September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. I was taking a break from in-law drama in the Pantiles, and after a couple of pints of pre-emptive and post-emptive craft thought I’d better get back for 6. Google maps tells you when and where to catch the bus from the station. “You’ve just missed the last bus mate”… Continue reading WHEN THE LAST BUS BACK FROM TUNBRIDGE WELLS HAS LEFT AT 5:28pm
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TO THE PANTILES !
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Out on my bit of respite from in-law drama, I was heading aimlessly towards the Pantiles, when it suddenly occurred to me what a scruffy town Tunbridge Wells is, particularly around the main station. On the Clive Bull show on LBC this morning a lady called Sophie from Reading said,… Continue reading TO THE PANTILES !
A LITTLE BIT OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS, A LOT OF WATERBEACH…
September 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Just back from a week away from caring for 2 sets of parents and now I find a new (embargoed) GBG on my doorstep alongside the Colombian coffee beans from Pact. Here it is; Some folk have opted for the plain cover version. Be aware ticking that doesn’t count. Four… Continue reading A LITTLE BIT OF TUNBRIDGE WELLS, A LOT OF WATERBEACH…
QUIZ NIGHT AT THE TIGER TAVERN
August 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. It was approaching 8.30pm on a Tuesday in Tunbridge Wells and a combination of Imperial Stouts and Danish cherry wine had left Mrs RM less convinced on the merits of a walk along the A26 back to Southborough and the bosom of the in-laws. Being all heart (I even let… Continue reading QUIZ NIGHT AT THE TIGER TAVERN
When you visit The George in Tunbridge Wells, be very, VERY careful on the stairs.
August 2023. Tunbridge Wells. Mrs RM and I had had a hard day at Pembury hospital, and needed some exercise and 10% Imperial stout to clear the mind. Fuggles had obliged with the beer, and now it was time to head back up the A26, stopping to admire this garden, and this pun. But we… Continue reading When you visit The George in Tunbridge Wells, be very, VERY careful on the stairs.
NEVER MORE IN NEED OF THAT 16% DANISH CHERRY WINE IN A ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS CRAFT BAR
August (finally !) 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. Tuesday was, if anything, more stressful. Two (2) trips to Pembury Hospital from the in-laws, one to queue for an hour for medication and then another to take my father-in-law back for diagnostics. Another day spent sitting, walking the corridors, queuing for Costa. Again, I can’t praise the… Continue reading NEVER MORE IN NEED OF THAT 16% DANISH CHERRY WINE IN A ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS CRAFT BAR
MY FATHER-IN-LAW’S FIRST CHINESE TAKEAWAY SINCE 1980
July 2023. Royal Tunbridge Wells. A week ago we were rushing down to Kent where my father-in-law had had a bad night and was getting an emergency referral to Pembury Hospital, birthplace of Mrs RM and other adverts for healthy living. Pembury is only 10 minutes from the in-laws Southborough home but the quickest route… Continue reading MY FATHER-IN-LAW’S FIRST CHINESE TAKEAWAY SINCE 1980
ONE BEER IS PLENTY (PART 337)
I mentioned that Southborough, home of the in-laws and Meow’s is not well pubbed, but we actually stayed in what most folk would consider a pub for 3 nights last weeks. The Hand & Sceptre is decidedly not a pub. In fact, I’m sure the words “Rooms and Edibles” is probably scribbled on the ancient… Continue reading ONE BEER IS PLENTY (PART 337)
IN-LAW DRAMA AT TOAD ROCK
I occasionally get odd requests from readers of the blog. You know, write about the worst pub in the UK, tell us about hopping rates, show us what your in-laws look like*. Well here you go, this is the Father-in-Law from Tunbridge Wells, England’s most unlikely capital of craft. There’s a Beavertown amongst those… Continue reading IN-LAW DRAMA AT TOAD ROCK
PANTILES PERFECTION
A nice short post to help me clear some more backlog and my conscience. The good folk in the Sussex Arms, Tunbridge Wells, are probably wondering where their write-up is, given they’ve been following my Tweets since a visit that seems like decades ago. Rubbish blog management is the answer. In fact, it was only… Continue reading PANTILES PERFECTION
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