September 2023. Farnborough. The night was young, but my ticking was complete. What else did Farnborough have to offer the intrepid tourist ? Well, the Harvester next door to the Premier Inn where Mrs RM was beavering away on VAT returns had Doom Bar, the Travelodge housed a GBG Spoons, and somewhere near that airstrip… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE PRINCE OF WALES, FARNBOROUGH
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A joyous racket – Jam Night at the Southgate Inn, Devizes
Only four Guide pubs in Devizes, and the Vaults was waiting till the day I left to revisit, so it seemed churlish not to revisit the Southgate having (re)ticked the British Lion and White Bear. I’ll be honest, I was spoilt by beer quality in Bath, half an hour away, so if I had to… Continue reading A joyous racket – Jam Night at the Southgate Inn, Devizes
BED MONSTER
No, not me being nasty about Bristol’s ever enchanting suburb; see the address on Bing Maps; The Apple Tree (keg, “lively”), was the pub we could see from our campervan as we braved a night wild camping in a big city. Tucked between city farm, closed church and light industrial estate, we slept soundly on… Continue reading BED MONSTER
BARRY THE BOAR’S A COBBLER
Back to Northampton, where Mr Coldwell is racing ahead. I thought I might summarise the Northampton pubs in a couple of posts, but I seem to have found the town more photogenic than expected. Like the art deco church. The next part of the crawl was the tricky one, corralling ten of us up the… Continue reading BARRY THE BOAR’S A COBBLER
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