February 2025. Chichester. The obligatory “culture between the cask” post back in Chichester from Emsworth. The West Sussex county town has always seemed to me a modest place, the Bedford of the South. But we caught the centre on a day when blue skies emerged from hibernation, the streets clean, the entire genteel (and rowdy)… Continue reading CHICHESTER CATHEDRAL
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AMERICANS. COMING OVER ‘ERE, DRINKING OUR BEER, PRAISING OUR TRAINS
February 2025. Hunston. Chichester. It wasn’t just Mrs RM and I “Catching Up With With The Southworths” (repeats available on Dave TV) this month. A great photo* of Pub Men smiling (well, a smile by Dave’s standard) with the Pride drinking well in Chichester, and the positivity shines through Joan and Dave’s posts from the… Continue reading AMERICANS. COMING OVER ‘ERE, DRINKING OUR BEER, PRAISING OUR TRAINS
POSH BOGNOR – THE FOX, FELPHAM
February 2025. Felpham. Bognor Regis. We’d headed down midweek to meet Joan and US Dave, two folk who could temporarily convince persuade you there are pockets of near sanity in America. By coincidence, we’d pick a similar self-catering style apartment south of Chichester, though our Boat House looks from the map as if it’s sited… Continue reading POSH BOGNOR – THE FOX, FELPHAM
HSB DRINKING WELL IN PULBOROUGH
February 2025. Pulborough. After duties to parents were fulfilled in Kent, and a solemn promise there’d be a Chinese takeaway from Meows next time, we took the first motorway to the coast, just like Don McLean in ’73. Blimey, it looks very green, doesn’t it ? I thought the South-East was a concrete jungle ?… Continue reading HSB DRINKING WELL IN PULBOROUGH
HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 43 – WEST SUSSEX
Hmmm. Not a great “county” (half-county ?) in any sense, but one I’ve seen a lot of lately, having only really started on Worthing around 2016. Worthing isn’t Brighton, or Hastings, but it’s “better than Bexhill”, and it can have that slogan for free. Finding five representative pubs to kick us off was tougher than… Continue reading HALF A DOZEN PUBS IN EVERY GBG COUNTY. No. 43 – WEST SUSSEX
TOP 100 PUBS – THE BILLI TAP, BILLINGSWORTH
August 2023. Billingshurst. I know I owe you an August highlights post. Be patient, be patient. The last week of Summer (before it arrived on the 2nd of September) brought some of the best beer I’ve ever (ever) drank. Some in Sheffield, obviously, but also in Billingshurst. Our decision to set up camp 100 yards… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – THE BILLI TAP, BILLINGSWORTH
BIGGING UP BOGNOR (SLIGHT RETURN)
Sitting waiting for a gig I’m Manchester, next to the country’s oldest pissoir, just enough time for a micro post on Bognors first micro. But first, Bognor, no more than ticking over in the last week of August. Blame the British summer. The Dog & Duck was already open when I arrived at 4.58. You… Continue reading BIGGING UP BOGNOR (SLIGHT RETURN)
“It’s closed today” texts Mrs RM
August 2023. Bognor Regis. I’d arranged to meet Mrs RM at the Dog & Duck for my penultimate West Sussex Guide tick at 4pm. What Pub said it opened at 4, the pub’s Facebook said 4. It must be true. On the walk back along the beach from the George, Mrs RM texted me “Closed… Continue reading “It’s closed today” texts Mrs RM
YOU GET A MORE POLITE SAUCY POSTCARD IN POSH BOGNOR
August 2023. Bognor Regis. I’ve said it before and every month brings fresh confirmation; the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2023 is a gem, packed with Proper Pubs that give a lie to the belief put about on Discourse that the GBG is all micros and brewery taps these days. Two new entries in Bognor Regis,… Continue reading YOU GET A MORE POLITE SAUCY POSTCARD IN POSH BOGNOR
I PARKED IN JENGERS MEAD…AND SURVIVED
August 2023. Billingshurst. You’re right to be jealous of me (and Mrs RM, especially Mrs RM). A night in a dogging site (they walk your dogs there) in Godalming followed by a night in a shopping arcade car park in Billingshurst, BOTH of them with county-concluding GBG ticks. Yes, you too could fly into Gatwick,… Continue reading I PARKED IN JENGERS MEAD…AND SURVIVED
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