I’ve only time for a quick post while I explore Luton’s competing attractions while waiting for a flight from Katowice that’s 3 hours late (thanks Ryanair). Here’s the Hatters Highlight. In contrast to Dunstable Guided Busway, Axbridge is an authentic bit of honeypot Somerset, home to King John’s Hunting Lodge and the chintzy Lamb. A… Continue reading AXBRIDGE – SAY CHEESE
Tag: Somerset pubs
WELL, WELL, WELLS
I see that Whitby has won Mudgie’s poll of England’s most beautiful towns, edging out Shrewsbury, Stamford and Coalville. I can only assume that most of you don’t actually travel very widely. Wells scored well, which surprised me a bit as it left no real impression on a couple of visits over the years, rather… Continue reading WELL, WELL, WELLS
SALTFORD’S RED HAT MAN WITH COMPLEX BAGUETTE INSTRUCTIONS
Not a post that will detain you long, but I thought Saltford’s Bird in Hand deserved a mention on my blog to illustrate the joyous contrasts you get in English pubs two miles apart. The main A4 through Saltford is the sort of dull parade of shops and Greene King Pizza Pub you travel to… Continue reading SALTFORD’S RED HAT MAN WITH COMPLEX BAGUETTE INSTRUCTIONS
KEYNSHAM – SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE
What an extraordinary place Keynsham turns out to be, hidden between the scary craft of Bristol and the Spoons queues of Bath , and surrounded by garden centres. Home to Keynsham Humpy Tumps (I’m not making this up), Jacob Rees-Mogg and an old Cadbury factory now converted into posh housing. As they say, a heady mixture.… Continue reading KEYNSHAM – SWEET LIKE CHOCOLATE
A 10 a.m. PINT IN CHEDDAR GORGE
We got up early on the Wednesday, picked up some bargain pain au raisins from Boulangerie, only slightly regretting the lack of a smashed avocado breakfast from Spoons, and headed for Cheddar Gorge. Let the Navigator and the OS Map reveal what a wondrous bit of England this is. Oddly, we’d never stopped at the… Continue reading A 10 a.m. PINT IN CHEDDAR GORGE
HUNTING BUTCOMBE
I’ve lost my notes for this little trip; must have been talking to Mrs RM or something. Either that or there was no decent banter to record. Anyway, a few photos remain. The stretch of A38 south of Bristol and to the Cheddar Gorge is a bit of a mystery to me. Dominated by the sort… Continue reading HUNTING BUTCOMBE
USING THE SPOONS APP IN TAUNTON
Entertaining two teenagers in Taunton is one of life’s great challenges, somewhere alongside an appreciation of Donnington BB, or the removal of the breweries section of the GBG to make it less bulky. Last time out I found the award-winning Somerset museum closed on Sunday, now it was Monday in the school holidays. Luckily… Continue reading USING THE SPOONS APP IN TAUNTON
BEWILDERING CHOICE IN PORTISHEAD SPOONS
There is never a last word on Spoons, it seems. At the end of the month they will open the biggest pub in the country in Ramsgate, to the delight of the town (except for those who sell warm beer at £4 a pint). I’ll be down there on opening day to take photos of… Continue reading BEWILDERING CHOICE IN PORTISHEAD SPOONS
VROOM FROME
No, not a special edition to commemorate some bloke from Kenya overtaking some bloke from Ghent in our bicycling affections, but it could be, couldn’t it ? Into Somerset (just) for Frome, a South-Western Hebden Bridge, or at least a Todmorden. The reputation as a “Cool Town” is a bit odd given the decline of… Continue reading VROOM FROME
SOMERSET LEVELS
I fell a few yards short of my 20 mile target on Saturday, but still enjoyed some fabulous walks around the towns of the Somerset Levels. Having only skimmed the surface of the area before, I wanted to see how Bridgwater, Taunton and Glastonbury compared to my mental image. Bridgwater is a challenge to appreciate. … Continue reading SOMERSET LEVELS
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