The Holly Bush: Escape to a Country Pub Without Leaving the City
‘When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life*’ – Dr Samuel Johnson Though it has a litany of flaws it’s tough to argue that London is […]
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The Strugglers (Lincoln)
When I first ventured into London for a Pub Raid™, I ordered my pint and handed over a crisp five pound note. Confident that the bar person would be back […]
BrewHaus (Lincoln)
Lincoln is a city that can be cut cleanly into two halves. The top half, The Bailgate, is a little cobbled honeytrap. A crooked, meandering street lined with toffee shops, […]
The George WC2R 1AP (Tube: Holborn)
Brown is, in my opinion, one of the most under-appreciated colours and it really ought to be given more praise. Many of the great things in life are brown; beer, tea, […]
The Stamford Post (Stamford)
This might be this blog’s Rubicon moment (I think this is a reference to a river rather than a mango- flavoured soft drink usually found in the “World Foods” aisle of […]
The Crown Hotel (Stamford)
I’m not sure I’m going to write this review. On one hand the subject has a distinct advantage, having been subject to numerous visits in all seasons at all times […]
The Crown – Soho (Tube: Oxford Circus)
There is a delicate balance in time. There is a golden period where all is well. There is doom for whomever squanders these fragile moments. Upon arriving at a quietish […]
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (Nottingham)
There are three pubs in Nottingham which claim to be the oldest not just in the city but in England and depending on which bit of ancient documentation or local […]
The Bear and Lace (Nottingham)
Given my hard wired natural inclination to see the worst in pretty much everything from the laughter of a small child (piercing/creepy at best/soon to give way to tears/it still […]
The Kings Arms E2 6EY (Tube: Bethnal Green)
Refurbishments of pubs happen all the time in East London and the results are not always an improvement. In fact the outcome isn’t even always a pub, however lacklustre, but […]
Raiders of the Lost Pubs 