October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. Pub two on our pub crawl “curated pub appreciation in Northern Salop tour“. 10 minutes back into Wem past the old brewery and a sharp left to the Fox Inn, just past the imposing offices of E. Maund & Sons (Garage). I always find it reassuring when a stop on a… Continue reading THE 40th BIRTHDAY PARTY IN THE FOX
Tag: Shropshire
STEALING THE CHILDREN’S COLOURING SHEET IN TILLEY
October 2023. Tilley. Shropshire. Six (6) pubs in Wem (pop. 6,100), a town with the dullest Wiki entry imaginable. One for fans of history. Count me out. Our first pub is the Raven in Tilley, a hamlet virtually contiguous with Wem. The most interesting thing about Tilley is the polite sign instructing Paul and Will… Continue reading STEALING THE CHILDREN’S COLOURING SHEET IN TILLEY
THE WEM EGG
October 2023. Wem. Shropshire. Our friend Will (aka Sheffield “Premier League Luton” Hatter) has been on top #PubMan form recently, planning exciting trips to exotic small unsung towns like Brigg, Leeds and Wem. Ah, Wem. No current GBG entries, in fact a bit of a North Shropshire Beer Guide desert between Shrewsbury and Whitchurch these… Continue reading THE WEM EGG
MUCH ADO ABOUT WENLOCK
May 2023. Amazing how many gorgeous towns and pubs there are within spitting distance of Telford New Town. Much Wenlock, who I always assumed to be a Wolves centre-half from Victorian times, gains a second new Guide entry this decade, and an unlikely one in the Gaskell Arms. Old-fashioned looking hotels for gentlefolk don’t tend… Continue reading MUCH ADO ABOUT WENLOCK
FOOMIN’ AT FUNICULAR FAIL IN BRIDGNORTH
May 2023. Press on while the weather is good for blogging. I arrived in Bridgnorth a week after the Southworth clans left. I would have loved to have met them and shown them the town’s cultural highlights, including the actual home that Hector lived in. Apart from Hector and the pub stock, the town is… Continue reading FOOMIN’ AT FUNICULAR FAIL IN BRIDGNORTH
SHROPSHIRE HAS FALLEN….A (HAMPTON) LOADE OFF MY MIND
A few miles downstream of Bridgnorth lies Hampton Loade, home to my final Salopian tick of GBG22. Hampton Loade sounds like a posh bit of south Shropshire, doesn’t it, and I vaguely recall the station as a stop on the Thomas the Tank Engine steam train (32 guineas each way, I believe). The route down… Continue reading SHROPSHIRE HAS FALLEN….A (HAMPTON) LOADE OFF MY MIND
NO BASS IN ALL STRETTON, BUT I DON’T MYND
I’m targeting a minimum of twelve (12) new GBG ticks a week now, with some problematic overseas ticking to come, so it’s imperative we make an early start to get to those midday openers on time. Which is fine if you don’t have make-up to apply and search for electronic devices before you hit the… Continue reading NO BASS IN ALL STRETTON, BUT I DON’T MYND
UP AND DOWN THE LONG MYND
That carb overload on Tuesday night came back to haunt us the next morning as we headed into the Shropshire Hills for an ambitious assault on the Long Mynd. By extraordinary coincidence, there’s a new GBG pub at the foot of the Long Mynd in Church Stretton. Even more astonishingly, it will be the FIRST… Continue reading UP AND DOWN THE LONG MYND
THE WONDERS OF WHITCHURCH
If you’re getting bored of Shropshire, a) Don’t worry, I’ve nearly finished (just an isolated pub at Onibury to tick) b) Try living in the Fens for a month. Onward to Whitchurch, which is a cracker. Forget your Maldives and Maidenhead, this was the place to be on the hottest day of the year so far.… Continue reading THE WONDERS OF WHITCHURCH
CLASSIC CATS & CLAPPED-OUT CARS IN HODNET
I’m afraid there’s quite a few posts to come in a hurry as I aim to get up to date, so probably just as well Mrs RM has me chained to the kitchen this weekend. Another journey into lesser-known northern Shropshire, though my parents seem more familiar than me with the area due to visits to… Continue reading CLASSIC CATS & CLAPPED-OUT CARS IN HODNET
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