tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post5350901116831439075..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: The twenty-year itch - Part 1Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-87305583926571548512019-09-01T11:00:34.149+01:002019-09-01T11:00:34.149+01:00Yes, it did occur to me that the reason Preston ci...Yes, it did occur to me that the reason Preston city centre keeps away from (and above) the Ribble is due to the risk of flooding. Carlisle is similar. Lancaster is also mostly well above the Lune, but has a historic quayside that is part of the centre.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-26669223189136718052019-09-01T10:06:34.340+01:002019-09-01T10:06:34.340+01:00Less chance of getting flooded in Preston 😉Less chance of getting flooded in Preston 😉retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72645856777849545852019-08-30T22:45:05.845+01:002019-08-30T22:45:05.845+01:00Great stuff! Love a pub crawl and some nefarious c...Great stuff! Love a pub crawl and some nefarious characters on board!! Looking forward to part 2...Britain Beermatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24811660819341788052019-08-29T21:13:13.461+01:002019-08-29T21:13:13.461+01:00Afraid not - reports were that it was a shadow of ...Afraid not - reports were that it was a shadow of its former self.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-41952578066251240782019-08-29T13:38:16.073+01:002019-08-29T13:38:16.073+01:00The parks are very attractive, but the river is no...The parks are very attractive, but the river is not integrated with the city centre as it is in places like York and Chester.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44970793863675165352019-08-29T11:45:08.667+01:002019-08-29T11:45:08.667+01:00Hope you pay a visit to the Old Black Bull in the ...Hope you pay a visit to the Old Black Bull in the second installment. Back in my youth it was famous for its juke box - White Rabbit, for example. Just looked it up. Now modernised, owned by Funky Owl Pubs.Jonathan Bagleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331501151709216753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-49463488280864024492019-08-28T22:39:38.578+01:002019-08-28T22:39:38.578+01:00Remember - local knowledge means you can buy your ...Remember - local knowledge means you can buy your round in the town's cheapest pub.Lizard Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-42907944515222449522019-08-28T22:24:34.437+01:002019-08-28T22:24:34.437+01:00I always thought the Ribble made Preston, by makin...I always thought the Ribble made Preston, by making great use of those slopes down from the centre as unspoilt parks and gardens, rather than by overdevelopment.<br /><br />I'd given negative feedback on the Wellington but as a Marston pub in the Beer Guide you had to try it. You're right, lunch options in Preston are limited given the way opening time drove the schedule, though the food in the Vic looked good value.<br /><br />I thought the Old Blue Bell was wonderful, reminiscent of the Brown Bear in Sheffield. Shame about the phone ban as I won't be able to report on it.<br />retiredmartinhttp://www.retiredmartin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16573582302487985772019-08-28T21:16:55.726+01:002019-08-28T21:16:55.726+01:00The Ribble is a beautiful river for most of its co...The Ribble is a beautiful river for most of its course...particularly through Gisburn and Sawley, which are very sparsely populated areas in the middle of Lancashire. Follow up into the Dales and get away from it all.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16311485637329800992019-08-28T16:07:30.945+01:002019-08-28T16:07:30.945+01:00I did ten Preston pubs on 22nd June 1973 and eleve...I did ten Preston pubs on 22nd June 1973 and eleven last Friday so it's once every other Preston Guild for me.<br />We weren't to know that t'Wellington wouldn't be the best choice for a lunch break.<br />Staying two nights in Thwaites's Sun Hotel this time meant I could return to the Old Blue Bell and the Black Horse the next evening. The OBB in the Old Blue Bell was so much better that I concluded a fresh cask had been put on. <br /> The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-7953575356701487812019-08-28T16:04:52.091+01:002019-08-28T16:04:52.091+01:00Bit off topic, but next month you will be able to ...Bit off topic, but next month you will be able to see the Salmon (and Sea Trout) migration along the Ribble through Preston on their route up to the spawning grounds in the Yorkshire Dales. Should make the river area a bit more memorable.Ilkley Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12812726385752243112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-1182503354234294092019-08-28T15:58:12.961+01:002019-08-28T15:58:12.961+01:00Wish I'd known about this - sounds more than a...Wish I'd known about this - sounds more than agreeable (apart from the lunch).Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-47461300292918381532019-08-28T15:31:24.165+01:002019-08-28T15:31:24.165+01:00Still waiting for the TAND to join the Pubmen Codg...Still waiting for the TAND to join the Pubmen Codger Universe.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-44414375454836511762019-08-28T15:18:05.400+01:002019-08-28T15:18:05.400+01:00I know how much you always enjoy the "Pubmen ...I know how much you always enjoy the "Pubmen assemble" posts ;-)Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-85358368493767734592019-08-28T14:59:22.884+01:002019-08-28T14:59:22.884+01:00Heroes. Glad to see another town with its pubs sav...Heroes. Glad to see another town with its pubs saved.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com