I was born there but don't remember the event. My favourite Bloomsbury pubs?
The Blue Lion
The Duke
The Enterprise
The Harrison
The Lamb
Princess Louise
The Queens Head
The Union Tavern
I don't know when the silly 'Famous' prefix was added, but probably after it was rebuilt in the late '50s following a V1 strike over 10 years earlier.
Or a load of bull from Mr Humphrey.
Started to put things right on Friday, with visits to:
- Zetland Arms, Kingsdown
- Deal Hoy, Deal
- The Lantern, Martin
NB - Would have got to The Berry, Walmer too, had it opened earlier than 16:00.
From The Grauniad:
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2...ce-beer-garden
Rather embarrassingly, only four definitely visited (Cover Bridge Inn, Aysgarth Falls Hotel, Lister Arms, Fountaine Inn), although I have vague memories of the Craven Arms and Falcon Inn. For me, the Red Lion is a classic example of a pub I always intend to visit , but invariably pass on the way to somewhere else!
Last edited by aleandhearty; 11-05-2021 at 13:30.
'And where he supped the past lived still. And where he sipped the glass brimmed full' John Barleycorn, Carol Ann Duffy.
Bull-we tend to use this as a launch pad for the tedious slog south.
Cover Bridge-you know my views!
Aysgarth Falls-I think I went there when it was the Palmer Flatt, though definitely pre reviewing days.
George and Dragon-not since the current regime, inexplicably.
Falcon-really enjoyed this.
I've been trying not to think too much about Yorkshire for the past year.
"At that moment I would have given a kingdom, not for champagne or hock and soda, or hot coffee but for a glass of beer" Marquess Curzon of Kedlestone, Viceroy of India.