25th December 2022. Sadly, there is no photographic evidence of Mrs RM’s roast lunch that day, but I did take some photos from our epic 9 minute journey from the Blind Monkey to the foot of Blake Street and back up to the Blake Hotel. No. We weren’t dressed in Santa outfits. Or as Oliver… Continue reading CRAWLING UP THAT HILL – THE BLAKE BECOMES A CHRISTMAS DAY TRADITION
Tag: Sheffield
WETHERSPOONS KEEP THE 25th DECEMBER SPECIAL
25th December 2022. It was a joy to have both boys home with us for Christmas, unwrapping presents, singing carols, watching re-runs of Noel Edmonds making folk blub. Don’t be daft. 25th December means the shops are shut and pubs close early, if they open at all. And Mrs RM INSISTED on cooking a roast… Continue reading WETHERSPOONS KEEP THE 25th DECEMBER SPECIAL
CONNED INTO GOING OUT ON CHRISTMAS EVE
24th December 2022. Got a bit worried just now I’d forgot to write up my birthday, but I did that on the day to confuse myself. The George put on the Bass as soon as I’d left. I also mentioned I’d been conned into joining our two lads on their Christmas Eve crawl of Kelham… Continue reading CONNED INTO GOING OUT ON CHRISTMAS EVE
AFTERNOON TEA WITH HILLSBOROUGH’S GENTLEFOLK
20th December 2022. I really struggle on the rare days I’m forced by circumstance to stay in Sheffield, but at least there’s still many corners (and pubs) of this great city to explore on foot. The walk up behind Sheffield Station to the Park Hill flats (immortalised by Richard Hawley and the subject of a… Continue reading AFTERNOON TEA WITH HILLSBOROUGH’S GENTLEFOLK
USE THEM OR LOSE THEM
12th December 2022. A day after our return from Hull the snow came. If you’d followed the UK news you’d have thought we were fair set for the worst snowfall since 2010 1963, but although the local children managed to put up a snowman that morning, “just like that” !, it didn’t last the week.… Continue reading USE THEM OR LOSE THEM
WILL MAKES THE CASE FOR THE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
1st December 2022. We should have called this little Sheffield pub crawl of unsung boozers something memorable like “Tipsy Thursday Trio” or “West Street Wobble” or whatever but then we’d breach CAMRA’s stringent rules on not taking the tutored tasting of ale and cultured exploration of public houses seriously and Mrs RM would be struck… Continue reading WILL MAKES THE CASE FOR THE HEMEL HEMPSTEAD MAGIC ROUNDABOUT
UNSUNG SHEFFIELD – THE RED DEER
Finally, the blog reaches December. Worryingly, there’s 44 pubs to write about in that last month already, so you should set aside the evening of the 31st to read a lot of posts. 1st December 2022. Time for Baa Baa Toure‘s quarterly spin. See how Alfie the Alpaca looks on, nervously/ With the day’s work… Continue reading UNSUNG SHEFFIELD – THE RED DEER
HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!
Happy Christmas ? Retired Martin been visited by the three (3) ghosts of Christmas overnight ? No, but it’s in my contract that unless I comply with social convention at least three times a year my blog gets blacklisted. Expect a post celebrating BRAPA’s birthday, whenever that is. We have our boys over on Christmas… Continue reading HAPPY CHRISTMAS !!!
DUTCHMEN UNDER THE YELLOW ARCH
22nd November 2022. One last post from Sheffield before we go international again, and a trip down to Kelham Island that DOESN’T feature £3.40 cask. It’s took a while, but Sheffield seems to be alive with small club gigs at the moment. There’s four venues in a minute’s walk below the Moor Market food court… Continue reading DUTCHMEN UNDER THE YELLOW ARCH
THE MARMALADE THIEVES OF SHARROW VALE
You left me in posh west Sheffield having confirmed that Greene King’s plain looking Porter Brook would be an acceptable tea stop for Blackpool Jane. Knowing Jane, and Inverurie Karen and Mrs RM there would be time for other stops that Friday, so I popped in The Beer House, one of many micropubs with desperately… Continue reading THE MARMALADE THIEVES OF SHARROW VALE
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