tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4629851790419404790..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Six(ty) of the bestCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-43858461119761795962016-05-03T18:07:56.586+01:002016-05-03T18:07:56.586+01:00I have done 20 on the original list and 29 on Pub ...I have done 20 on the original list and 29 on Pub Curmudgeons list,some quite recently and most of the Greater Manchester ones in the mid to late 90s.<br />I think most pubs on both lists seem decent to me.Alan Winfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13143831341388857795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-2919714055627971932016-05-03T11:00:12.714+01:002016-05-03T11:00:12.714+01:00And a further 5 in N. Staffordshire. If we plotted...And a further 5 in N. Staffordshire. If we plotted them all on a map, I'm sure we'd all be able to guess where you lived. :-)PYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5066478215094922802016-05-03T10:21:03.545+01:002016-05-03T10:21:03.545+01:00Only 19 of the 60 are in Cheshire, with a further ...Only 19 of the 60 are in Cheshire, with a further two in Lancashire.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-74607056217408317342016-05-03T10:15:42.865+01:002016-05-03T10:15:42.865+01:00I've only been once, a couple of years back, b...I've only been once, a couple of years back, but The Beacon Hotel in Sedgley would easily make it into my own top three of pubs in England.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-18675539235028999452016-05-03T09:56:54.014+01:002016-05-03T09:56:54.014+01:00I've been to 10 of them, which isn't bad c...I've been to 10 of them, which isn't bad considering I live nowhere near Stockport.PYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79008778278960316712016-05-03T09:24:24.408+01:002016-05-03T09:24:24.408+01:00That's for this. Will set to the list converti...That's for this. Will set to the list converting them to Express stores ASAPTesco Customer Servicehttp://www.tesco.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87887378335154101232016-05-02T21:32:41.925+01:002016-05-02T21:32:41.925+01:00I've been in 9 of them....
To add a few more ...I've been in 9 of them....<br /><br />To add a few more of my own favourites: <br /><br />The Admiral Lord Rodney (free house) and the Red Lion (Sam Smith's), both in Colne. <br />The Victoria (free house) in Durham.<br />The big pub whose name I can't remember, right next to Lime Street Station in Liverpool (free house).<br />The Philharmonic (free house I think) in Liverpool. <br />The Tim Bobbin (Sam Smith's) in Burnley. <br />The Robin Hood (free house) in Helmshore.<br />... and best of all, but long gone, the Manchester Arms (Robinson's) in Stockport.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-68554388999532192862016-05-02T21:09:25.667+01:002016-05-02T21:09:25.667+01:00Most of the Donnington pubs were "made over&q...Most of the Donnington pubs were "made over" at some time in the 60s or 70s and so don't quite have that olde-worlde character. In fact the Fox was the last one I was in, but by 12.30 pm it was overwhelmed by pensioner dining parties. Lovely situation, though.<br /><br />Probably the most characterful that I remember visiting was the golden Ball at Lower Swell.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-63239159352664469692016-05-02T21:02:20.035+01:002016-05-02T21:02:20.035+01:00The Bull & Bladder is ace. Personally, I'd...The Bull & Bladder is ace. Personally, I'd want to include The Anchor in Digbeth, Birmingham, and The Fat Cat in Norwich.stymasterhttp://www.piglet-net.net/pigblog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-33031585903534071502016-05-02T20:37:58.429+01:002016-05-02T20:37:58.429+01:00Only one on the original list I know of is The Shi...Only one on the original list I know of is The Ship, Very nice place and all that but sure you'll not be surprised to hear it's more of a restaurant than a pub. Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30736674177999647482016-05-02T19:37:34.457+01:002016-05-02T19:37:34.457+01:00Oh dear, I definitely need to get out more. There ...Oh dear, I definitely need to get out more. There are only seven pubs on your list Mudge, which have seen my custom. There are plenty that I’ve heard of and quite a few which are on my wish list, but I’ve still got a heck of a long way to catch you up.<br /><br />A Donnington pub in the Cotswolds? How about the Fox Inn at Broadwell or the Plough Inn at Ford? Both excellent pubs, although it is over 25 years since I last visited them.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-12086787282049144962016-05-02T17:50:25.251+01:002016-05-02T17:50:25.251+01:00Never actually been to the Bull & Bladder, alt...Never actually been to the Bull & Bladder, although I have over the years done half of the original "Bathams Eight". In the late 70s, the Lamp Tavern in Dudley was astonishingly basic. I remember buying a packet of scratchings that basically consisted of one enormous piece ;-)<br /><br />I have been to the Three Kings, although too long ago to qualify.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-77199318645120882412016-05-02T17:48:45.802+01:002016-05-02T17:48:45.802+01:00Can't argue with any of those. Presume your fa...Can't argue with any of those. Presume your favourite 60 craft bars to follow ;-)retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-79295922200183320422016-05-02T17:31:32.252+01:002016-05-02T17:31:32.252+01:00Impossible to pick 60 out of 50,000 and not miss s...Impossible to pick 60 out of 50,000 and not miss some but The Vine (Bathams), Brierley Hill and the Three Kings, Hanley Castle (Worcs) are worthy contenders. As always the CAMRA historic registry is a good place to start. Simonnoreply@blogger.com