A trip to the beautiful south started with a night in Rotterdam. It is to Amsterdam as Glasgow is to Edinburgh and all the better for that. The destruction of the centre in the war has led to a great mixture of architectural styles. Not all of it is stylish. The main purpose was to…… Continue reading This could be Rotterdam
Return to Elsecar
This Good Beer Guide listed pub proudly proclaims no cask beer but has been https://barnsley.camra.org.uk/ pub of the season. “How’s that then?” asks Mr J. Grundy of Ambridge, getting confused with cricket again. Keep up with the times Joe- it’s all about keykeg these days, a method of dispense where the beer is protected by…… Continue reading Return to Elsecar
More Shaggy Dog Stories at the Canine Club
Mobility scooter outside bang on opening time ✔️ full size snooker table ✔️ Keenly priced cask beer ✔️ unusual dogging reference in the name ✔️ disability access ✔️ ✔️ welcome to the Canine Club in Accrington. The custodian used to run a (long ago) Good Beer Guide listed pub in the town, the King’s Arms,…… Continue reading More Shaggy Dog Stories at the Canine Club
Another Blog on the Tyne; Special Micro Edition
Newcastle upon Tyne. Home to so many famous couples. Ant and Dec; Cheryl and Andy Cole; and Jimmy and Rusty Nail. It’s also the birthplace of Greggs, creators of the sausage, bean and cheese IPA melt. When WH Smiths deserted Motherwell the only new book on sale in the entire town centre was in a…… Continue reading Another Blog on the Tyne; Special Micro Edition
Pub Transport in Surrey and Poetry in Cambridge
This handsome sedan chair has great historic significance in the pub ticking world. It can be found in the Crown, Chiddingfold, Surrey, a grade 2 listed, 14th century timber framed building. Its restoration is depicted in the lobby. And the significance? Well in those days trying to complete the Good Beer Guide was even harder…… Continue reading Pub Transport in Surrey and Poetry in Cambridge
Worthing’s Originals
The next leg of our coastal tour took us to Worthing in Sussex. Like a 1970’s Radio One Roadshow schedule with Peter Powell and er, one of the others since convicted of sexual offences, we had gone from Great Yarmouth to Folkestone and now to Worthing. Instead of Radio One goodie bags we handed out…… Continue reading Worthing’s Originals
The Regeneration Game goes to…Folkestone
Having survived Great Yarmouth more or less unscathed, our route took us round the Kent coast, ending up in Folkestone for the night. The Grand Burstin (the ‘G’ must have fallen off) Hotel has 550 rooms, so many that even the busloads on day trips to France can’t fill it. The November offer was an…… Continue reading The Regeneration Game goes to…Folkestone
