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The Wonder of Warslow

The Wonder of Warslow

January 30, 2023February 5, 2023 5 Comments

My Good Beer Guide trips south have been limited in the last few months but Saturday saw a foray into the fringes of the Peak District. The highlight was a new entry, the Greyhound at Warslow, Staffordshire. If you put Warslow into Wiki, there are two photos. One is of the pub, the other the…… Continue reading The Wonder of Warslow

Blaming the Sun in Athens

Blaming the Sun in Athens

January 23, 2023January 31, 2023 8 Comments

A decade ago if I’d said go to Greece for the beer, you would have laughed cruelly in my face, bought me a pint of Listerine and told me to hand back my life membership and souvenir engraved CAMRA shin pads. Now it’s true. Ten years ago there were six micro-breweries – and none at…… Continue reading Blaming the Sun in Athens

Prestwich Papers

Prestwich Papers

January 19, 2023January 20, 2023 11 Comments

The 2023 Good Beer Guide unveiled three new entries in Prestwich, a district of Manchester that rarely enjoys such riches. Indeed it has had only had nine other unique entries in fifty years. Who better to guide us round them than Quosh, that legendary professional Mancunian. If you want to know where George Best built…… Continue reading Prestwich Papers

The Pub Tickers AGM

The Pub Tickers AGM

January 1, 2023January 3, 2023 11 Comments

Held in a secret location to avoid being overrun by hordes of hysterical fans, I can now reveal that the first Good Beer Guide Pub Tickers AGM took place on 30 December in the lavish bridal suite of the Ibis Budget Hotel, Chesterfield. It was an inspired choice as the title pic illustrates. There were…… Continue reading The Pub Tickers AGM

Festive Gdańsk

Festive Gdańsk

December 20, 2022December 25, 2022 10 Comments

Well the Hanseatic League won’t tick itself will it? Stretching across seven modern day countries, this medieval trading alliance helped create many of northern Europe’s most spectacular cities. Gdańsk, in Poland’s Baltic north, certainly falls into that category. Plus it’s a great addition to this year’s other Hansa ticks (Wismar and Lubeck). The Old Town…… Continue reading Festive Gdańsk

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Cyprus: Part 2 The North

Cyprus: Part 2 The North

December 11, 2022December 14, 2022 8 Comments

The 1969-1974 war in Cyprus saw an estimated 150,000 Greek Cypriots displaced to the south and around 60,000 Turkish Cypriots displaced to the north. A hard border was established in 1974 and remains to this day. In 1983 the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was recognised by Turkey alone. The capital’s airport lies abandoned and…… Continue reading Cyprus: Part 2 The North

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Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

December 5, 2022December 11, 2022 11 Comments

In my ignorance I hadn’t fully appreciated just how close Cyprus is to Syria. So I turned to an authoritative source, The Children’s Atlas of the World. There are childhood memories of grainy black and white tv images of the coup that saw the distinctive figure of Archbishop Makarios flee the island, then the war…… Continue reading Cyprus: A Game of Two Halves, Part 1

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Alexandra – Hull’s Palace

Alexandra – Hull’s Palace

November 21, 2022December 5, 2022 6 Comments

The A63 dual carriageway that heads west out of Hull is an unforgiving road that severed the southern side from the city, isolating two pubs in Grade II listed buildings as a result. But a new footbridge has now been built across Hessle Road, and that might help both enjoy a more sustainable future. One…… Continue reading Alexandra – Hull’s Palace

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Absolutely Darvellous

Absolutely Darvellous

November 11, 2022November 13, 2022 9 Comments

To Darvel, a small Ayrshire town in the Irvine Valley, halfway between Strathaven and Kilmarnock for a very rare local Good Beer Guide tick. It’s best known as the birthplace of Alexander Fleming, whose discovery of penicillin in 1928 immortalised him. He has a statue in Madrid, funded by grateful matadors and a more modest…… Continue reading Absolutely Darvellous

Last Trolleybus to Conisbrough

Last Trolleybus to Conisbrough

November 7, 2022November 7, 2022 11 Comments

If the Monkees had grown up in Rotherham then Last Trolleybus to Conisbrough would have surely been their renamed first single. And the winsome quartet would have spent two tv series working underground at Manvers Main Colliery. Trolleybuses – electric buses powered by overhead lines – are still a common sight in many cities, especially…… Continue reading Last Trolleybus to Conisbrough

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