April 2025. Bolton. Pub no. 4 on our trio’s mini-Bolton crawl, and following the old indoor market bar we head for the one in the new shopping centre. Great Ale at the Vaults does most of what it says on the tin, tucked away in the basement next to mini-golf and Nandos and the slightly… Continue reading INTO THE VAULTS
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HARRY BELAFONTE NIGHT IN THE VAULTS
February 2024. Uttoxeter. Thursday night in Uttoxeter. Got the tick, done the pre-emptive Marston diner, one question remained; What a silly question. Incredibly, only my third visit to The Vaults, perhaps the most famous Bass pub, alongside the bankers of Stockton and the flat nectar of Bath. But then, I haven’t been to the Coopers… Continue reading HARRY BELAFONTE NIGHT IN THE VAULTS
A WALK ALONG THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE A50, OR A NIGHT IN THE VAULTS ?
February 2024. Uttoxeter. It’s all well and good revisiting great pubs in Manchester and Sheffield, but that doesn’t tick a Beer Guide, and nothing gives a ticker as much pleasure as applying pink marker to a small map. I’m never going to actually finish a GBG in-year again while spending 5 days a week in… Continue reading A WALK ALONG THE HARD SHOULDER OF THE A50, OR A NIGHT IN THE VAULTS ?
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WELCOME, AND THE GOODBYE, IN THE OSWALDTWISTLE VAULTS
April 23. Oswaldtwistle looked rather lovely when I left the White Bull just after nine. Not spooky at all, that view from the campervan, though I’d tragically left Baa Baa Toure in Sheffield and felt a bit vulnerable. And a bit hungry, after staring at the gastro menu in the Bull. Luckily ‘Twistle isn’t short… Continue reading IT’S ALL ABOUT THE WELCOME, AND THE GOODBYE, IN THE OSWALDTWISTLE VAULTS
SIX THINGS I’D FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE VAULTS
TWO (2) posts about a pub I only spent an hour in ? First time I’ve done that since the breweriana overload of the Hyde Park in Plymouth. It just wasn’t possible to whittle my photos down to a dozen in the first blog, so I missed out one of my favourite shots of the… Continue reading SIX THINGS I’D FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE VAULTS
TOP 100 PUBS – THE VAULTS, UTTOXETER
3rd March 2023. In 2019 Pub Curmudgeon wrote of the Vaults in his admirably concise manner, “perhaps Uttoxeter’s classic pub. A narrow, shop-like frontage conceals a pub of great character running a long way back from the street. There’s a front bar area where most of the drinkers seem to gather, a middle room with… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE VAULTS, UTTOXETER
PINT OF PEDIGREE, PUBLIC SCHOOL, POPPADOMS – A NIGHT IN UPPINGHAM
13th December 2022. We didn’t let the snow interrupt our travel plans, but the latest rail strike meant we’d have to drive down to London for our annual End of the Road Christmas Party, via an overnight stop to complete Rutland for GBG23 (calm down, it’s only one new pub each year). We arrived in… Continue reading PINT OF PEDIGREE, PUBLIC SCHOOL, POPPADOMS – A NIGHT IN UPPINGHAM
BLUE GRIM REAPERS, BLINDFOLDS AND BEST BITTER
It’s been a bad day for Mrs RM judging by the F and C words* flying about since 4am this morning. Some folk have been noticeably happier today, but that could equally be the birthday cake. To cheer her up we walked a mile in the rain to the Vaults in Newark, a Beer Guide… Continue reading BLUE GRIM REAPERS, BLINDFOLDS AND BEST BITTER
VEGGING OUT IN NEWARK
A new development in Mrs RM’s plans (and presumably mine) this week, as she explored motorhome options in a Newark showroom. I’ve always wanted to live in a motorhome. We could base it midway between Preston and Stockport, perhaps in Skelmersdale. You haven’t experienced life till you’ve experienced Skem, and they’re bound to be the… Continue reading VEGGING OUT IN NEWARK
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