November 2025. Brighton. A few new GBG entries along the Sussex coast, so let’s follow up Eastbourne and St Leonards with everyone’s favourite bit of London-by-the-Sea. Brighton feels a major city these days, with a Top 10 Premier League team and some of the highest parking charges in Western Europe, though the station itself is… Continue reading BRIGHTON, WITHOUT THE SPOONS VOUCHERS (but Jaipur still only £2.25 a pint)
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THE JOY OF EASTBOURNE SPOONS
November 2025. Eastbourne. Mrs RM is spending a season down in Sussex by the Sea, attending to elderly parents (sound familiar?). Arranging Lasting Powers of Attorney never seemed so urgent. I’m hoping to spend a while down there too, ticking GBG pubs and National Trust castles. Some dreich weather to start this week meant I… Continue reading THE JOY OF EASTBOURNE SPOONS
LINING THEM UP IN ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
October 2025. Elephant & Castle. London. You left me on Hungerford Bridge after leaving the Old Shades, admiring the view. The view changes rapidly as you leave the culture of South Bank and the sunset over Waterloo Station to head the mile to Elephant & Castle, a pub graveyard of late. It could only be… Continue reading LINING THEM UP IN ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
YOUR CUT-OUT-AND KEEP GUIDE TO WAITING FOR THE PUB TO OPEN IN NORTHALLERTON
July 2025. Northallerton. The campervan , Triple fff Moonshine portable toilet and all, has been getting some proper usage this summer, taking us to small town car parks which don’t yet have “NO OVERNIGHT PARKING ON PAIN OF DEATH” signage. And you really need a night in North Yorkshire towns like Northallerton, with its legally… Continue reading YOUR CUT-OUT-AND KEEP GUIDE TO WAITING FOR THE PUB TO OPEN IN NORTHALLERTON
BREAKFAST IN GARFORTH
March 2025. Garforth. Leeds. The sun comes out, time for an actual trip, in the campervan, to some tourist sites. But first, Garforth. An unsung Leeds suburb, the Haverhill of the North. We resisted the breakfast sausage in favour of brunch in Spoons. Had the Briggate ever graced the Guide ? Presumably not, as this… Continue reading BREAKFAST IN GARFORTH
3 HOURS IN HITCHIN – RAJ DOUTH AND UNLIMITED FLAT WHITES
March 2025. Hitchin. Mrs RM’s quest to visit all the countries in Europe (she such a ticker) reaches a pause, if not a conclusion, in Moldova. For now, Belarus seems A Bad Idea, if only because of the rumoured lack of Bass. Luton Airport is home to Wizz Air, budget airline to all of Eastern… Continue reading 3 HOURS IN HITCHIN – RAJ DOUTH AND UNLIMITED FLAT WHITES
STALYVEGAS
February 2025. Stalyvegas. The new Good Beer Guide is a joy. Trips to Mansfield, Uxbridge and now Stalybridge for the avid ticker. And folk who want to see how the eastern suburbs of Greater Manchester are looking post-COVID. Some smart central flats above Gladstone’s barber shop-cum-bistro, and some promising street art, almost suggest some modest… Continue reading STALYVEGAS
PRIDE NOT DRINKING WELL IN CHAPELTOWN SPOONS
February 2025. Chapeltown. Sheffield. Back in Sheffield for 5 nights, the longest stretches at “home” in a year, Mrs RM did the fluffy jobs (boiler, painting, Instagram updates) while I manfully sought to bolster my waining vault of blog material. On the Saturday I joined a scrum at Sheffield Station to board a train to… Continue reading PRIDE NOT DRINKING WELL IN CHAPELTOWN SPOONS
Ramsgate – More than just the biggest Wetherspoons in the world
August 2024. Ramsgate. Just two (2) more ticks to complete Kent’s GBG entries for another year, pipping young BRAPA to the post. Ha ! It’s Saturday in Thanet, so I’ll have no problem getting those two, and a relaxing day by the sea with Mrs RM awaits before we scoot over to Tunbridge Wells for… Continue reading Ramsgate – More than just the biggest Wetherspoons in the world
USE YOUR SPOONS OR LOSE IT, DRIFFIELD !
March 2024. Driffield. 2 hours home from Flamborough Head, or it would have been but for a crash just north of the M62 near Goole. Why always Goole. Thankfully I’d taken Mrs RM’s advice, there’s a first time for everything, and we’d stopped for a late lunch in Driffield. I’m sure there’s more attractions stops,… Continue reading USE YOUR SPOONS OR LOSE IT, DRIFFIELD !
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