhere else. A bit like Withernsea. In contrast, I seem to be whizzing past Bromsgrove on a monthly basis these days on the way down to Somerset and Cornwall. Occasionally I use… Continue reading BROMSGROVE NAILS IT
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THE BEERY MISEDUCATION OF LAWRENCE HILL*
A last post from the South West for a month or so. After this week I’ve nearly finished the many Bristol Guide pubs, so time to concentrate on Cheltenham next. On our way back from Falmouth, we stopped at Weston-Super-Mare, where I gave my Mum and Dad a brief tutorial on the works of Banksy. … Continue reading THE BEERY MISEDUCATION OF LAWRENCE HILL*
SNARGATE’S CLASSIC, BASIC AND UNSPOILT PUB
My sympathies are with the family and friends of the late Doris Jemison, the quite wonderful landlady of the Red Lion in Snargate. Doris’s was on my list for a revisit for many years, so I will now have to treasure the one visit I made in 2000, when the pub made a significant impression… Continue reading SNARGATE’S CLASSIC, BASIC AND UNSPOILT PUB
EVESHAM MARKET SQUARE
Last year I took my Dad on a whirlwind tour around the National Trust properties on the Warwick/Worcestershire/Gloucestershire border. He’s nearly recovered in time for this year’s NT crawl. Snowshill Manor stood out that day; Despite the lure of the Fleece in Bretforton and several Cotswold options we stopped in Evesham looking for food, or at least… Continue reading EVESHAM MARKET SQUARE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE RED LION, MARKET DRAYTON
I mentioned yesterday how quiet Market Drayton’s pubs were, the Spoons apart. To be fair, it’s quite well pubbed for a small market town with a Spoons and a Fayre & Square, though WhatPub records its share of recent casualties. On Tuesday night, Joules brewery tap was as busy as the Spoons, as it had been on… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE RED LION, MARKET DRAYTON
WISBECH & A FENLAND BEER DESERT
It’s snowdrop time, as you’ve probably noticed, and Dad wanted to buy some to plant. Wisbech in the Cambridgeshire fens is pretty much the centre of the horticultural world, famed for its splendidly old-fashioned plant auctions. The auction rooms were actually a real disappointment, but we had a great time exploring the majesty of the Fens. We took… Continue reading WISBECH & A FENLAND BEER DESERT
THETFORD – MORE THAN JUST BIG TREES
My idea of hell is a week at Centerparcs. I always struggled to show the required enthusiasm for colleagues trips to resorts at Thetford and Penrith, particularly when they never left the site all week. Pontins in Southport is more my style; access to the world from that one. Some people don’t even know they’ve gone to… Continue reading THETFORD – MORE THAN JUST BIG TREES
STOURBRIDGE – BOSTIN’ BUT NO BATHAMS
Sorry for Black Country cliches, but they were all present and correct on Friday night. Friendly folk, cheap good quality beer and curry, “Noice”. There were a couple of Beer Guide newbies to visit, but the real reason to visit was a new indoor skatepark for my son to tick off (ticking starts young). We… Continue reading STOURBRIDGE – BOSTIN’ BUT NO BATHAMS
IN GRANTCHESTER
Weston Super Mare was eager to highlight its famous sons, but I only showed you Mr Cleese when I reported on my visit the other week. Lord Archer is its other claim to fame;’ I still can’t picture Jeffrey as the Brizzle Rovers fan though. Jeffrey’s books and plays have entertained me intermittently over the… Continue reading IN GRANTCHESTER
TOP 100 PUBS – RED LION, HISTON
While on holiday I finished the Red Lioness, Cathy Price’s recent book of the tour of all the pubs of that name. Cuba at least is a Red Lion-free zone (for now). It’s well worth a read, though I enjoyed the stories of modern travel chaos more than the pub history lessons. I look forward to Pub Curmudgeon’s… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – RED LION, HISTON
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