Here’s a link to a London pub crawl I did yesterday afternoon with a few mates. Don’t take any notice of the route on the map, no sane person would take that route.
An East London Perambulation
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Here’s a link to a London pub crawl I did yesterday afternoon with a few mates. Don’t take any notice of the route on the map, no sane person would take that route.
An East London Perambulation
The last crawl of this type i undertook started in Wellington (the Plough) then moved to Shrewsbury (Salopian, Shrewsbury Hotel , Montgemerys Tower , Loggerheads , Yorkshire House , Hole in the Wall (why?)3 Fishes) and ended up in Oakengates (Station , Crown) 15 pints of real ale , 1 pint of crap Guiness and several Tequilas :nishelypished: woke up next morning with a bad head and dodgy tummy (had a kebab , so i was told) mate had 2 broken knuckles after trying to get off train at Wellington and door wouldnt open so he tried to punch his way out:rolleyes: Another one coming soon :eek:
Fantastic use of the Pub Crawl tool, it is really nice to see it coming into its own.
I have to say I think you could have found some better pubs with a bit more pre-crawl research and missing the Pride of Spitalfields was criminal!! Good to see the Still & Star in good form though - I haven't been there for years and it was always standard ales on my visits. Makes me want to have a quick trape around the area again myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by Millay
I know Roger, and had it been me doing the planning we would have done. As we came out of the Ten Bells I was saying that we should seek out the Pride of Spitalfields but the advance party strode off up Commercial Road and the next thing I know we are heading into a bleeding bar/restaurant thing :(Quote:
Originally Posted by RogerB
Still, I did manage to convert a couple of usually FP drinkers to ale for the day. Plus I found a couple of new pubs as that's not an area I know well. Might do a bit more exploring around there, if this weather ever improves.
I was in both of these places last Thursday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Millay
You missed the better place...
Was that on your Jack the Ripper tour MB, how did you get on? I was expecting an update in your 'Whitechapel, Liverpool Street' thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manky Badger
The tour was... not what I was expecting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Millay
Pub-wise we found the Pride of Spitalfields and the Dispensary to be good, and the Ten Bells to be awful. And a lot of places that we didn't bother with, but we weren't really on a pub mission.
For the "Jack the Ripper" side of our trip, I was disappointed. Over the years pretty much the entire area has been bulldozed and rebuilt. And I would have expected the local council, or English Heritage or somebody to have put up some plaques in the area at sies of the murders. I have gone into more detail at mankybadger.blogspot.com if anyone finds themselves with a few spare minutes...
Just to be an ass, this takes you directly to the post on the: Jack the Ripper crawl. I read it on the day and almost posted it into this thread, but am never quite comfortable with promoting other blogs in case that isn't what they want.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manky Badger
Been quite enjoying your blog, although it sounds like you have been a mixture of masochist and in the wars this week, hope the back pain is under control!
Feel free to post away :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Conrad