I’m making decent progress towards the GBG, a dozen new ticks a week is typical, but I keep being distracted by Sheffield. And after a mucked up attempt to complete Sheffield with BRAPA this month, in which I left Simon in the care of more experienced Pub Men, I was feeling miffed I’d missed the… Continue reading IN DA CLUB (ECCLESALL ROAD)
Tag: Sheffield
MOONSHINE AND MAGIC IN THE MILLOWNERS ARMS
One last pint with Mick before he hit the Doom Bar in Sheffield’s iconic Wetherspoons, and one that wasn’t on his map. The Millowners Rest Arms, the pub for the wonderful (and free) Kelham Island Industrial Museum, was off my radar too. But once you’ve done the Fat Cat and the KIT it’s worth popping… Continue reading MOONSHINE AND MAGIC IN THE MILLOWNERS ARMS
TOP 100 PUBS – HARLEQUIN, SHEFFIELD
When I can’t find anything that rhymes with a pub, I just lump it in the Top 100 pubs. SURELY you know that by now. The Harlequin, one of 57 excellent free houses within stumbling distance of Citra’s luxurious hotel in Sheffield, had been calling me since pubs re-opened, but I’d been saving it for… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – HARLEQUIN, SHEFFIELD
CITRA MEETS SHAKESPEARE
This post is brought to you from the (unofficial) car park at Aysgarth Falls. I’ve checked, and there isn’t a micropub at the bottom. Last week Citra came to Sheffield. About time too. If he’d given more notice he could have kipped in our new garden shed; same offer I made the in-laws. 15 minutes… Continue reading CITRA MEETS SHAKESPEARE
TREATED LIKE ROYALTY IN SUBURBAN SHEFFIELD
My first possibility was “The slow, sad decline of midweek drinking“, a rumination on the emptiness of pubs outside the weekend rush (see also: Life After Football). Plenty of pubs round me, of course, and as you’ll know I intend to visit EVERY one of them on foot, even though that’ll muck up my GBG… Continue reading TREATED LIKE ROYALTY IN SUBURBAN SHEFFIELD
ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 48
“Oooh, that looks nice” said Mrs RM, as we headed home from Perch past the Emergency Services Museum. ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 48 – The Bar Stewards In truth, I’d had enough beer for one day, but Mrs RM never takes “No” for an answer does she folks ? So just… Continue reading ALL THE PUBS IN SHEFFIELD ON FOOT No. 48
PERCH – ON THE EDGE
Calm down, calm down. There’s plenty of Stella left. My next post, from the Saturday evening after watching City bash Arsenal 5-0 and still seeing our fans complain on Blue Moon, was a night out with Mrs RM to visit ANOTHER new Sheffield pub. Look how far I made her walk; Actually, I must have… Continue reading PERCH – ON THE EDGE
TOP 100 PUBS – THE BLAKE HOTEL, SHEFFIELD
It’s a year since we made an offer for our house in Sheffield, starting four months of house moving torment, mostly involving overhanging trees and solicitors who didn’t answer correspondence. Stay put, kids. On our house-hunting mission I’d noted the closeness of the Blake Hotel, one of Sheffield’s most celebrated ale houses. But Mrs RM… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BLAKE HOTEL, SHEFFIELD
FULWOOD ALE CLUB
“Every Pub In Sheffield On Foot” sounds easy, till you look at my next pre-emptive trek. See how the blue dots eat up 2:27 hours but barely scratch the surface of the city. Fulwood is a suburb on the western edge of the Porter Valley, just shy of the Peak District boundary, home to Hallam… Continue reading FULWOOD ALE CLUB
‘ROUND MIDNIGHT, IN THE CROW
The WHOLE world (except the Southworths) is descending on Sheffield at the moment, drawn in by tricky GBG ticks, artisanal burgers and obscure football grounds. Luckily, Sheffield is cheap, with £31 Travelodges and free camping in our garden if you bring your own potty. In contrast, these were the CHEAPEST rooms available in That Manchester… Continue reading ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT, IN THE CROW
