February, even with the free day, was another month when I failed to get to the Square and Compasses. Definitely in March when a group of us are walking the Jurassic Way. I did get to visit 30 new Beer Guide pubs in 14 different counties though, and a couple of Beer Guide selection meetings… Continue reading FEBRUARY STOCKTAKE
Month: February 2016
OTTER VALLEY
I’m travelling down to visit my sister in Falmouth, where I hope (as a by-product) to make more progress in completing Cornwall’s Beer Guide contingent. My half way stop is Honiton, another Devon town I don’t know well. The approach through the Blackdown Hills is beautiful, though the town itself doesn’t give any great vantage points… Continue reading OTTER VALLEY
TO BATTERSEA AND BACK AGAIN
I was looking forward to a day at Ikea in Milton Keynes with Mrs RM yesterday, but she denied me that pleasure. Given that 8.2% of trips to Ikea in 2015 ended in divorce, perhaps she was well-intentioned. Needing a long walk (and hiking round Ikea would have achieved that) I took an early train to… Continue reading TO BATTERSEA AND BACK AGAIN
THE CASE FOR DOOM BAR
There’s a lot of good beer in Gravesend, but walk a couple of miles west to mainly residential Northfleet and things dip alarmingly, as you’d expect near the Ebbsfleet football ground. You could, at a push, walk to the George & Dragon at Swanscombe, but not today. A succession of run-down pubs promote cheap lager, mostly… Continue reading THE CASE FOR DOOM BAR
GRAVESEND – MORE THAN BEER AND POCAHONTAS
A change to our plans meant a day trip to Gravesend, and a chance to tick the famous Tilbury-Gravesend passenger ferry off my bucket list. It’s even better than Woolwich, and at £3 off-peak return a saving of 16p each way on the Dartford tunnel. Over a month that’s almost enough for a half of… Continue reading GRAVESEND – MORE THAN BEER AND POCAHONTAS
SCRATCHINGS IN THE OLDE SUN, ST. NEOTS
I’ve had a few days closer to home, before I embark on the great Doncaster/Tunbridge Wells/Hull odyssey (unfortunately in that order) this weekend. No new GBG ticks for 3 days; BRAPA will be catching me up by May. My now regular St.Neots Thursday has just uncovered a gem though. I wrote about the town’s pubs… Continue reading SCRATCHINGS IN THE OLDE SUN, ST. NEOTS
GREAT BEER GARDENS – PRATER, VIENNA
Pub Curmudgeon can spot a good story, and this Guardian one on his Twitter account via Old Holborn is a cracker. The title is self-explanatory. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/23/vienna-police-fine-man-70-for-loud-belch Let me reassure you that Mrs RM and I have nothing to fear from such draconian policing, but I cannot be sure of the rest of the family. The Wurstelprater… Continue reading GREAT BEER GARDENS – PRATER, VIENNA
