The Palm Tree: The Pub Where Time Stopped Still
Whilst many pubs decide to hang on to original features like a wobbly floor or an elaborate bar, most of the smart ones update themselves with a healthy overhaul once […]
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The Duke of Sussex: Horror at Waterloo
The hardest bit of reviewing a pub is to know what balance to strike between complements and critique, humour and insight, facts and fancy in order to provide you, the […]
London’s Oldest Pub: The Top 5 Contenders
London’s Oldest Pub: The Top 5 Contenders In one of the world’s oldest cities at the very epicentre of pub culture and at the forefront of the craft beer revolution […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Crown and Shuttle E1 6JE (Tube: Shoreditch High Street)
One of the main things people prattle on about in reference to London is that it’s expensive; especially so when it comes to property and land. It’s getting to the […]
Royal Inn On the Park E9 7JH (Tube: Bethnal Green/Homerton)
Sadly it’s an undisputable fact that in order to continue the species and maintain our dominance of this watery little space faring rock we need to have offspring. It’s also […]
The Approach Tavern E2 9LY (Tube: Bethnal Green)
I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t realised I’d been to this pub before when I rediscovered it on one of my wanders. It’s slap bang in the middle […]
The Camel E2 0JD (Tube: Bethnal Green)
Picture the scene. It’s starting to get dark, you’ve discovered a new pub, it’s not that expensive, you’re with your two best mates, they have a pie only menu, non […]
