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CULTURAL CARSHALTON
September 2025. Carshalton. Greater London. The weekly drives down from Sheffield to Waterbeach (and often Tunbridge Wells) to see infirm parents are taking their toll on my knees and my sanity. Anā¦
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Spice bag and pint of Wobbly Bob in Batley Spoons. Living the dream. You been
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P.E.D.estrian at best
August 2025. Sheffield. A nice view from our bedroom window, carefully homing in on our neighbours garden rather than ours, which is in a ānaturalā state. A better view 20 seconds up thā¦
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A HUNT FOR BASS AND SCUFFLERS. THE LORD NELSON, SHEFFIELD
September 2025. Sheffield. Itās very important to get your steps in, I recommend 15,000 a day, though if youāre in Sheffield walking up our hill you may consider every step worth doubleā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/21/a-hunt-for-bass-and-scufflers-the-lord-nelson-sheffield/
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Best Things to Do in IaČi: Discover Romania's Cultural Gem
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Best Things to Do in IaČi: Discover Romania's Cultural Gem
In this guide youāll find a map and a walking route through IaČiās historic centre, plus a few finds further out. Itineraries, food and drink recommendations, and practical tips for your visit are inc...
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THE SHEFFIELD HALF PINT MARATHON. No. 3 ā KAPITAL
September 2025. Sheffield. Yes ! Into September, and only an estimated 33 posts to catch up before month-end, which will surely thrill reader Russ. A difficult month so far (parental stuff), but thā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/21/the-sheffield-half-pint-marathon-no-3-kapital/
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END OF THE ROAD 2025.Ā THE YEAR THE CEREAL MILK SOUR BEER RAN OUT
August 2025. End of the Road Festival. Cranborne Chase. You annual round-up of my 4 days on the Wiltshire/Dorset listening to music made my people young enough to be Oasisās grandchildren. Noā¦
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LAST STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE ROAD. THE FOX & GOOSE, COOMBE BISSETT
August 2025. Coombe Bissett. And so to my, though possibly not your, highlight of the year as we head to Cranborne Chase for a 4 day festival of sad girl pop, nu folk and slow core. Mrs RM has deciā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/20/last-stop-before-the-end-of-the-road-the-fox-goose-coombe-bissett/
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NO REAL ALE AT THE ETIHAD. AGAIN
August 2025. Manchester. A guided tour of Manchester art from Matthew, who has had more changes of hairstyle than Manchester City have alternative strips. A lot of Mancunian art has is commercial, ā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/19/no-real-ale-at-the-etihad-again/
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FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE TAMWORTH TAP
August 2025. Tamworth. The trip from Sheffield to Atherstone is quite straightforward; head down to Tamworth on CrossCountry, then one stop on West Midlands Rail towards Euston, not much over an hoā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/19/friday-night-at-the-tamworth-tap/
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āThe year of the catā. THE ANGEL, ATHERSTONE
August 2025. Atherstone. And finally, our seventh Atherstone pub of the day, and an actual Beer Guide entry (GBG 25, anyway). The Angel looks a bit plain, but it has the beers, including a healthy ā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/18/the-year-of-the-cat-the-angel-atherstone/
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Born to RĆønne
RĆønne is the point of arrival on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. Known as Denmarkās sunshine isle, it has direct ferry connections from Germany, Sweden, Denmark and formerly Poland. 40,00ā¦
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āELEGANTā. THE MARKET TAVERN TAP, ATHERSTONE
August 2025. Atherstone. Part 6 of the Atherstone Ale Adventure, and a sign that I must be approaching middle-age as after five (5) pints I was ready to retire. So I left the hardened Leicester/Marā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/18/elegant-the-market-tavern-tap-atherstone/
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WHIPPETS AND BASS. THE HAT AND BEAVER, ATHERSTONE.
August 2025. Atherstone. Will had given us a superb itinerary for our Alcoholic Adventure in Atherstone, but heād inexplicably missed out one of the few GBG entries of old. Oh, I remember whyā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/17/whippets-and-bass-the-hat-and-beaver-atherstone/
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MY LAST PINT OF BANKSāS FROM WOLVERHAMPTON. THE OLD SWAN, ATHERSTONE.
August 2025. Atherstone. First things first, or thereabouts. Itās great to have Russ back on the blog, after a Lost Weekend that went on for two years, and not just as my unpaid spellceker. Aā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/17/my-last-pint-of-bankss-from-wolverhampton-the-old-swan-atherstone/
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Visit the Millennium Cross and Mount Vodno from Skopje by Public Bus
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Visit the Millennium Cross and Mount Vodno from Skopje by Public Bus
Mount Vodno provides a striking backdrop to Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Almost everywhere you look, you'll see the mountain in the background and the Millennium Cross on top. It's so large...
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DRINKABLE HOMEBREW SHOCKER ! THE BLUE BOAR, ATHERSTONE
August 2025. Atherstone. The itinerary for the 3rd pub on the Atherstone Ancients Alldayer saw a group conflict over directions. Inexplicably, Will took the Leicester & Marple contingent on a dā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/16/drinkable-homebrew-shocker-the-blue-boar-atherstone/
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BASS ALERT ! MAID OF THE MILL, ATHERSTONE
August 2025. Atherstone. 10 minutes along the canal path to Pub No. 2 on our Artisan Atherstone Adventure, another pub Iād never heard of. Thatās what makes these days out so fun, not kā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/16/bass-alert-maid-of-the-mill-atherstone/
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A STEADY START. THE KINGāS HEAD, ATHERSTONE.
August 2025. Atherstone. As usual each pub on the Atherstone crawl gets its own day in the sun, even if itās only a minuteās read. We start just behind the station, and for the record Iā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/16/a-steady-start-the-kings-head-atherstone/
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FOR WHAT IS ATHERSTONE ?
August 2025. Atherstone. Warwickshire. In tests, 99% of Brits couldnāt place Atherstone on a map to within 200 miles, One of the 1% is my own father-in-law, who lived here before trading downā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/15/for-what-is-atherstone/
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New Post - A first ever (EVER) pint in Smethwick.
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MATCHING M & B MILD WITH DESI BAKRA IN SMETHWICKāS RED COW
August 2025. Smethwick. Our last day in Birmingham, though the new GBG is going to send me back their soon enough (NO SPOILERS) and a rare stop in Smethwick, famed for its Gurdwara. The fast train ā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/14/matching-m-b-mild-with-desi-bakra-in-smethwicks-red-cow/
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Which is the best English city for pubs? Liverpool for me (although it is close, I didnāt write the headline)
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Liverpool has the best pubs of any English city ā and itās not even close
From turn-of-the-century gin palaces to cosy backstreet boozers, this northern hub has it all
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/127bd78056f5980e
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THE CHESTER TAVERN, KIDDERMINSTER. AN INSTANT CLASSIC ?
August 2025. Kidderminster. Mrs RM had mentioned āmeeting up for coffee in a Persian cafĆ©ā in the Jewellery Quarter, but a mere 9 minutes (Ā£2.90) connection at Stourbridge would give meā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/14/the-chester-tavern-kidderminster-an-instant-classic/
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New Post just a rant about public transport around Dudley.
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Will Hawkes
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The weather was the highlight of yesterdayās match, until Kevin came on. This was just after a thunderous downpour
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THE WEST MIDLANDS HAS FALLEN
August 2025. Kingswinford. āA beer guide sized package has arrivedā texts Mrs RM as I endure the train trip back from Waterbeach last night. GBG26 comes with flashy new bookmark This blā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/14/the-west-midlands-has-fallen/
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TOP 100 PUBS ā THE OLD BUSH, WOMBOURNE, STAFFS
August 2025. Wombourne Our last of 4 days in Brum, and while Mrs RM explored the Jewellery Quarter, I headed west for a couple of ticks in the hard to access bit betwixt Wolverhampton and Stourbridā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/13/top-100-pubs-the-old-bush-wombourne-staffs/
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MORE CANALS THAN VENICE
August 2025. Birmingham Well, thatās what they say, though we didnāt have a tape measure so couldnāt confirm that. Mrs RM had a Brum checklist. Civic buildings, Digbeth, Ozzy traiā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/12/more-canals-than-venice/
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Last weekend for landlady Helen at Waterbeach's Sun, as good a pub as you'll get with exemplary beer quality for 20 years.š¢
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THE SPOONS IN BRUMāS CHINATOWN. ODDLY WONDERFUL
August 2025. Birmingham Much more of this and Iāll be changing my name to Brummie Martin. Mrs RM had her blog material for Digbeth, bar the Sabbath mural behind the Anchor, the weird Selfridgā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/12/the-spoons-in-brums-chinatown-oddly-wonderful/
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today, featuring: - The London Brewers Alliance festival at Bird House - whatās it like being a small brewery in London today? - V interesting pub reopenings, eg Florist in E2 - The original Firkin pubs, 46 years on! Sign up here:
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THE WOODMAN. LIKE HS2, GETTING THERE.
August 2025. Birmingham. Mrs RM now had enough material for a future (November ā26) blog on Digbeth, as we headed through the tunnel alongside the Digbeth branch canal (a bit too quiet for coā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/11/the-woodman-like-hs2-getting-there/
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DIGGING DIGBETH
August 2025. Birmingham. Sad news that the Great British Beer Festival didnāt bring in the crowds last month, despite the pull of seeing myself, Mrs RM AND Blackpool Jane drinking 8% DIPAs atā¦
http://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/11/digging-digbeth/
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BACK TO BRUM TO FILL IN THE BLANKS
August 2025. Birmingham. Take a look at the OS map of Brum, to the right of New Street Station. Two big white holes, the upper one the HS2 works, the lower a huge empty car park that ChatGPT tells ā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/10/back-to-brum-to-fill-in-the-blanks/
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Here's my latest blog....
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Newcastle Upon A High....
I visited Newcastle for the first time in several months recently to see the family who live in these parts, with, as usual, several places ...
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THE DEN, STIRCHLEY
August 2025. Birmingham. Another one to upset the āI thought this was a beer blogā mob as we head from tranquil Tanworth-in-Arden into central Birmingham via southern suburbs called Holā¦
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BRYTER LAYTER. HAPPY HOUR IN TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN
August 2025. Tanworth-in-Arden. (Not to be confused with Tamworth, which isnāt in Arden.) A bit of slow tourism for you, a night in rural Warwickshire before Mrs RMās assault on Brumā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/09/bryter-layter-happy-hour-in-tanworth-in-arden/
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WYE VALLEY REACHES WARWICK
August 2025. Warwick. Yes !Ā An actual, bona fide, GBG chapter completion. 3 years on from The Big Completion, I still enjoy that pinking of a map, even when thereās only a trio of new eā¦
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āBEWARE THE LOW BEAMS !ā FLEUR DE LYS, LOWSONFORD
August 2025. Lowsonford. Into the heart of middle England now, an England of canals, wonky roofs on country pubs in tiny villages, and pies. HOW much ! The Fleur de Lys is the home of the eponymousā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/09/beware-the-low-beams-fleur-de-lys-lowsonford/
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THE GARRICK, STRATFORD. NOT BAD FOR SHAKESPEARELAND
August 2025. Stratford-upon-Avon. Mrs RM is in the MAD museum next to Shakeyās birthplace when I call her to suggest a half in The Garrick, āpotentiallyā one of Stratfordās ā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/08/the-garrick-stratford-not-bad-for-shakespeareland/
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An āalmostā apology to Stratford-upon-Avon
August 2025. Stratford-upon-Avon. Youāll know this blog hasnāt been too kind to Stratford-upon-Avon over the years, calling it āan irredeemable dumpā in 2023, a Northern Midā¦
https://retiredmartin.com/2025/09/08/an-almost-apology-to-stratford-upon-avon/
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