January 2024. Stockton-on-Tees Obviously every place in the UK has its own particular merits, but it is hilariously to hear a Government minister born in Lewisham and representing Braintree (allegedly) slagging off lovely Stockton. Not only does it have one of the best Bass pubs and micro pubs, but there’s stunning Georgian architecture and a… Continue reading BE CLEVER NOT CLEVERLY, VISIT STOCKTON-ON-TEES
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AFTER THE SUN, THE GOLDEN SMOG
January 2024. Stockton-on-Tees. A pint of banked Bass in the Sun, then straight back on the train to Seaton for a Parmo Platter and an early night. That would have been the sensible thing. But I’m afraid I bullied Mrs RM into a second Stockton revisit, though to be fair it would have been a… Continue reading AFTER THE SUN, THE GOLDEN SMOG
“Why do you need a Flake ?”
January 2024. Stockton-on-Tees. Big mistake, huge. Having arrived in Seaton Carew and completed Durham’s Guide entries we could have had a quiet night watching the new Emma Stone movie (Emma is slated to play Mrs RM in the film of my 2022 GBG completion). But no, I had to drag her (Mrs RM, not Emma)… Continue reading “Why do you need a Flake ?”
A STOCKTON FLYER
19th February 2023. Two Sunday ticks, sort of, but I was more interested in persuading Mrs RM of the charms of Stockton before we headed home. She hadn’t warmed to a town centre whose main drag was in the middle of being demolished, but you should never judge a town on its indoor shopping centre,… Continue reading A STOCKTON FLYER
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE INTERNET FAILED IN WETHERSPOONS ?
19th February 2023. I had ambitions to “Get Teesside Done” that weekend, but Marske’s micros had other ideas; Why, oh, why do people crash their cars into micropubs just before ticker’s visits ? So our ambitions that Sunday were more modest; 1) Get up and find the key to the loos at White Water Caravan… Continue reading WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE INTERNET FAILED IN WETHERSPOONS ?
BANKERS !
18th February 2023. Fame for our favourite, as Blackpool Jane‘s exploits in promoting Teesside (I always add a third “s”) send her to stardom. Wait till they see her “healthy” parmo, mind. Then they’ll be a backlash. Jane saw more of Boro than we did, but she missed out one gem. Despite having been four… Continue reading BANKERS !
IT’S A STOCKTON SATURDAY
18th February 2023. Suddenly, EVERYONE is heading to Stockton-on-Tees, Blackpool Jane, Mark the Sutton Fan, and Leon from the Wirral, who rather spoils the surprise of my next post with this one; But I was first, ME ME ME. Don’t forget that, Stockton. Mrs RM hadn’t been for ages, and I’d convinced her that Stockton… Continue reading IT’S A STOCKTON SATURDAY
LUCIFER OVER STOCKTON
As I mentioned the other day, there’s some stupid hotel prices being quoted as our summer (“what Summer ?”) limps to an end, as lifeless as an Arsenal performance at the Etihad. Pub men have their work cut out finding cheery B & B s from which to tick Guide entries using unreliable trains. Step… Continue reading LUCIFER OVER STOCKTON
PARMOLAND
Sorry for the gap between posts. I’m just back from the Isle of Man, which has wonderful coast, cask and cockles (well, Queenies), but cruddy internet. Resuming my chronology, I finished Durham’s GBG entries in Stockton-On-Tees, one of our greatest towns. You may disagree with that, but I doubt you’ve been. Or possibly you just… Continue reading PARMOLAND
STOCKTON – THE GOLDEN SMOG
Durham isn’t a cheap night, even at it’s decently placed Travelodge, but Stockton is a bargain. Granted, many folks wouldn’t consider a 2 mile walk along the Teeside industrial landscape from a £27 Metro Inn (ex-Formule 1) in the less glamorous bit of Middlesbrough as desirable, but they’re wrong. The walk through Portrack Marsh, with… Continue reading STOCKTON – THE GOLDEN SMOG
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