June 2023. Rochester. And it was all going so well. A nice riverside walk from Strood, a late morning glass of murk in a pub that might get in the GBG when the CAMRAs drop the “Real” from the name, a triumphant pint of BBB in a backstreet survivor, and some culture in the cathedral.… Continue reading “Oh grief this Doom Bar is brilliant”
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David 6.15 ish or 6.30 pm
June 2023. Rochester. Still an hour till my new Beer Guide target opens, an hour to rest and contemplate in the Cathedral, or a leisurely lunch at a Dickensian tavern ? Obviously not, when there’s the Coopers Arms to pop in for the first time in 20 years. Four entries in the GBG, but three… Continue reading David 6.15 ish or 6.30 pm
“My question is – what kind of a man goes in a pub and only has one beer ?”.
June 2023. Rochester. In Rochester at 11, my final Kentish Guide pub opens at 1. What to do ? Well, the funfair rides outside the castle weren’t open (flippin’ micros) and the castles themselves bore me rigid, I guess I could just take photos of the High Street, or do the Dickens Trail, visiting all… Continue reading “My question is – what kind of a man goes in a pub and only has one beer ?”.
TAKE THE FIRST (OFF-PEAK) TRAIN TO EBBSFLEET INTERNATIONAL
June 2023. Rochester, via Ebbsfleet. The preamble post. I’d left myself one pub to complete Kent, a very expensive (even off-peak) lone tick in Rochester. With trains using the fast link to St Pancras via Ashford and Ebbsfleet costing more than a villa in Gillingham I was going to make the most of it, too.… Continue reading TAKE THE FIRST (OFF-PEAK) TRAIN TO EBBSFLEET INTERNATIONAL
WAITING FOR THE CRAFTY FOX TO OPEN
June 2023. Rochester. We dropped the in-laws off in Greater Tunbridge Wells, after an epic 5 hour trek down M1/M25, and headed to our caravan in Rye. Mrs RM had let the park owners worry about the lettings, and we’ve picked the early and late summer slots. Hopefully that late summer slot will coincide with… Continue reading WAITING FOR THE CRAFTY FOX TO OPEN
A TALE OF TWO MICROS – (i) ROCHESTER
Yes, I’m in Kent aka Microland for a weekend, hoping the GBG entries will honour their Facebook opening times but knowing (spoiler) that they won’t. I always enjoy the Medway towns, the land of Dickens and the lesser known Digger, 2 of the greatest Britons. Sadly Dickens World was rubbish and was closed with a… Continue reading A TALE OF TWO MICROS – (i) ROCHESTER
5 HOURS UP THE A1 FOR A HALF
An unfinished half and that view of the Northumberland National Park, to be fair. 4hr 12 says Bing Maps, which can only mean Mr Bing doesn’t stop for diesel at the Ram Jam services or drive a steady 62mph in their new campervan. You break the journey into segments. An hour to Grantham (ooh, new… Continue reading 5 HOURS UP THE A1 FOR A HALF
FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
After two consecutive “Proper Pubs” it was inevitable the last new Guide entry in Medway would be a micro pub. But, hey, not all micros are woeful middle-aged drinking clubs, are they ? To add to the sense of fun I walked from Chatham to Rochester, which is virtually contiguous, a word I can now… Continue reading FROGGY FUN IN ROCHESTER
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