July 2023. New Brighton. A professional ticker would be never been revisit a pub, however good, while there were still new GBG pubs to be ticked. But I’m an amateur again, happy to be distracted by classics like the Magazine in New Brighton and genuinely intrigued to see if this “cult of Bass is a… Continue reading BASS ON THE WIRRAL
Tag: Wirral
A WIRRAL WALK
July 2023. A serious GBG completist with an hour to spare on the Wirral would have headed straight back from the James Atherton to New Brighton station, changed trains in Birkenhead, and headed down to New Ferry for another tick. But when you’ve actually completed the Guide you’re free to do things you enjoy, like… Continue reading A WIRRAL WALK
TRAPPER’S HAT
July 2023. New Brighton. I had a vague recollection of the James Atherton in the heart of New Brighton’s youthful Victoria Road back in December 2019 (you’ll know the date), a fun pub alongside the two crafty micros across the road. A little while later it gained some national notoriety during lockdown for its rebrand.… Continue reading TRAPPER’S HAT
NEW BRIGHTON STREET ART SPECIAL
July 2023. New Brighton. After that traumatic surgical procedure I needed a beer. Mrs RM needed to join a meeting about account codes. So I took the Mersey line for an increasingly rare new GBG tick across the water. Nothing much new in Birkenhead by the look of it, but New Brighton looked transformed since… Continue reading NEW BRIGHTON STREET ART SPECIAL
BOW-LEGGED ON THE WIRRAL
We GBG tickers NEVER give up, and a week after NEARLY completing Merseyside, I was back in Upton to complete the task. Hopefully before BRAPA. I rather arrogantly assume I know this country like the back of my hand, but I’d never noticed, or at least noted, Upton on all my travels round the Wirral.… Continue reading BOW-LEGGED ON THE WIRRAL
TOP 100 BASS PUBS – THE MAGAZINE HOTEL, NEW BRIGHTON
22 December 2019 This post marks the eighteenth consecutive blog entry to shamelessly milk my birthday (22 December), only sixty short of the Pub blogging record (Source : Guinness Extra Cold). The Magazine doesn’t really need a “best Bass pub” qualifier, particularly as my Top 100 has now reached 236. Not many people are aware… Continue reading TOP 100 BASS PUBS – THE MAGAZINE HOTEL, NEW BRIGHTON
“It’s all a dream, an illusion now” – The Wonder of Wallasey
I’m home from my epic crawl round the UK now. The new A14 bypass did the job. After a week away, even Mrs RM may be pleased to see me (EDIT : She is, I brought flowers). Matt is cutting James’ hair in the kitchen, all is peace and harmony. I bet you’re expecting me… Continue reading “It’s all a dream, an illusion now” – The Wonder of Wallasey
LAZY IN LISCARD
As if to prove my point about the variety on display in the Wirral (the M53 divide, if you will Leon), my next stop was Liscard. It is just possible I’m the person who has spent most nights on holiday in Wallasey over recent years, with several Sunday stays in New Brighton and Wallasey Village.… Continue reading LAZY IN LISCARD
INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
An odd trip last weekend as I delivered a chest of drawers to the Wirral on the way to a night in Bootle. I’m not sure what the lady from Heswall at our church charity sale was doing down in Waterbeach, but she wasn’t expecting an offer of home delivery. Most Hoylake Tandooris aren’t brave enough… Continue reading INTO THE WIRRAL FOR BEERS YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF
WEST KIRBY
Yesterday I couldn’t even remember to tell you the name of my GBG tick (it was the King’s Arms in Bethnal Green), so it’s back to basics today. But there’s a thread running between these posts. The star of Thursday night was Bill Ryder-Jones, late of Wirral popsters the Coral. He’s very proud of his Cheshire… Continue reading WEST KIRBY
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