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National Inventory pub day tomorrow as the first part of my £20 Northern weekend rover. Trains and bus to the first pub. It will be a long day but hopefully fun with 5 on the list, 2 of which are 3 star.

Great to see the Weetwood Tap so busy tonight. Beers spot on and excellent Greek food from Taka Taka Mam. Will do this again!

Ridiculous 31c today but no complaining at good weather. Cooling headwind to Shocklash very welcome. Will the Bull ever reopen?

Have a cycling pub plan for tomorrow just in case. Will see how I feel about the heat in the morning. I'm sure with enough hydration stops it will be OK 🍺. Certainly not doing lots of climbing that's for sure.

My wife has just found this blackbird nest in the log store. How have not seen them coming and going before?!!!

Just heard then saw a Peregrine Falcon over Lime Fields in Hoole, superb! Wonder if the lead shot tower or cathedral will be hosts?

Can't decide the route today. Up the Welsh hills and tailwind back, or longer flatter Cheshire and back into a headwind? Both good routes and good pubs 🤔🚴‍♂️🍻

Friday night and I'm drinking cans of Bud Light. Plus they are out of date. Not what I had planned I can tell you 🥴

The Beer and Cider has been ordered and for your delectation here’s a sneak preview of some of the beers we have lined up for you. So if you don’t want to miss out make sure you get your tickets before they sell out. Entrance is only guaranteed with a ticket. tckty.camra.org.uk/e/488/cheste...

The new active travel bridge alongside here is still a long way off. I dont like riding over it. Hope the driver is found.

Any followers got experience of Bromptons? Considering an E-Gline on bike to work. Idea is longer term I could take it on trains then do local rides out to pubs etc. Don't have to worry too much about bike spaces or replacement buses then. Any real world advice on using them?

Got a stupid idea that I just can't get out of my head. Inspired by past GCN solstice videos I'm tempted to get up early on the longest day and see how far I can ride. I've sort of planned a flat route where I can bail by train if I have to, or get picked up as I'm not going too far from home.

Planning my weekend Northern trips has turned out to be a real pain. The Leeds direct train doesn't run Sundays and there are bus replacements on some of the routes I was looking at. Will have to scale back some plans sadly. What a mess our train system is.

ooo time for another visit I think

WB/TNT looking into UK free-to-air options for the Tour de France

Snake Pass to be closed 15 June to 3 July 2026 for ground investigation works. Previous temporary closures have remained open for walkers and cyclists. Anyone know if that'll be the same this time?

First pub today the 3* Inventory Britons Protection in Manchester. Great pub and the Rat was a superb start to the day

Day off tomorrow so a short train journey planned and a couple of easy Inventory pubs on the list. Looking forward to it. Also decided on my 4 days out using the Northern offer, got to be 4 days in various parts of Yorkshire. I just need to finalise dates now.

Arrgh and so it begins. Some bloke trimming his hedges during nesting season. Just wait 6 weeks or so, honestly. No doubt there will be nests in there, plus it offers shelter and food for youngsters and adults when they start their moult.

The tiny pond we put in a while ago currently hosting 9 frogs. Just shows even small changes can help Nature. No idea what the surface covering is, it is lots of tiny separate leaves.

Awful weather forecast hasn't cone true yet so off on a late planned ride. First stop the Golden Lion in Ashton Hayes enjoying the warm weather with Buzzards and swifts overhead

looking forward to this new wildlife area...

Well worth getting a copy, and indeed the set!

General Admission Tickets are now on Sale but you can still get free entry by joining CAMRA by clicking here camra.org.uk/membership before the festival begins. Don't miss out get your tickets before they sell out: tckty.camra.org.uk/e/488/cheste...

This was 8 years ago... The Tour de Yorkshire in Scarborough. How I miss this race.

Coal Tit and Great Tit chicks in the garden today as easy prey for cats. Thankfully one moved into cover but I had to move the other off the lawn to shelter. Got to help nature

Got enough Northern newspaper vouchers for a few cheap days out on the train. I'm like a kid in a sweatshop now as I can't decide where to go! Sheffield very much up there and maybe some smaller places I've not been to before. Fun planning anyway

family chores done and no more footy so off another bike ride, yay

interesting article on the City improvements and what needs to be focused on next

Straight from work to Macc for the playoff tonight. Plenty of time to enjoy the local sights

Great listening to some saved Prince tribute playlists today. Bet Paisley Park will be my next cycling earworm, not heard it for ages but sure it will be in my head next ride. Fits my cadence well 🚴‍♂️🎶

superb effort again by Rio👏

through the zoo and along by the canal, lovely day for it

Stupid early kick off for last game of the season tomorrow. Ridiculous at step 6 just for a few TV viewers. So that means an early pedal and no time for beer 😲. Looking forward to 20C though. Hopefully we can secure a playoff spot, going to be a tense day for most of the league

lovely breakfast before mooching into Oxford centre

Silly o'clock getting ready for the train for Oxford City away. Three National Inventory pubs on the list prematch. Might find out I've visited before though as it's been so long since drinking there. Looking forward to it but nervy with playoffs a real possibility now.

and another exciting finish in the women's race, great day of racing

Just love watching the chaos of Paris Roubaix. Pog looks like he's on a training ride, I can't see how he can be beaten today

A few weeks back I bought Oxford train tickets expecting a stress free day out to enjoy the pubs and footy. Now we're somehow in a playoff spot it's going to be a tense match. An excuse for having more beers I suppose 😬

Tiring week so pretty empty on the bike today. Not ideal into a bad headwind with gusts bringing me almost to a standstill. It's what happens when you're as aero as a garden shed 🏕

just looked up this cobbled stretch I cycled, it is Bradford Lane in Nether Alderley. Great fun if you want a taste of Paris Roubaix closer to home. Swiss Hill isn't far away either if you want some stupid gradients too 🙂

The finest cut-and-shut Photoshop job I ever did.

Macclesfield away today. I have cycled there before from home but after all the Belgian beers yesterday I'm taking the train part way before cycling the rest. Should be fun

Pog is going to win all 5 monuments this year. I just can't see who is going to stop him

wonder if riders will try to go man v man with Pog again today when he goes? Better to regroup and chase him down as a small group if they can work together surely? I'm no master tactician though!

Chores done, time to settle in front of de Ronde. By happy coincidence it's also Beer O'Clock. Leffe blonde to start, with Chimays, Delirium and others to come. Brilliant

Going on current form... 1. Pog as he never seems to have an off day. Too strong on the climbs 2. WvA getting back to his best 3. MvdP just winning the sprint in a small group.

Prematch pedal up the Welsh hills today. 13c max and 15mph headwind out. Keeps threatening to rain too. Firstly a new offroad section by the greenway to test the new tyre and for fun

would love to cycle this. also would hate to cycle this. The daunting Koppenberg ahead of Sunday's race. I have Belgian beers at the ready when watching.