January 2026. Hastings. A third pub on All Saints Street in an hour, and a second Heritage entry in quick succession at the Stag. We left the Cinque Ports just as dusk was about to weave its magic. I reckon a real architectural enthusiast could spend a good hour in this quarter mile stretch. Virtually… Continue reading PROPER PUBS SIGN ALERT. THE STAG, HASTINGS.
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TOP 100 PUBS – THE DUFTON STAG
I’d managed fifteen GBG ticks in Norfolk and Cumbria last week, the pace I’ll need to keep up to complete the Guide, but the Stag at Dufton was a good place to call it quits for the week. With Curthwaite curtailing operations, I couldn’t complete Cumbria (alliteration !), and several of the Eden Valley pubs… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE DUFTON STAG
A STAG DAY IN MAIDSTONE
A disappointing long weekend in Kent in some ways, with little open on the Monday, but it ended on a high in Maidstone. As all things must. Maidstone lost the battle to NOT be the administrative centre for Kent, and the centre carries the scare of the worst excesses of 1960s town planning (see also… Continue reading A STAG DAY IN MAIDSTONE
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