There’s a sort of GBG completists code of conduct, alluded to in Boak & Bailey’s article on Guide ticking weirdos in the new BEER. I hope you like the photo of me. Mainly, Duncan will alert Simon and myself to a micro pub that changed (reduced) its opening hours, or an impending local festival at… Continue reading A WEARY WALK FROM WALTON-ON-THAMES TO THE WEIR
Tag: Surrey pubs
STAINES – HARD TO BEAT
A bit of a shift from cute Cotswolds to (figuratively speaking) surly Surrey next. For the pubber, Surrey tends to group into 4 main headings; Stockbroker suburbs to the north (Englefield and Epsom) – Brunning & Price land Grittier “Real” towns (Staines, Woking) – Courage pubs run for Chelsea fans Surrey hills village pubs… Continue reading STAINES – HARD TO BEAT
FRIDAY STREET, SUNDAY PUBBERS
A couple of contrasting pubs to finish off lovely but overpriced Surrey. First up Friday Street, of which there is more than one in the GBG. Compare and contrast the pristine pink-penned Beer Guide page with my ragged old Philip Navigator. I’m a fan of the Surrey Hills below the A25, in the heart of… Continue reading FRIDAY STREET, SUNDAY PUBBERS
PUB WALKS FROM CLACKET LANE SERVICES
That’s a blog post you don’t see every day, isn’t it ? The Snipping Tool for OS map extracts really works here; you can even see the target “pub” in the top left corner, and you can pretty much follow the green footpath from the Services (blue “S”) up the hill then left to the pub.… Continue reading PUB WALKS FROM CLACKET LANE SERVICES
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