New pub visits 2019

[Delboy20]

New "season" starts tomorrow!

Good luck to all with their targets / challenges.

I will aim for 200 new pubs again.

I have also upped my game doing more reviews lately - I'll se how close I can get to the 1000 club by the end of the year.

I am very close to 1000 photos so I will try to get close to 1500.

I think I have set my sights a little high but you never know!

[Quinno]

257 new pubs is the 2019 target, as that will get me over the 4k barrier. Should be do-able with a bit of decent planning (I suspect I'll be ticking off a lot of London Zone 1 for low-hanging fruit).

Trip to Chester already planned for Feb, so should get 20-25 over that weekend.

[Spinko]

257 new pubs is the 2019 target, as that will get me over the 4k barrier. Should be do-able with a bit of decent planning (I suspect I'll be ticking off a lot of London Zone 1 for low-hanging fruit).

Trip to Chester already planned for Feb, so should get 20-25 over that weekend.

Give us a shout when up north, although Chester is a bit far from Stockton!

PS the Birkenhead merseyrail should offer quite a few.

[Quinno]

Give us a shout when up north, although Chester is a bit far from Stockton!

PS the Birkenhead merseyrail should offer quite a few.

Chester itself (unexplored bar Brannigans - LOL - 15 years back) provides a lot of decent options. A half day down towards Wrexham will bag a recent National CAMRA POTY as well :)

[Aqualung]

A half day down towards Wrexham will bag a recent National CAMRA POTY as well :)

If that's the one by Ruabon Station then it's well worth an extended stay.

[Aqualung]

Just to record that I'm starting on 2083 visits.
I'm hoping to keep on top of new JDW outlets but a lot will depend on events in Ireland. It looks like a new one will open at Diss but I predict that the first one may be the one on Glasgow Central Station. I plan to get to the new Titanic outlet on Stoke Station and the new one at Trentham (don't ask, it's part of Stoke is all I know) which should open fairly soon.
I already have five stays away planned for the first quarter of 2019 but one is in Loughborough mainly to do a return trip on the Great Central line so there won't be many new pubs.

[Pangolin]

I shall set a 365 target again - one per day on average seems appropriate. I also intend to make the 3000 photos, which is 757.

Just to add some focus, I want to thin down my 'zero' counties, especially odd bits of Wales.

Isn't retirement great!!!!

[Aqualung]

Just to add some focus, I want to thin down my 'zero' counties, especially odd bits of Wales.


Someone told me that all bits of Wales are odd!

[Bucking Fastard]

The obvious target for 2019 is to reach 2,000 reviews which means 184 new pub visits.My 5 year average is 188 so this sounds achievable but no doubt a stretch as I do have a very bad habit of spending a whole evening in a great pub once I've discovered it.

I intend to navigate some obscure parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and go as far north as Liverpool so that will add to the total,as will the three PuG crawls during the year,especially with Portsmouth being virgin territory.The growth in the number of micro pubs is also helpful,especially in towns frequently visited on my voyages but which in the past have often only offered one decent real ale option.

Happy Hunting everybody !

[Pangolin]

I intend to navigate some obscure parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations
Many years since I did all the BCN, and sadly considerably fewer pubs nowadays I fear but still some notable ones. On the plus side, access to and from the cut is much easier now. Have a good year!

[ETA]

The obvious target for 2019 is to reach 2000...

Very happy to meet up again and help you increase your score. I’ve just started in Beaminster...

[AlanH]

If that's the one by Ruabon Station then it's well worth an extended stay.

I decided on an extended stay and so far it has lasted 4 years! ;) :drinkup:

[rpadam]

I intend to navigate some obscure parts of the Birmingham Canal Navigations and go as far north as Liverpool so that will add to the total,as will the three PuG crawls during the year,especially with Portsmouth being virgin territory.The growth in the number of micro pubs is also helpful,especially in towns frequently visited on my voyages but which in the past have often only offered one decent real ale option.
Do let me know if you plan to navigate the Netherton Tunnel as I hesitate to tackle this walk without a friendly boat nearby!

[Bucking Fastard]

Do let me know if you plan to navigate the Netherton Tunnel as I hesitate to tackle this walk without a friendly boat nearby!

I will be going through both ways to get photo evidence of having navigated to Hawne Basin,the southern portal of Dudley Tunnel and on the Stourbridge Extension Canal ,most likely sometime between late April and early May.I've walked that tunnel towpath in the past,but prefer being on a boat these days.I'll keep you informed of my plans.:cheers:

[Bucking Fastard]

Very happy to meet up again and help you increase your score. I’ve just started in Beaminster...

If I'm down your way I'll let you know,although my visits to Dorset are less regular these days.

[sheffield hatter]

Give us a shout when up north, although Chester is a bit far from Stockton!

Some people think that Cheshire is in the Midlands. #geographygalore

[Aqualung]

Some people think that Cheshire is in the Midlands. #geographygalore

As far as I'm concerned Chester is in Wales as it was stolen by the English back in the year dot!!

[rpadam]

As far as I'm concerned Chester is in Wales as it was stolen by the English back in the year dot!!
We'll be back to the Twentieth Legion and the Cornovii next!

[sheffield hatter]

As far as I'm concerned Chester is in Wales as it was stolen by the English back in the year dot!!

#politicsgalore

[Millay]

I'm currently on 714 reviews, so will try to get that up to 1,200 by the year end.

I'm also setting myself a target of 500 new beers, as recorded on my Untappd App which I've been using since 2015.

And in somewhat of a juxtaposition, I'm also going to try to lose a stone in weight during the year.

[Delboy20]

I'm currently on 714 reviews, so will try to get that up to 1,200 by the year end.

I'm also setting myself a target of 500 new beers, as recorded on my Untappd App which I've been using since 2015.

And in somewhat of a juxtaposition, I'm also going to try to lose a stone in weight during the year.

You will be on a "liquid only" diet then ???

[Spinko]

Hoping to see a few this Saturday in Sunderland, Hartlepool and Seaton Carew. Dun Cow, Rat Race, Nine Anchors, and three Wethers...

[Mobyduck]

Expecting a very slow start.

[Delboy20]

Managed 1 on New Years day in Darlaston.

Hoping to pick up a few on Saturday.

[Delboy20]

Managed 1 on New Years day in Darlaston.

Hoping to pick up a few on Saturday.

Managed to get 4 in Wolverhampton so now onto 5.

[Quinno]

12 in Bristol yesterday, a flying start but as I am off to abroadland next week I needed to get a few in the bag if early if I am to get to 4k!

[ROBCamra]

Got off the mark last night with 7 in Droylsden and Fairfield.

A couple of days in York should add some more despite being well travelled ground, :cheers:

[Delboy20]

Managed to get 4 in Wolverhampton so now onto 5.

A great haul this weekend with 10 added. Now onto 15.

[Mobyduck]

Expecting a very slow start.

Still on 0 , not expecting anything until March. :( And no , I'm definitely not doing Dry January.

[ROBCamra]

Got off the mark last night with 7 in Droylsden and Fairfield.

A couple of days in York should add some more despite being well travelled ground, :cheers:

As predicted another 7 in York takes me up to 14. :cheers:

[trainman]

Still on 0 , not expecting anything until March. :( And no , I'm definitely not doing Dry January.
How you getting on Mick? Is that self-control while you build back to full speed in a structured manner, or have you lost your travelcard?
Either way, hope you are soon back on the block and in fighting fettle.

[ETA]

Still on 0 , not expecting anything until March. :(

I hope you're going to be match fit for the Portsmouth event.

[Mobyduck]

I hope you're going to be match fit for the Portsmouth event.

100%

[Mobyduck]

How you getting on Mick? Is that self-control while you build back to full speed in a structured manner, or have you lost your travelcard?
Either way, hope you are soon back on the block and in fighting fettle.

I'm fighting fit Jim, just taken a bit of a financial hit, so not so much self control, just a bit hamstrung, should be on an even keel by the end of Feb.

[ROBCamra]

As predicted another 7 in York takes me up to 14. :cheers:

Two more recently opened places in Manchester on Friday drifts me up to 16. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

A great haul this weekend with 10 added. Now onto 15.

Added 6 around Hall Green and Shirley so now up to 21.

[Mobyduck]

Still on 0 , not expecting anything until March. :(

I lied, on a spontaneous trip to Southampton Yesterday I picked up a couple of new ones, so now on 2.:)

[Aqualung]

Just a pathetic 13 reviews added for January, due in part to knee problems and the dank dark days. Hopefully next month will show an improvement. I haven't even been to the Great Western yet this year!

[Pangolin]

By complete luck, and following an unexpected bash round London yesterday, I discover I have done 31 in January, which is exactly on target for my one-a-day average.

[ETA]

Off to a flying start with 22 new pubs and 2 old favourites. Now waiting for this year's Somerset Ale trail to be published to see whether there are any new ones on it.

[Quinno]

14 for January, a traditionally quiet month.

Was hoping to get February off to a roaring start with a trip to Eastleigh today. Snow put paid to that.

[ROBCamra]

Two more recently opened places in Manchester on Friday drifts me up to 16. :cheers:

Only 1 more new pub on our night in Huddersfield. Crawls up to 17. :cheers:

[Komakino]

Managed 35 for January, including Hertford finally ticked off (it was on last year's hitlist, but ran out of time).

I think Jan will be an exception as I've recently met a new girlfriend, so need to invest some time into seeing how that goes...!

[Mobyduck]

I think Jan will be an exception as I've recently met a new girlfriend, so need to invest some time into seeing how that goes...!

Hope she likes pubs ! :whistle:

[Komakino]

Hope she likes pubs ! :whistle:

She has family in your neck of the woods, so I've already sold her the merits of visiting The Alfred (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35750/) if I have to do the 'meet the parents' thing... ;)

[Brainypool]

A good start, 34 done so far across Manchester and London mostly.

[Quinno]

A spin round Addlestone and Chertsey bagged me 12 on the weekend. Trips to Abingdon this coming Saturday and a lads weekend in Chester should see me burst past 50 and get me back on track for my 4k end of year target.

[Wittenden]

Finally off the mark,with a pub we'd planned to try on New Year's Day,but was chocker.

[Mobyduck]

An unplanned unexpected week off of work that's seen five visits to London, unfortunately involving hospital visits to Tooting rather than pleasure, still gave me opportunity to pick up four more new pubs bringing my total to 6. I've just got to find time now to write the reviews.

[Delboy20]

Added 6 around Hall Green and Shirley so now up to 21.

Another 3 quite local to me brings me up to 24.

[Bucking Fastard]

Managed 18 new pub visits in January ,mostly nostalgic visits to some old haunts in The City of London.February will be on very familiar boating territory so options for more ticks looks confined to some targetted pubs in London.

[ROBCamra]

Only 1 more new pub on our night in Huddersfield. Crawls up to 17. :cheers:

A night in Manchester and trips to Fleetwood, Southport and Liverpool added a paltry 3 new pubs, admittedly all on well trodden ground.

It would have been more if The Sanctuary in Liverpool and The Masons in Southport had been open when they said they are. :moremad:

Now on 20. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

Another 3 quite local to me brings me up to 24.

Another 4 near Solihull puts me on 28.

[ROBCamra]

An overnighter in Leeds on Sunday potted me 3 more new pubs. Now on 23. :cheers:

[ETA]

41

[Pangolin]

Slightly down on the one a day for Feb with 24, mainly due to a couple of beer festivals rather than pubbing. A nice crawl round Ipswich though.

[Mobyduck]

8

[Bucking Fastard]

Managed 18 new pub visits in January ,mostly nostalgic visits to some old haunts in The City of London.February will be on very familiar boating territory so options for more ticks looks confined to some targetted pubs in London.

Drifted up to 23 ,but real progress will have to await Portsmouth,completely virgin territory ......from a reviewing point of view.

[oldboots]

8

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[Mobyduck]

snap

Ha, 9 as of this afternoon, courtesy of this place (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61608/)

[oldboots]

Ha, 9 as of this afternoon, courtesy of this place (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61608/)

It'll be more later today!

[ROBCamra]

Got a bit of a shift on this weekend.

5 new ones in Middleton and 1 in Castleton on Friday.

A trip to Macclesfield on Sunday netted another 5 new ones.

Now on 34. :cheers:

[Komakino]

Managed 35 for January, including Hertford finally ticked off (it was on last year's hitlist, but ran out of time).

I think Jan will be an exception as I've recently met a new girlfriend, so need to invest some time into seeing how that goes...!

As suspected, a quiet February with only 4 newbies bagged takes me up to 39 for the year.

[london calling]

As suspected, a quiet February with only 4 newbies bagged takes me up to 39 for the year.

Bloody hell you have put the brakes on for your new girlfriend.

[Komakino]

Bloody hell you have put the brakes on for your new girlfriend.

Tell me about it!

[Delboy20]

Tell me about it!

Hope she's worth it !!

[Delboy20]

Another 4 near Solihull puts me on 28.

Picked up a couple more to reach 30. Nottingham next week so should get a fair few there.

[ROBCamra]

A trip to Todmorden added another 3 new openings and a first hearing of a flood warning siren.

Now on 37. :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

Clawed my way up to 15.

[Spinko]

Sir Isaac Wilson, and Sherlocks in Middlesbrough. Can't see me returning to either...

[Delboy20]

Picked up a couple more to reach 30. Nottingham next week so should get a fair few there.

Managed to do 18 in Nottingham so now on to 48.

[trainman]

Managed to do 18 in Nottingham so now on to 48.

And how did Nottingham's finest stand up, Delboy? Did you make it out to Beeston..?

[Delboy20]

And how did Nottingham's finest stand up, Delboy? Did you make it out to Beeston..?

no we didn't, we stuck around town - mainly around Canning circus. My reviews (such as they are!) will follow soon.....

The team stood up well though!:avfc::avfc::avfc:

[Aqualung]

no we didn't, we stuck around town - mainly around Canning circus. My reviews (such as they are!) will follow soon.....

The team stood up well though!:avfc::avfc::avfc:

A good choice, I would recommend a separate day out to Beeston, maybe ending up at Nottingham Station if required. Hucknall's worth a look as well but not really in the same league. And then there's micropub alley out Kimberley way.....

[ROBCamra]

A new opening in Manchester last Wednesday.

Nine new pubs in the total dive that is Farnworth on Friday.

Three more in Harrogate yesterday.

Now on a nice, round 50. :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

A couple in London last weekend brings me to a paltry 17, Portsmouth on Friday will only advance me another 5 or so. :(

[Pangolin]

March proved to be a great month, with 5 crawls (including PuG Portsmouth of course) giving 59 additions. Well ahead of my 'pub a day' average now on 114.

[ETA]

Portsmouth's event brings me up to 76.

[Mobyduck]

Didn't make a couple in Portsmouth but one in Eastleigh since makes it 22.

[oldboots]

Portsmouth and Peterborough takes me up to 51.

[Komakino]

As suspected, a quiet February with only 4 newbies bagged takes me up to 39 for the year.

Just 5 more in the month of March means I'm up to 44 YTD.

[Bucking Fastard]

Drifted up to 23 ,but real progress will have to await Portsmouth,completely virgin territory ......from a reviewing point of view.

March was a really big month,walking (and drinking) lots of the Thames Path and of course Portsmouth pushed the total up to 64.

April may yield some new ticks in Birmingham and the Black Country.

[Delboy20]

Managed to do 18 in Nottingham so now on to 48.

Added another 4 so up to 52 by the end of March. That is just on track for the first quarter!

[ROBCamra]

12 new ones in Lincoln in the last couple of days along with some old favourites puts me on 62. :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

Gipsy Hill and Crystal Palace makes it now 29. :( , not great but it is what it is.

[gillhalfpint]

Amazed that our new pub total for 2019 so far is 79, mainly due to the monthly CAMRA trips out by coach we do now. I am also trying to get round all the West Mids Good Beer Guide pubs I have not visited before and only have 25 of them left to do before the next GBG comes out.

Off to Wigan area with CAMRA on Saturday then Salisbury area in May. We have just booked a couple of nights in Bristol in May too as we fancy a crawl round the bars there - never went last year and a lot of good pubs and new micro bars opened up I believe. I have put July 12 in diary as a possible for Sheffield as I see you are on a crawl there. We could never manage to do the crawl with you all, but might get to see you round Kelham Island area. Will see how things are nearer the time.

Gill

[trainman]

Gipsy Hill and Crystal Palace makes it now 29. :( , not great but it is what it is.
Did the sad face refer to the number of new pubs, or the quality of those two locations Mick?
Probably both!

[Brainypool]

A good start, 34 done so far across Manchester and London mostly.

Slowed down a little but have steadily reached 62.

[Mobyduck]

Did the sad face refer to the number of new pubs, or the quality of those two locations Mick?
Probably both!

A couple closed in Gipsy Hill and quality average, so slightly down on intended numbers, so a bit of both.

[bcfczuluarmy]

After a weekend in Torquay now on 97 which seems to have masses of missing pubs/bars which won't appeal to many on here but none the less exist for any to go in as I did.

[Delboy20]

Added another 4 so up to 52 by the end of March. That is just on track for the first quarter!

Managed to do 25 on my weeks holiday so up to 77.

[Mobyduck]

Limping along at 33.

[Bucking Fastard]

March was a really big month,walking (and drinking) lots of the Thames Path and of course Portsmouth pushed the total up to 64.

April may yield some new ticks in Birmingham and the Black Country.


Another month gone and now up to 78.May will be spent in familiar boating territory ,so new ticks may have to come from Greater London

[Pangolin]

Pulled a calf muscle hurrying from pub to station in Great Yarmouth which slowed things down a bit, but still managed 34 for April so on target.

[ETA]

85

[Komakino]

Just 5 more in the month of March means I'm up to 44 YTD.

20 newbies for me in April plus one on the 1st of May takes me up to 65 for the year.

[gillhalfpint]

A good CAMRA trip in Wiltshire has brought this year's total to 103.

[bcfczuluarmy]

After a work trip to Brighton now on 128 and that's being slack this year.

[RealAleRobUK]

A quick tot up suggests I'm on about 43 new pubs so far this year, which is better than I expected.

[Mobyduck]

Now on 42, no significant acceleration expected over the next couple of months.

[Brainypool]

110 after a really busy month. I’ll slow down a bit now.

[Delboy20]

Managed to do 25 on my weeks holiday so up to 77.

After a great trip to Wembley I am now on 96.

[Aqualung]

After a great trip to Wembley I am now on 96.

I bet the Wembley pubs weren't great if you even bothered to go in one!

[ETA]

103

[Bucking Fastard]

Another month gone and now up to 78.May will be spent in familiar boating territory ,so new ticks may have to come from Greater London

Managed to maintain momentum throughout May and now up to 95.

June may yield some more canal orientated ticks in the Churnet Valley and Potteries and there still a lot more Thames Path pubs in London to investigate.

[Delboy20]

I bet the Wembley pubs weren't great if you even bothered to go in one!

I had no intention of drinking anywhere close to Wembley! Hell would be more appealing!

I stuck around the Uxbridge area - photos and reviews to follow …..

[ROBCamra]

Well after a quiet month on the new pubs front, partially due to being in Spain for a decent chunk of it.

I finally managed to get out and about on Friday and collected 5 new bars/railway arches whilst avoiding
thousands of orange women going to see Westlife at the Arena or The Spice Girls at the Etihad.

Now up to 67. :cheers:

[Komakino]

20 newbies for me in April plus one on the 1st of May takes me up to 65 for the year.

Just the 7 new pubs in May makes it 72 for the year so far.

[Pangolin]

Not a bad month, May, with another 38 keeping me ahead of target.

[Mobyduck]

Now up to 50.

[bcfczuluarmy]

150 new pubs and 227 with revisits.

[ROBCamra]

A trip to Bradford on Friday netted me 10 new ones and a visit to Cutting Room Square in Manchester on Saturday added 2 more.

Now on 79. :cheers:

[Pangolin]

Another good month with several big crawls gave me 56. With half the year gone I am already 242 out of 365 target - might have to revise upwards!

[Mobyduck]

Now up to 50.

64 after a few in Lewes yesterday.

[Delboy20]

After a great trip to Wembley I am now on 96.

A big day out in Kenilworth has moved me up to 114.

[ETA]

123

[RealAleRobUK]

The end of June seems a good place to measure to, being half way through the year. My total for the first half of the year is 63 which I'm quite pleased with. An additional two are bar/restaurant type places that I chose not to include. There was also one extra that I had been in previously when it was a Wetherspoons, and again once it changed hands, but I think counting it as a new visit would be cheating.

[Brainypool]

110 after a really busy month. I’ll slow down a bit now.

Now 133.

[Mobyduck]

123

Easy as ABC. :whistle:

[Bucking Fastard]

Managed to maintain momentum throughout May and now up to 95.

June may yield some more canal orientated ticks in the Churnet Valley and Potteries and there still a lot more Thames Path pubs in London to investigate.

Chugged on to 112 at the half way point of the year.That leaves 72 more new reviews to get to the 2,000 mark by the end of the year.Possible but a bit of a push.

July should see quite a number of new visits on the booze cruise week to Liverpool and of course the Sheffield crawl.

[ROBCamra]

4 more in Sheffield. Two on the crawl and two not. Brings me up to 83. :cheers:

[oldboots]

Just into three figures on 105

[ROBCamra]

One new opening in Norden plus a visit to York netted me another 5 which was a surprise as it's well trodden ground.

Now up to 89. :cheers:

[Pangolin]

Off to a good start but the heat slowed down the end of the month somewhat. Final tally for July: 36.

[Mobyduck]

Now up to 82 for the year so far.

[Brainypool]

Now 133.

Only managed 6 more this month. Mainly due to being out of the country. If Amsterdam bars can be counted as ticks, well, i’ve lost count :)

[Bucking Fastard]

Chugged on to 112 at the half way point of the year.That leaves 72 more new reviews to get to the 2,000 mark by the end of the year.Possible but a bit of a push.

July should see quite a number of new visits on the booze cruise week to Liverpool and of course the Sheffield crawl.

July was a very productive month and so now up to 141 for the year to date.

[ETA]

141

[bcfczuluarmy]

After a few days away last weekend now on 219 with total of 313 including revisits.

[Delboy20]

A big day out in Kenilworth has moved me up to 114.

Added 19 on Anglesey so now up to 133.

[ROBCamra]

5 new ones in and around Droylsden and 1 in Manchester city centre over the weekend brings me up to 95. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

Added 19 on Anglesey so now up to 133.

Managed to do all 10 in Shifnal so now up to 143.

[Mobyduck]

Now up to 82 for the year so far.

Two days in Bristol brings me up to 95.

[Brainypool]

Only managed 6 more this month. Mainly due to being out of the country. If Amsterdam bars can be counted as ticks, well, i’ve lost count :)

Now up to 152. trips to Yorkshire next month should bring a lot more, looking forward to it.

[rpadam]

Quite a few in Jersey, and photographs of many others, so...

DAVE - I know this issue has been raised before, but any chance of adding the Channel Islands as 'region', with Jersey and Guernsey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm) as 'counties' now that a variation of the postcode work-around already in place for the Isle of Man should work?

[Bucking Fastard]

July was a very productive month and so now up to 141 for the year to date.

August was decent and now up to 154 for the year to date.Closing in to the 2,000 review mark,but September may not advance me much further as now on very familiar boating territory.

[ETA]

160

[rpadam]

DAVE - I know this issue has been raised before, but any chance of adding the Channel Islands as 'region', with Jersey and Guernsey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm) as 'counties' now that a variation of the postcode work-around already in place for the Isle of Man should work?
Many thanks for adding the Old Smugglers Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/88127/) as a 'proof of concept', so here's a few more!

Jersey - Part I (outside of St Hel
ier) (http://forums.pubsgalore.co.uk/showthread.php?30169-Jersey-Part-I-(outside-of-St-Helier))

[Pangolin]

Well that was a pretty good month, if I say so myself, with several crawls including Bridgend, Canterbury, Isle of Wight and a couple in London adding 72. Year's total now 350 so my target of 365 does not look too much of a struggle!

[RealAleRobUK]

I managed 20 new places in July and August, bringing my current total for the year to 83.

There is every chance of a slowdown now but would be nice to reach 100 by the end of the year.

[Quinno]

Allowed myself to get months behind with reviews, having been playing catch-up over the last few weeks I'm on 160-odd (a bit rubbish but I'm now an international jet-setter!). Want to get through the 200 barrier by December 31st...

[Mobyduck]

Broken through the 100 barrier and now on 102.

[Delboy20]

Managed to do all 10 in Shifnal so now up to 143.

Finished off Wombourne so now up to 151.

[ROBCamra]

9 new ones in Halifax on Friday smashes me through the 100 barrier.

Now on 104. :cheers:

[Strongers]

156 so far this year, will easily break the 200 barrier by Christmas.

[RealAleRobUK]

Just two new places this month, bringing my total for the year to 85.

[Pangolin]

Spent 2 weeks in France which didn't help, but still managed 19 which gives me 369 for the year to date, wiping out my one-a-day target! Might have to be more ambitious...

[RealAleRobUK]

369 for the year to date, wiping out my one-a-day target!

That's seriously impressive.

[oldboots]

369 for the year to date, wiping out my one-a-day target!


That's seriously impressive.

Indeed, makes my 168 look a bit feeble.

[Bucking Fastard]

Spent 2 weeks in France which didn't help, but still managed 19 which gives me 369 for the year to date, wiping out my one-a-day target! Might have to be more ambitious...

:notworthy:

[ETA]

181

[ROBCamra]

10 in Bolton on Friday brings me up to 114. :cheers:

[Mobyduck]

7 in Eastney on Sunday brings me to 111

[Bucking Fastard]

August was decent and now up to 154 for the year to date.Closing in to the 2,000 review mark,but September may not advance me much further as now on very familiar boating territory.

A brief visit to Nuneaton and a drift around Fitzrovia have pushed the total to 166.

New pubs in the final quarter will be dominated by Shrewsbury but boating will be on well trodden ground.Still hopeful of breaching 2,000 but not a done deal.

[trainman]

final quarter will be dominated by Shrewsbury but boating will be on well trodden ground.Still hopeful of breaching 2,000 but not a done deal.
Wow! That will be a very serious and dangerous Q4 tour BF..!!

[Bucking Fastard]

Wow! That will be a very serious and dangerous Q4 tour BF..!!

I always like a challenge !! Should have said 2,000 review total but now you've got me thinking....... I would have to do a Winfield every day until the end of the year.:nishelypished:

[Brainypool]

Now up to 152. trips to Yorkshire next month should bring a lot more, looking forward to it.

174 after a good month and some very good pubs :)

[bcfczuluarmy]

254 new pubs and 119 revisits.

[ROBCamra]

10 in Hindley on Friday and 2 more in Harrogate on Sunday takes me up to 126. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

Finished off Wombourne so now up to 151.

A very productive trip to Brighton and a couple in Ashby De La Zouch have put me up to 170.

[ROBCamra]

A visit to the recently opened Cob & Coal (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/88076/) in Oldham to see Michelle added another to the total.

Now on 127. :cheers:

[Pangolin]

Well that was a quite ridiculous October - numerous pub crawls (including Shrewsbury of course) and 93 reviews added for the month!!! Might slow down a bit with the dark evenings.

[oldboots]

Well I've somehow managed to sneak up to 199, hopefully I'll get some way over 200 by the end of the year but the 2000 reviews target might just slip into next year.


Visits planned to the Black Country, Norwich, Teesside(!), North Wales, Dorset and some (very) odd bits of Yorkshire should help out next year.

[Bucking Fastard]

A brief visit to Nuneaton and a drift around Fitzrovia have pushed the total to 166.

New pubs in the final quarter will be dominated by Shrewsbury but boating will be on well trodden ground.Still hopeful of breaching 2,000 but not a done deal.

Shrewsbury really helped and a few fill ins pushed the total to 190 year to date.Might breast 200 for the year but no real plans to voyage into uncharted territory.

[Mobyduck]

Possibly my worst ever month for new pubs with only two new for the entire month, plenty of beer though in old haunts, total now is 113 :o , my recent target of 150 for the year now looks extremely distant and unlikely.

[ETA]

Finally breached the 200 mark - 205.

[oldboots]

Finally breached the 200 mark - 205.

Me too, 203

[RealAleRobUK]

Just 4 new places for me in October (in the UK at least), making my total for the year 89.

[Delboy20]

A very productive trip to Brighton and a couple in Ashby De La Zouch have put me up to 170.

Crept up to 178 with 2 months to go. I'll have to make some effort to reach 200 now but I will try!

[Quinno]

Up to 170 - a few more plans before Xmas but unlikely to hit 200 this year.

[Brainypool]

174 after a good month and some very good pubs :)

7 takes me to 181.

[bcfczuluarmy]

266 at present and 132 revisits, off to London for a few days tomorrow so hope to come back on Tuesday above 300 for new pubs.

[ROBCamra]

A trip to Marple & Marple Bridge last week added another 9. Then a visit to Liverpool & Southport added a further 6.

Now on 143. :cheers:

[bcfczuluarmy]

302 now. Rubbish in comparison for previous years but it'll do. Revisits the same 132.

[ROBCamra]

8 more in and around Bury on Friday brings me up to 151. :cheers:

[Delboy20]

Crept up to 178 with 2 months to go. I'll have to make some effort to reach 200 now but I will try!

Trawling the outskirts of Wolverhampton has put me up to 185.

[Brainypool]

7 takes me to 181.

9 more in November, so 190 now. Off to Edinburgh soon and hope to do visit some more pubs over Christmas as usual so 200 should be easily reached.

[Mobyduck]

Seven more in November , not great but brings me to 120.
Pending SW Train strikes doesn't bode well for the remainder of the year.

[RealAleRobUK]

7 new places in November takes me to 96. I should just about make the 100 barrier by the end of the year, which would be nice.

[ETA]

222

[Pangolin]

November started out quietly but a late flurry gave me 40, making 502 in total and passing my (already revised) target for the year.

[Bucking Fastard]

Shrewsbury really helped and a few fill ins pushed the total to 190 year to date.Might breast 200 for the year but no real plans to voyage into uncharted territory.

No boating but quite a bit of London action has seen the total rise to 204 .With December being a whole series of revisits ,that maybe close to the final total for 2019.

[Delboy20]

Trawling the outskirts of Wolverhampton has put me up to 185.

Crept along to 189. No new area visits planned for December so going to have to work hard to pick up another 11!

[ROBCamra]

1 new opening in Rochdale brings me up to 152.

No more visits now until a night in Leeds between Xmas & New Year may add 2 or 3 and that will be it!

Beating last years total of 146 though! :cheers:

[RealAleRobUK]

This weekend saw me reach 100 new places this year. I hadn't initially set myself a specific target but when I realised 100 may be doable before the end of the year I decided it would be nice to work towards that figure.

Not sure it will increase now before the end of the month, if it does it will only be by one or two, I expect.

[Wittenden]

This weekend saw me reach 100 new places this year.

Ha!I haven't reached 100 pub visits yet. Could do it,but very much doubt it. 16 new pubs: I usually acheive around two dozen.

[Quinno]

196 so far - can I bag four in Leicester over Christmas to break the 200? :pray:

[Mobyduck]

196 so far - can I bag four in Leicester over Christmas to break the 200? :pray:

Probably.

[Quinno]

Probably.

There's one I definitely have my eye on and I have been promised a visit! The West End Brewery (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/58909/)

The other three will depend on time and circumstances, maybe a quick slip off the leash if we end-up at the Boxing Day sales!

[oldboots]

Well unless I sneak in a localish (t'north east) or "the shite pubs of Leeds" trip in between Christmas and New Year I'll probably finish on 222.

[Delboy20]

Crept along to 189. No new area visits planned for December so going to have to work hard to pick up another 11!

Stuck on 191. I won't make it to the 200 now but I should add a couple in Llandudno tomorrow.

[ROBCamra]

1 new opening in Rochdale brings me up to 152.

No more visits now until a night in Leeds between Xmas & New Year may add 2 or 3 and that will be it!

Beating last years total of 146 though! :cheers:

The visit to Leeds resulted in 4 new pubs so I finish the year on 156. :cheers:

[sheffield hatter]

Four new ones in Bristol for me, before and after the 3-0 thumping we took at Ashton Gate. My total for the year: 236.

[Brainypool]

213. And I'm done for the year.

[Mobyduck]

8 from a last minute Knee jerk trip to Chichester today has me ending up on 131.

[ETA]

Total for the year is 240, of which 92 were first PuG reviews and 86 were among the top 250 names.

Looking forward to a surge of new visits in January and February due to getting a new job.

Happy New Year to all.

[Delboy20]

Stuck on 191. I won't make it to the 200 now but I should add a couple in Llandudno tomorrow.

Managed to get to 193 and that's me done for the year.

[Delboy20]

New "season" starts tomorrow!

Good luck to all with their targets / challenges.

I will aim for 200 new pubs again.

I have also upped my game doing more reviews lately - I'll se how close I can get to the 1000 club by the end of the year.

I am very close to 1000 photos so I will try to get close to 1500.

I think I have set my sights a little high but you never know!

That's all from me folks...

193 new pubs - not quite the 200 but not bad.

Didn't make the 1000 club - only 57 short (and a few to do maybe later today!)

1613 photos on display. (1259 pubs)

All in all - must do better!

[Quinno]

Thanks to my endeavours slaving over a stove on Xmas day I was allowed out into Wigston to tick off a small handful which puts me on...200 (close to 230 if you count all the overseas bars I did!)! And that'll be it for 2019.

[Pangolin]

December fizzled out a bit, with no new pubs added in the last fortnight - families and all that in the way... Still managed another 33 though.

Final tally added for the year was 535 reviews and 939 pubs with pictures.

Now to eliminate some of my bottled stock ready for 2020!

[Bucking Fastard]

I closed 2019 with a total of 212 new pub visits,equalling my previous record in 2017 and so a very satisfying year.

New years greetings to everybody :cheers:

[london calling]

Only 70 ish this year but as pointed out heading for a 1000 so might make an effort to get there.Might have to drink a lot of Doom to get them though.

[Pubsignman]

A very slow summer period saw me finish the year on 191 - nine short of my target of 200.

My 2019 feels like it was defined by 'craft' keg-only bars - 1 in every 5 pubs I visited this year fit that description, whether they be a brewery bar, a bottle shop or a Brewdog-style craft beer bar. The rate at which these places are springing up around London, combined with the fact that I've ticked most of the 'classic' cask ale pubs around the capital, means that this year's 'new pub' haul contained twice as many craft-keg venues as last year and, looking at my 'to do' list for London, it's likely they will feature heavily again in 2020. I'd better give my bank manager some advance warning!

[rpadam]

Targets hit and missed in 2019:
1) Upload all reviews and photographs before the end of the year - just missed (completed before the end of today).
2) Reach 55% of all open Central London pubs reviewed - badly missed (currently 52.5%).
3) Reach 35% of all open Kent pubs reviewed - hit (currently 35.8%).
4) Reach 30% of all open West Midlands pubs reviewed - hit by a mile (currently 35.8%).

[RealAleRobUK]

This weekend saw me reach 100 new places this year. I hadn't initially set myself a specific target but when I realised 100 may be doable before the end of the year I decided it would be nice to work towards that figure.

Not sure it will increase now before the end of the month, if it does it will only be by one or two, I expect.

I did manage to sneak in an extra three places before Christmas, bringing my total for 2019 to 103. If I could get close to 100 for 2020, I would be pretty happy.

[sheffield hatter]

These are my complete pub visit stats for last year (figures for 2018 in brackets):


New pubs visited: 236 (259)

Total pub visits: 847 (753)
Number of pubs visited: 452 (456)
Number visited once only: 364 (380)

Pubs in double figures: 12 (10) (of which 10 (9) in Sheffield)
Odd ones out: Woolpack Inn, Eskdale & Scarbrough Hotel, Leeds (Scarbrough Hotel, Leeds)
Visits to these 12 (10) pubs: 235 (202)

Sheffield Tap 46 (39)
Wellington 36 (36)
Shakespeares 25 (20)
Devonshire Cat 22 (3)
Kelham Island Tavern 20 (16)
Gardeners Rest 15 (19)
Fat Cat 15 (16)
Crow Inn 14 (-)
Blake Hotel 11(17)
Scarbrough Hotel 11 (12)
Ecclesall Ale Club 10 (13)
Woolpack Inn 10 (1)


Total of Sheffield pubs visited: 76 (55)
Total Sheffield pub visits: 352 (245)

Non-pub days: 111 (145) (of which non-drinking days: 14 (30))
Average number of visits per pub day: 3.3 (3.4)

First duplicate pub name encountered: Prince of Wales (Shrewsbury 2 February, Llanberis 25 March) (Black Horse (Luton 30 January, Whitby 11 March)
Number of repeated pub names: 31 (24)
Most common: Red Lion (Sheffield (City Centre), Sedbergh, Dunston (Lincs), Preston (Herts), Sheffield (Gleadless)) (Red Lion (Stone, Crowle, Sandiacre, York and Luton))

Busiest month: December: 88 (July: 82)
Quietest: January: 40 (August: 40)

Number of hours wasted on this: countless (countless)

[Mobyduck]

8 from a last minute Knee jerk trip to Chichester today has me ending up on 131.

I had completely forgotten about a visit to this place (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/88740/) last October, which wasn't on the site, so now added with a description, most of which are facts taken from Whatpub. This swells my end of year figure to 132. I really must try to keep better records, but highly unlikely to reach the standards as seen in Wills most recent post above.