As Dave said on the last post, Bradford is a delightful surprise, particularly for anyone whose view of the place is formed by biased BBC reports or “Notes From A Small Island“. Dick and Dave were, no doubt, thrilled by the stately but scarred architecture and quaint gift shops. The walk from Pub 1… Continue reading SUNBRIDGE WELLS
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HOOVERING UP HARROGATE TICKS
Believe me or not, but this punishing 3 posts-a-day routine is paying off, and I might even catch up this week, if I can even remember why Dick took back those two pints in Leeds. Before Leeds, Harrogate. (Slightly) overrated by retired gentlefolk and cake lovers, underrated by folk who like good beer. While I… Continue reading HOOVERING UP HARROGATE TICKS
HARTSHEAD – PUB OR KENNEL ?
My journey back from Manchester was enlivened by news reports on the craze sweeping the country (i.e. the South) for grown men to dress up as dogs. My only comment is that you can’t possibly drink a pint of Bass wearing that outfit. The debate (what is there to debate ?) brought to mind my… Continue reading HARTSHEAD – PUB OR KENNEL ?
RETIRED MARTIN MAKES PEACE WITH FARSLEY
Never hold grudges. There’s no money in it. In March 2008 I really fell out with Farsley for complex reasons involving teenagers, spit and a Cambridge United defeat to a team of part-timers with an axe to grind in their sole season in National League football. In more than 40 years of watching football, this was the most… Continue reading RETIRED MARTIN MAKES PEACE WITH FARSLEY
ODD FELLOWS, SHIPLEY – HOW TO DO A MICRO-PUB
Last post from wonderful Bradford, ’till Monday at least, when I need to start making up some ground on BRAPA as he closes in on a full set of Yorkie ticks. I could have lumped Shipley in with Bradford, I suppose, but that sort of carelessness has no doubt started wars in CAMRA circles before.… Continue reading ODD FELLOWS, SHIPLEY – HOW TO DO A MICRO-PUB
BRADFORD’S INNER BEAUTY
There may be better beer to the west, but for the money there’s few better overnighters than Bradford. £21 on Sunday night at the Ibis Budget, and it’s only marginally scarier a location than the Travelodge in Maidenhead. If it wasn’t for the fog there’d be a glorious view of Valley Parade out of my… Continue reading BRADFORD’S INNER BEAUTY
TOP 100 PUBS – BROWN COW, KEIGHLEY
Keighley gets a bad press in Bill Bryson’s “Notes From a Small Island“, but then so do Milton Keynes and Worksop, so you can ignore him. And no town that boasts Eric Pickles, Dennis Healey, Kiki Dee and Terrorvision among its famous sons can be that bad. That would have been a supergroup and a… Continue reading TOP 100 PUBS – BROWN COW, KEIGHLEY
IS HEBDEN BRIDGE THE NEW GLOSSOP ?
Taking the train from Bradford to Manchester gives you superb views of Iron Man art at Mytholmroyd, and peerless Calderdale views on the way past more pronounceable small towns. Only the Sheffield-Manchester line can match it. The train also gives me the chance to break my journey back at Hebden Bridge. 1.30pm kick-offs at the… Continue reading IS HEBDEN BRIDGE THE NEW GLOSSOP ?
HOTCAKES & FISH BISCUITS IN MERRIE ALTOFTS
Hard to believe, but Mrs RM and I spent a fair few of our early mini-breaks in Wakefield. This was in the days before the internet, when we would find hotels by driving slowly past them, reversing, and asking about rooms. That worked until we got stranded near Skegness one time (ask Mrs RM). The St Pierre in… Continue reading HOTCAKES & FISH BISCUITS IN MERRIE ALTOFTS
SAM SMITHS – QUALITY IN CLIFFORD
It’s always good to sample Sam Smiths OBB close to source, and the Old Star in Clifford is about as close as you can get without braving Tadcasters dead-end (bridge re-opening next week I hear). I was visiting fellow blogger Richard Coldwell (Ouhouse), who knows about quality beer judging by the Clifford Beer Fest (Sat… Continue reading SAM SMITHS – QUALITY IN CLIFFORD
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