3rd March 2023. Stop 3 on the Uttoxeter Bass trail, which frankly didn’t look a lot different from the one in Paul’s 1980 CAMRA leaflet; Seventeen different beers in the sixteen pubs 20 years later, which is probably more than there are today if you ignore the Spoons. The Talbot has gained “Ye Olde” since… Continue reading REAL FIRE, RACING ON TV, ELLA FITZGERALD, BASS
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THE TRAIL TO TREGARON
The Great Western Tickathon continued after breakfast at the Seven Stars as we left the outskirts of Builth for the great forests beyond Beulah. The trail through Nant Irfon consists of a drovers track though logging works, with steep drops on either side and suicidal sheep blocking your ascent. It’s not a place you want… Continue reading THE TRAIL TO TREGARON
YOUR BEST BET FOR A PINT OF BASS AFTER A DAY AT ALTON TOWERS
Back to the travels, as I tackle the area popularly known as “Posh Stoke”. It’s nearly a decade since I last nearly lost the contents of my stomach (possibly a Balti in Leek the night before) on a ride at Alton Towers called the Veloctitraptor or something. The one that just drops to earth at… Continue reading YOUR BEST BET FOR A PINT OF BASS AFTER A DAY AT ALTON TOWERS
THE MARVELS OF MANSFIELD
Mansfield Travelodge is ideally located for the pubby joys of Sutton, though a pretty dull trudge along the A38 to Mansfield itself. I like dull urban trudges. Saving the treasures of the town centre till last, I started at the Beer Guide newbie on Nottingham Road, pleasingly open at 11am for the benefit of tickers (and… Continue reading THE MARVELS OF MANSFIELD
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