March 2025. Howden. It wasn’t yet 2:30 and we’d already exhausted Howden’s possibilities, from church, to cinema (closed). The market place offie sounded tempting, but instead of drinking tins of Boddington in the park we chose to drink cans of Wylam in the craft bar. A craft bar that What Pub doesn’t acknowledge the existence… Continue reading 10% IMPERIAL JAKEHEAD IN HOWDEN’S HOP CAVERN
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NEWCASTLE Life – CRAFTWORK, METALCORE
I finished our latest trip to Newcastle “on a crafty tip”. Mrs RM had been doing the cultural thing, shopping for clothes in chain stores, and needed a quick drink after her effort to save the Tyneside economy single-handed. We had 28 minutes before the next train, so I generously picked the closest Beer Guide… Continue reading NEWCASTLE Life – CRAFTWORK, METALCORE
MISTAKEN FOR FILM CREW IN MATFEN
OK, I’ll accept “Mistaken for film crew” isn’t quite as exciting as “Locked in Victoria Park” or “Gatecrashing craft weddings in Dulwich“, which were highlights a year ago. But this is Northumberland, not trendy London. Things are more sedate up here. We arrived just after opening, greeted by the entire pub staff staring at us.… Continue reading MISTAKEN FOR FILM CREW IN MATFEN
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