Pub visits this week 4 Locations Grimsby, Doncaster, Sheffield Mention an excellent boozer to someone with no soul and the chances are they’ll deride it as “an old men’s pub”. By this, of course, they mean you can get something good to drink, there’ll probably be room to sit down, there isn’t so much noise … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 7 Locations Birmingham, Sheffield, Grimsby The more careful readers of this blog will know that the best pub in Birmingham is the Anchor. The more tasteful drinkers of Birmingham will know that there ain’t much competition for the title. Either way, for me it’s a pub inescapably associated with bad times. … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 7 Locations Sheffield, Grimsby I like the Peak District, and I like pubs, but very often I don’t like the pubs in the Peak District. This was the gist of some closing remarks in our last Week in Pubs post, and some of you have added comments on this issue. Ian … Continue reading
Pub visits this week 5 Locations Grimsby, Doncaster, Sheffield Visits to the pub can vary in many ways. One is the extent to which they’re planned. On the one hand they can be scripted months in advance or part of a routine you’ve been following for years. On the other they can be completely spontaneous. … Continue reading