Apparently there are no words that rhyme with “Ibiza“, so I can’t use the Life on Mars line in this post, which is a shame. If I’m wrong on that I can expect Tom to correct me by tea-time. Tom may also leap to the defence of the Broads, though I doubt it. Along… Continue reading PLOUGHMAN’S & GORKY’S IN THE NORFOLK BROADS
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GIDEA PARK – TAKE COURAGE YOU ‘APPY ‘AMMERS
There can’t be many posts about Gidea Park, except of course the ones from Simon and Alan. It’s basically a garden suburb in the styles of Petts Wood or Shirley, with some attractive foliage and a functional shopping arcade. Until recently, it was dangerously close to the appropriately named Zombieland Skatepark, a favourite of my younger son until… Continue reading GIDEA PARK – TAKE COURAGE YOU ‘APPY ‘AMMERS
MARCH ! MARCH !! MARCH !!!
I’ve always wanted to use that headline, the name of a pointless walk through nothingness to Cambridge. Reading the 35 year history of the walk tells you quite a bit about Fenland pubs. Far from walking, on Thursday night my sister and I took two rattling trains to March via Ely, while cousin Keith came in … Continue reading MARCH ! MARCH !! MARCH !!!
THE STAG’S HEAD – A BASIC GEM IN W1
Searching for proof that you can find decent beer in That London if you really look for it, I visited two new Guide stragglers near Regent’s Park. For all its problems keeping beer in good condition, W1 remains a great place to get lost, particularly if you then stumble across places like the Ship, next… Continue reading THE STAG’S HEAD – A BASIC GEM IN W1
A CAMBRIDGE ESTATE PUB SURVIVOR
I wrote yesterday about one of Cambridge‘s top pub for beer quality (alongside the Mill and the Maypole). The strength in depth of the city’s pubs is one of its great features (still too flat mind, but not much anyone can do about that now). A few years ago Cambridge CAMRA recorded the presence of real ale in every… Continue reading A CAMBRIDGE ESTATE PUB SURVIVOR
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