January 2025. Meanwood. Leeds. Right, an actual new GBG pub. If I was still attempting to complete the Guide, rather than being a Grand Master (Retd.) it would take me 3,255 years to finish, and I’d almost be into middle-age by then. The Terminus isn’t going to compete for the Old Codger pound when they… Continue reading MURKY IN MEANWOOD
Tag: West Yorkshire
PREEMPTIVE LEEDS – THE BOOT & RALLY, MEANWOOD
January 2025. Meanwood. Leeds. Mrs RM went off in search of “culture” on our afternoon in Leeds, I tool the bus to the pubs of Meanwood. “The bus, RM, you’re going soft !“. Yes, could have walked it in 45 minutes but it was wet, and you get to see Leeds’ northern suburbs from the… Continue reading PREEMPTIVE LEEDS – THE BOOT & RALLY, MEANWOOD
A JAIPUR IN L***S
January 2025. Leeds. After a Wednesday spent driving 6 hours from Tunbridge Wells to Sheffield, battling A14 closures and football crowds, punctuated by long calls to the Medical Examiner and Coroner, we needed a break on the Thursday. Why on earth did we choose Leeds ? Well, it was the first train leaving Sheffield station,… Continue reading A JAIPUR IN L***S
LEEDS BEER SCORES SPECIAL
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. You left me in Whitelock’s, admiring the furnishings, and forcing a second half of Old Peculier on our group. Yes, a real of Gang of Four, at home like a pub tourist as the song goes. Oooh, a pint to finish, excellent work, and great company from Andy and Caroline… Continue reading LEEDS BEER SCORES SPECIAL
GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 8 – WHITELOCK’S, LEEDS
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. Nearly there now. Our gang of four* pub tourists were due to meet up again in the most famous Leeds’s most famous pub, if we could find it after six pints. Bing Maps can’t provide a route to Whitelock’s, tucked away down Turks Head Yard, and Will has asked me,… Continue reading GREAT PUBS REVISITED No. 8 – WHITELOCK’S, LEEDS
NO BASS TODAY, BUT THE PALACE JOINS LEEDS PUB ROYALTY
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. Just a half in the Duck and Drake, very sensible now (too late, too late) as Will and I made a penultimate stop on our curated exploration of heritage hostelries. Down behind the Minster, sits the Palace, no longer a GBG regular since the days when I popped in here… Continue reading NO BASS TODAY, BUT THE PALACE JOINS LEEDS PUB ROYALTY
THE DUCK AND DRAKE
February 2024. Leeds Pub Crawl. 11:47 – Brew Society 12:43 – Cardigan Arms 13:37 – Dave’s Pies & Ale 14:39 – The Templar Good, solid, almost sensible progress. Be a shame to go awry now. But it sort of did, as Will and I scooted off towards the Kirkgate markets, arriving at the Duck and Drake bang… Continue reading THE DUCK AND DRAKE
A CURATED, CULTURED, TOUR OF LEEDS HOSTELRIES BEGINS AT BREW SOCIETY
February 2024. Leeds. Unexpectedly, Mondays are the new Fridays. 2024 has seen pub crawls in London and Manchester and Tunbridge Wells at the start of the week, having long believed that pubs don’t even open till 4pm on Thursday these days. And beer quality hasn’t suffered either. “Fancy a Monday pub crawl artisanal curated guidance… Continue reading A CURATED, CULTURED, TOUR OF LEEDS HOSTELRIES BEGINS AT BREW SOCIETY
PIE AND PEAS AND POP
November 2023. Leeds. You know where Leeds is, I’ll spare you the maps. Northern Rail didn’t seem to know where Leeds was, as I attempted to get to Burley Park for my gig. Just the 32 minutes late for a 27 minute journey, meaning that despite a brave dash through the multicultural quarter of the… Continue reading PIE AND PEAS AND POP
THACKLEY MICRO v “THE SMITHS”
October 2023. Thackley, Bradford. One more in West Yorkshire and it’s a rare GBG county completion. Still a thrill, even when you’ve completed the Guide, a bit like Amundsen completing a circumnavigation of Oslo IKEA the year after ticking the North Pole or something. Where are we ? Thackley, north Bradford. Near the Isle Working… Continue reading THACKLEY MICRO v “THE SMITHS”
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