May 2025. Wakefield. Heading home from Hebden, and another sharp changeover in Wakefield. I could have dashed across to Westgate for the fast train home (always the one heading for Plymouth) but there’s something of the mortal sin about stopping in a town and not having a half. Particularly when it’s Wakefield, a town city… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE LUIS BAR @ FERNANDES, WAKEFIELD
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ALL YOUR VARIED SEATING OPTIONS IN THE NAVIGATION TAVERN IN MIRFIELD
May 2025. Mirfield. The longest journey starts with the smallest step. In my case, a 24 minute rail leg from Hebden Bridge to Mirfield to avoid the chaos of Leeds station. Ooh, 16:39 to 16:48, that’s 9 minutes. What’s the nearest pub ? 3 minutes walk each way ? That’s 3 minutes in the Navigation,… Continue reading ALL YOUR VARIED SEATING OPTIONS IN THE NAVIGATION TAVERN IN MIRFIELD
NEWMILLERDAM – GO FOR THE BASS, BUT STAY FOR THE FISH AND CHIPS
October 2023. Newmillerdam. Wakefield. I tried desperately to come up with a blogpost using the Elvis classic as inspiration, but since none of you (except fellow ticker Eddie) knows Newmillerdam it’s wasted effort. My life of perpetual travel began the year after marrying Mrs RM; before that we’d hardly left Letchworth and Cambridge but in… Continue reading NEWMILLERDAM – GO FOR THE BASS, BUT STAY FOR THE FISH AND CHIPS
RETURN TRAY WONDERS IN WAKEFIELD !
October 2023. Crigglestone. Wakefield. We arrived back at Luton Airport to collect our vehicle the day before THIS; Glad we were only away for a week. It took a few days of parent-visiting before I could get back into the swing of visiting weirdly names Yorkshire villages. In fact, I’d never heard of Crigglestone, whose… Continue reading RETURN TRAY WONDERS IN WAKEFIELD !
TOP 100 PUBS – THE BLACK ROCK, WAKEFIELD
It’d been too long since my last Top 100 pub; you’ll be starting to think I’ve only got 1,000 of them. I actually asked the Pub Tickers for a recommendation and picked the one described as “boring on the beer front“. The Ale House looked even better; But sadly even a lone cask John Smith’s… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BLACK ROCK, WAKEFIELD
“It’ll take a minute to clear”
On Thursday I was at a loose end, with Mrs RM still sorting out “family matters” in Tunbridge Wells, so I decided to walk down to Sheffield Station and jump on the first train on the board, after nipping in the opened-that-day Cafe Tucci for a focaccia sandwich for the trip. You can see where… Continue reading “It’ll take a minute to clear”
“Your train leaves in 2 minutes, retiredmartin. Run !”
There are two burning questions in the world of pub blogging today; How is Martin the Owl being treated by the staff of the Cumberland pub where BRAPA abandoned him. How is that Leon and I were QUITE so P**** after a mere four pubs on Friday*. I think it was four. Castleford Tap at… Continue reading “Your train leaves in 2 minutes, retiredmartin. Run !”
JABBED
As promised, I’ve had my first jab, thereby giving pubs permission to open their wine gardens in 4 weeks time.# Having booked Wakefield as it was 3 weeks quicker than Sheffield, Mrs RM was delighted to find she could combine my vaccination with a collection from Birstall IKEA. Sadly, that meant less time to explore… Continue reading JABBED
BOOKING A JAB
An exciting week ahead with James moving out on Monday and then starting an IT job the week after. He’s been climbing burnt-out ski slopes to get fit. In between those 2 days I get my first vaccination next Sunday lunchtime. The top photo shows me flexing my arms, ready for the jab. #ScaredOfNeedles On… Continue reading BOOKING A JAB
ENTERING THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
Good news for those of you bored of street art, cheap hotels and mushroom benedict, as the next few posts stick to pubs. Into Outwood, a mysterious land west of Wakefield. Note the village named after Mark E Smith‘s band, and some places you’ve passed a thousand times just off the M1 but never noticed.… Continue reading ENTERING THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE
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