COULD WE HAVE SPOONS FOR BREAKFAST ? March 2025. Hilsborough. Sheffield. Much of the non-political discussion that Saturday night with our guests from Chicago centred on “service” culture and Wetherspoons. Dave (not THAT D…

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New Post - "It's a whale !" Taking Americans for Pub Grub in the Peak. Old Horns, Bradfield.

PEAKS AND PIES AND PINTS March 2026. Sheffield and the Peak. Last weekend we “hosted” (ugh) Meighan and Dave from Chicago during their whirlwind tour of Europe. I have never seen Mrs RM go into such a cleaning …

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New Post - Cobs and coffee nuts and the Cutter. Is the Dragon the best pub in Nottingham ?

It was closed on our visit, like a lot of Liech !
Good luck

BEER AND “Zuckerbäcker Goop” NIGHT AT LIECHTENSTEIN YOUTH HOSTEL June 2024. Schaan-Vaduz. Liechtenstein. You can stay in luxury in Bulgaria or Albania for £30 a night, but Mrs RM had to bust the budget to stay overnight as we completed the European micronations.…

Liechtenstein Youth Hostel may be your best bet ! (great snacks)
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Bromley House looks worth a visit next time, also missed the Contemporary.
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This is the outside area at the Canalhouse !

CHEESE COB AND FILBERTS. THE DRAGON, NOTTINGHAM March 2026. Nottingham. My Nottingham gig ends at a quarter to ten so Rescue Rooms can put on a Harry Styles “Fandom Party” (aka disco), a change from my usual London gigs that start ju…

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I CAN SEE THE FUTURE March 2026. Nottingham. Gig night in Nottingham, a first pint in the Olde Trip in years, and I would have had tea in another contender for the “Oldest pub” title, but the Bell looked a …

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THE OLDEST INN IN ENGLAND March 2026. Nottingham. The Americans were in town in early March, giving me as busy a gig schedule as I’ve ever had. Actually, Leith Ross is from Ontario, but since Russ is taking a break fr…

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POPPADOMS OVERLOAD IN MALTBY SPOONS March 2026. Maltby. Rotherham. To add some colour to the monotony of the Waterbeach to Sheffield run I stopped in Maltby on the way home. It only adds 5 minutes to the trip, but gives you the joys …

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QUEENS PARK RANGERS March 2026. Shepherds Bush. London. Half an hour till my Shepherd Bush, ought to squeeze in one GBG revisit, surely ? Not a lot of choice in W12, the Defectors Weld has really fallen from grace, bu…

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TOTTENHAM CAKE IN W12 March 2026. Shepherds Bush. London. From Balham, a trip across a foggy Thames to Shepherd Bush, where I suddenly found I had nearly two hours to fill and Westfield in front of me. Just like Charlen…

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MID-AFTERNOON, THE POSADA, WOLVERHAMPTON April 2025. Wolverhampton. It’s always good to report that the classic pubs are holding up well, even as cask sales decline a bit. Last year I met the two Pauls in a couple of Black Country g…

Great read, Chris. Wolves is a regular venue for a A Proper Day Out, half a dozen top pubs with excellent beer.

I doubt the Posada is permanently closed, it normally shuts Tuesdays so may have varied that with the Wolves game Tuesday night of something.

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BALHAM, BRIEFLY March 2026. Balham. London. A second London pub tick in quick succession, the Southeastern service presumably making a request stop just for me at Balham, where I had a restorative double espresso …

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IN THE DOG HOUSE (BEDDINGTON) March 2026. Beddington. South London. Wallington. Bandonhill. Hackbridge. Beddington, where I head now to explore the vibrant cultural scene. Names to conjure with, as you wander aimlessly west of …

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Holt’s Bitter, Hare & Hounds (Manchester)
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Greater Croydon is a mystery!

PRIDE DRINKING WELL IN WALLINGTON March 2026. Wallington. South London. Another week, another American troubador*, another chance to makes inroads into London GBG, another chance to marvel at the capital’s integrated transpor…

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“It’s a John Smiths Smooth pub”. The Tuxford Sun March 2026. Tuxford. Nottinghamshire. Mr Protz wrote the definitive book about the pubs along the Great North Road, but there’s far less of them than you’d hope if you had to make the t…

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Just fustrated I couldn't take a photo inside, Caroline ! Do you remember Sam Smiths pubs ? They've cracked down on mobile phones recently.

This little map shows the pubs and bars in Kelham Island today, Caroline, best part of forty ! (Red ones are in Good Beer Guide).

CHECKING OUT KELHAM IN ADVANCE OF THE AMERICAN INVASION March 2026. Sheffield. Back from Driffield in triumph, East Yorkshire GBG complete, I find Mrs RM in full-on “Operation Yank Invasion” mode, with a list of jobs to make the house ready …

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NELLIES March 2026. Beverley. Well, this may prove to be a completely pointless post, attempting to describe the magic of a Sam Smiths pub without pictures. But the route to the White Horse (aka Nellies) t…

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BEVERLEY MINSTER March 2026. Beverley. There’s more to life than pubs. “No there’s not”. My blog, my rules, time for culture. One of the bonuses of parking up in the campervan at Driffield R…

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EAST YORKSHIRE HAS FALLEN March 2026. Wansford. East Yorkshire. A mile south of delightful Driffield, our final Humberside + tick, and once again not a classic, but plenty good enough. Always best to leave your final East Y…

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HORNSEA SPRINGS TO LIFE March 2026. Hornsea. East Yorkshire. Saturday at home in Sheffield means tearing at the leash to get out Sunday, despite, you know, weeds to pull and all that. Two hours later I’m in Hornsea …

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NOBODY SAID SOUTH KESTEVEN WOULD BE FUN February 2026. Edenham. Lincolnshire. Not quite Greater Grantham, more Bigger Bourne. Have any of you ever been to Bourne ? I knew nothing about little Edenham, 15 minutes off the A1 and Newton&#82…

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"A bit bougie" is just perfect!

Thanks ! Katie Gregson-McLeod was an unexpected bonus. Hearing "Complex" live a joy.

Leith was great but didn't play "Treasure"