Mrs RM is getting into the GBG completion race now, and after a couple of days round the parents in Waterbeach (yes, Chung Hwa), she insisted, INSISTED I tell you, that we complete Essex by adding nearly 3 hours onto our homeward journey. The Mile & A Third in Westcliffe on the edge of Southend… Continue reading TWO DOLLOPS OF ROSSI IN WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA
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TOP 10 COUNTIES – No.6 – ESSEX
Essex ? Really ? Yep, even though I haven’t had to do visit it too much since the blog started, it was a cert for the Top 10 Counties. BRAPA was brought up there, for a start. I think he’s saving a return to The Walden for a special occasion. Down the road from his… Continue reading TOP 10 COUNTIES – No.6 – ESSEX
KURSAAL FLYERS
I’m following the Stranglers and Somersham with another legendary ’70s band and place starting with “So“. You’d never believe this blog was so random. It’s either raid the archives or bring you Fenland sunsets. Perhaps you’d prefer Fenland sunsets. My garage clear-out continues under Mrs RM orders. No idea why I’ve kept random programmes from… Continue reading KURSAAL FLYERS
SE15 COMES TO SOUTHEND
While some GBG obssessives completists finish off Loch Ness or Swaledale, I focused on Essex. There’s a hundred and thirteen GBG pubs in this most underrated county, and according to my unique scoring system, only three of those had duff beer. There’s some gorgeous pubs in Old Leigh, but newer Southend isn’t a hotbed of… Continue reading SE15 COMES TO SOUTHEND
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