I know how much you love these perfectly pinked GBG chapter maps, so here’s Gwent. Quite an easy county to complete. Not much churn in entries, decent transport, and a cheap overnighter in Newport. And some great rural pubs, both basic and upmarket. The Foxhunter in Nant-y-Derry is one of the latter, but that’s OK.… Continue reading GWENT HAS FALLEN
Tag: Wales
INTO THE VALLEYS – RELIEF IN GLYNNEATH
You’ll have seen from my Last 100 that I have quite a few pubs to do in the Welsh Valleys, one of my favourite parts of the world. In the McDonalds at Glyn-Neath (aka Glynneath) we were treated to early morning prog, something I’ve never warmed to. “There’s always been Ethel” ? What’s that all… Continue reading INTO THE VALLEYS – RELIEF IN GLYNNEATH
TROLLEY SERVICE IN MORRISTON SPOONS
“What did you do while Sheffield burned, Grandad *?” Hey ! Isn’t 42 the answer to life and stuff ? It’s also at least 20 degrees too hot for pubbing so I shall be continuing to write this rubbish to upset Welsh linguists and beer enthusiasts alike. Now, there’s two (2) Spoons in my Last… Continue reading TROLLEY SERVICE IN MORRISTON SPOONS
LLAREGGUB
One for the cultured among you, which I guess narrows it downs to (checks recent comments) Bill. I miss the Welsh bloke who used to correct my pronunciations of his towns. I really struggled in Laugharne (“Laugh, Arnie” ?). Wiki says; “Laugharne Township electoral ward also includes the communities of Eglwyscummin, Pendine and Llanddowro“. This is (probably) the town of… Continue reading LLAREGGUB
THE WONDERS OF WHITLAND
Now I’ve told you of what lies ahead this summer (the last 100), let’s get back to the small matter of blogging about the 100+ pubs that got me to that point. Oh dear. Oh dear, too, the price of accommodation these days. Everything over a £100 in Stornoway, the cheapest option for Port Talbot… Continue reading THE WONDERS OF WHITLAND
SO CLOSE TO THE DYFFRYN ARMS, BUT SO FAR
I have some very exciting announcements to make shortly about the GBG quest, and will probably run an exciting competition. Or not. In the meantime, here’s some more West Wales pubs. Now, in the last month I’ve been to Aberdeen, but not The Grill; Guernsey, but not the new micro pub, and Pembrokeshire (twice), not… Continue reading SO CLOSE TO THE DYFFRYN ARMS, BUT SO FAR
TOP 100 PUBS – MASONS ARMS, CILGERRAN
A little trade secret. If I can’t find anything that rhymes, I’ll just call it a Top 100 pub. Sorry to shatter your illusions and all that. Cilgerran rhymes with nothing, except Bobby McFerrin. And he wasn’t in the Masons Arms. But the rest of the village was. “Cash only”. Good start. Really friendly too.… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – MASONS ARMS, CILGERRAN
“Rather bland”
“So, you’re the bloke who likes Doom Bar ?” asks the bloke who ticks beers when I’m introduced. Well, no, not exactly. But I do reckon there’s a decent beer almost everywhere (exclusions apply in the Cotswolds). And folk on Discourse petulantly saying they could NEVER score DB a 3 have probably not drunk it… Continue reading “Rather bland”
NEW QUAY, HEAVEN BY THE SEA
I wanted to use “New Quay, handy for a pee” but I sense BRAPA has an eye on that one. 2022 is the year of the big push towards the GBG prize, and it’s throwing up some real gems around the UK coast. We’d stayed in New Quay in 2005, in that sprawling caravan park… Continue reading NEW QUAY, HEAVEN BY THE SEA
LOITERING IN LLANIDLOES
File this post under “for future historical reference only“. Lovely little Llanidloes (pronounced Lanny-Dee-Lowes, I believe), has 10 pubs for a population of 2,929, which is almost Isle of Man proportions. We stopped for a mid-morning saunter and cheese and sourdough; the cheese is still evident in the campervan a month later. Like nearly all… Continue reading LOITERING IN LLANIDLOES
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