December 2023. Stratford. London. Pubbing in London is brilliant, and I can honestly say both the beer quality have the friendliness have got better since Covid. And as I jumped back on the overground at Hackney Central I rejoiced in the knowledge my next tick was only 20 minutes away. Such riches ! The only… Continue reading A Tribute IN Stratford…
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A FORTY (40) MINUTE WAIT TO CHECK IN AT HELSTON PREMIER INN
20th October 2022. We pressed on after lunch at Wellington Spoons, reaching my niece’s house near Helston in just under the six hours. For context, I drive ten (10) hours towards Orkney on the journey from Waterbeach to GBG glory. Given the choice, I’d rather drive those six hours on dual carriageways to Cornwall than… Continue reading A FORTY (40) MINUTE WAIT TO CHECK IN AT HELSTON PREMIER INN
TOP 100 PUBS – YE OLDE SUN, ST NEOTS
Back in St Neots, I scoured my options for a second pint of mainstream BBB before meeting back at Lidl. Alan Winfield did (nearly) all the pubs in 2016; I’d have liked a pint in a Craft Union in his honour but St Neots CAMRA is still campaigning for one of those. So Ye Olde… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – YE OLDE SUN, ST NEOTS
UNWRAPPING THE KING’S ARMS, OXFORD
Into tourist central now, and that pub across from the Camera (which is not as exciting as CAMRA). The King’s Arms is wrapped in unflattering scaffolding, so here, as the ice age descends, is my photo from the balmy summer of 2015. I’d forgotten what was special about it, until we stepped thru’ the… Continue reading UNWRAPPING THE KING’S ARMS, OXFORD
THE GREAT NORTHERN – A TRIBUTE TO LUTON
Or, Luton gets the basics right In February I gave (I hope) an affectionate account of Luton‘s unchanging appeal, never better captured than in the attractive Irish pubs, real ale or not. Many of those along Hitchin Road are long gone, victims of repressive legislation in 2007 and the emergence of “home entertainment”. A few… Continue reading THE GREAT NORTHERN – A TRIBUTE TO LUTON
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