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The Cellars is the only foodie pub I've seen which reopened but is now closed, but interestingly The Weavers Arms over the road doesn't do food but is open. So either it's doing microwaved spuds with...

I must have passed a good 50 pubs since 2nd and what's as clear as a bell is that the non-real ale/non-food pubs are all closed. I've only seen one 'food' pub that's closed.
It also seems that...

This crawl goes to prove that you can't have your cake and eat it. ;)

I think the best way to get round the 'same household' rule is for people to say they have undergone a civil marriage. If they...

Yes it is a shame. It was the most 'pubby' CBeebies that I'd visited, though it's a shame they didn't retain the old Lord Wolsey name. I liked the 1.00 am Fri/Sat licence. I often went to the...

Yes. But I don't know why every other pub I've visited that sells real ale can keep it going.



If you are navigating the storm tossed waters of the Regent's Canal and do make it to The Wenlock,...

An abortive trip to Craft Beer Co Old Street - all pump clips reversed which is the poorest showing for any post 4th July real ale pub visit I've made and this is the most specialist beer outlet I've...

I walked past The Wenlock about five days ago and capacity was surprisingly low; plenty of space. However, I didn't bother going in as there was some drunken oaf, singing his lungs out to Pink Floyd...

I popped into The Three Crowns last night, mainly 'cos I needed the loo and there's no cubicle at The Wenlock up the road.

In order to get a drink, you have to sign up to their company app with...

My first/last trip to the Phoenix was to see Pulp Fiction back in the autumn of '94.

The 'usual' bloke at the Gardeners appears to appear on p18 of the Oxford Drinker, so presumably Paul Silcock...

Yeah. But I lived in Oxford from 1993 to 2000, though we never ventured oop north so I didn't discover the place until our 2016 crawl. With family now having moved to the suburb of Marston, I go up...

A Bank Holiday trip to Oxford with only four pub attempts, with quite different experiences:

The Holly Bush

My first new pub visited since August 2019 and ridiculous requirements, so - Mission:...

What a jolly decent headmaster: 'Hello? Is that Mr Jones? Just a quick call to seek permission to beat your son during tomorrow morning's assembly. Thanks awfully.' And what obliging parents too...
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Around 40 years ago and not even in our teens, myself and a couple of mates were mucking about in a school corridor. The headmaster's secretary summoned us to his study (below said corridor). He was...

Abolition was more recent than you think.

Did your DH then deliver six of the best?:D

And now calling foul:

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Aaahhh! The BT Openreach engineer is due in around 15 minutes, but the appointment is open up until 18.00. I shall hide in the lav...

I've only bought six pints since 4th July and was surprised that four of them were cheaper than I'd normally expect, The Dartmouth Arms - revamped and now less good - fleeced me twice at £5.00,...

Were you a part of the mass exodus, leaving Dunkirk-like to avoid having to quarantine for 14 days?

...and this is why I've only been to three pubs between 4th and 6th July:

The Pineapple x1
The Dartmouth Arms x2
Lady Hamilton x3

Next week I'm going to experiment with the Booked Crawl.:pray:

I saw something similar a couple of weeks back - can't remember where, the drinkers were on the pavement. There was a downpour and they weren't allowed back in due to the lack of space!

Indeed, but I think pubs are gradually getting busier anyway. I would love to know just how people are supposed to use masks in pubs, let alone restaurants. And mask use is abandoned in pubs, what...

Rubber gloves are of little use unless the wearer has an open wound, me thinks. The wearer will still touch their clothes and, more importantly, their face.:eek:

The Tapping the Admiral was open so popped in to see the inviting sight of 11 out of 12 pumps working but alas no space other than the drizzle in the rear concrete fag patio.
Next, went to Lady...

A third attempt to get into the Southampton Arms last night - no room at the Inn, so two very good pints of Purity's Mad Goose in the Lady Hamilton last night.:cheers: