Odd one this. I’d arranged to meet John, the Wonder of Wittering, in Littlehampton for a seaside crawl. But our pub was unexpectedly shut (and wasn’t a micro). Even worse, I hadn’t had time to park up in my usual secret spot in Pompey and make the train across, so I was going to… Continue reading THE DREGS OF WORTHING
Tag: West Sussex
LEWES LIFTS THE SPIRITS
When you’ve just been called out on your blog for being grumpy it’s a bonus if the next post comes from Lewes. I don’t think I’ve ever left Harvey’stown without a spring in my step. Oh, there was this. Looking back at my last post from here, I could basically just copy and paste what… Continue reading LEWES LIFTS THE SPIRITS
HAYWARD’S HELL
Just when you think you’ve seen it all… I have lists of favourite towns of course, but also a lifelong interest in finding a truly hapless town. If pressed, the average Briton would come up with a list of places they’ve never actually been to. Bootle, Grimsby, Luton, York etc. etc. They’d surely never pick… Continue reading HAYWARD’S HELL
ESTATE PUBS IN BOGNOR REGIS
Getting towards the end of the Sussex chapters in the Guide now, and a long-awaited return to lovely Bognor Regis, which shows you King George V and I weren’t separated at birth. Geographical purists (which I sense is all you) will no doubt this is Middleton-on-Sea not Bognor. Judge for yourself. It’s a 40 minute… Continue reading ESTATE PUBS IN BOGNOR REGIS
A RAINBOW IN CHICHESTER
Lots of symbolism today; I know you like symbolism. After the downpour of grim beer on the A272, back to pubby sunshine in “Curious Chichester“. Decent beer and an array of multi-coloured Taytos at the Rainbow, a backstreet boozer which What Pub tells us was previously called “Happy Medium” and (mysteriously) “Rainbow“. Ponder that. This… Continue reading A RAINBOW IN CHICHESTER
TWENTY-THREE SHILLINGS WASTED IN BILLINGSHURST
When I first started writing this blog someone wrote a comment along the lines of “If you dislike pubs so much why don’t you sit at home and watch Bargain Hunt you old codger”. If they’re still reading this blog,.. (no, of course she’s not still reading it). Anyway, the point I made then is… Continue reading TWENTY-THREE SHILLINGS WASTED IN BILLINGSHURST
WILTING IN LODSWORTH
One last pub in Lodsworth to complete The Sussex Chapters (good band name) of the Guide. A couple of miles from peerless Petworth, this is posh Sussex at its best. Best walking, anyway. I managed about five miles in the heat, bumping into exactly zero other walkers, before wilting and succumbing to the call of… Continue reading WILTING IN LODSWORTH
BITTER & TWISTED IN LITTLEHAMPTON
It’s just ocurred to me that East Preston might also align itself with Littlehampton. No idea why, but then CAMRA branch geography is equally weird. I’d been looking forward to an overdue return to Littlehampton, which seems to have upped its game since my last visit, with an average visitor age some 37 years below… Continue reading BITTER & TWISTED IN LITTLEHAMPTON
THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
Regular reader Tom will know about the wonders of breaking your rail journey; I always assume this is a standard condition of travel but no doubt it’s not available in Maidenhead. My return from Hove to Worthing needed three stops on the legendary Brighton-Bognor line. You’ll recall I needed to be back at my B… Continue reading THE SUSSEX COAST ALE TRAIL
ADIEU, ADUR – AN OVERNIGHTER IN WORTHING
I’m nearly up to date on the blog now, just some South Coast sun, a campervan trip to Risby and then this weeks aggro in Alba (not really). This was my hit list for Sussex last week. In the future, there’ll be a museum of pub exploring, containing fragments like this, Duncan’s moth-eaten complete Beer Guide,… Continue reading ADIEU, ADUR – AN OVERNIGHTER IN WORTHING
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