Next PuG pub crawl(s)

[rpadam]

OK, I think we've ruled out Helston as a destination.

Hardly ruled in in the first place, but the Blue Anchor is one of those pubs you just have to go to at least once...

[Aqualung]

Just a few thoughts on the Shropshire venues , Ludlow is a lovely old town and well worth a visit but for a quality pub crawl there is probably not enough decent pubs , the Shrewsbury -Wolverhampton train crawl would be better if it was just the bit in the middle , Wellington - Oakengates - Shifnal -plus maybe Allbrighton/Codsall .

And if your up here on a Friday i can make Aug 11 .

When I made this suggestion I included Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton as they are accessible. They also have Premier Inns, the Shrewsbury one is alright and close to the station. I've not stayed at the Wolverhampton one but it's on the left side of the old low level station. I think most people are aware what's on the right side! The Albrighton Platform Ale House is well worth a look. It's not open currently on a Friday afternoon but the landlady seems ambitious and I'm sure would open early if there was trade to be done. I envisaged Shifnal being optional.

[Aqualung]

OK, I think we've ruled out Helston as a destination.

Have you been to Nottingham. Here's some smaller places Chester, Loughborough, Macclesfield and Newcastle Under Lyme.

[Bucking Fastard]

Bumping this thread along,trying to move towards a consensus......

Reading back through the ideas for a Summer 2017 crawl it seems a Midland venue is acceptable and seems appropriate if we are trying to spread venues around the country.

There were the following Midland suggestions which had some support :

1. Train trip from Wellington -Wolverhampton suggested by Oggy for Friday August 11th.
2. Birmingham
3. Sheffield

I would be happy with any of these venues,and August 11th also works for me ,so is there sufficient support for option 1 given some detail of this crawl have already been worked up ?

[ROBCamra]

Bumping this thread along,trying to move towards a consensus......

Reading back through the ideas for a Summer 2017 crawl it seems a Midland venue is acceptable and seems appropriate if we are trying to spread venues around the country.

There were the following Midland suggestions which had some support :

1. Train trip from Wellington -Wolverhampton suggested by Oggy for Friday August 11th.
2. Birmingham
3. Sheffield

I would be happy with any of these venues,and August 11th also works for me ,so is there sufficient support for option 1 given some detail of this crawl have already been worked up ?

Won't work for me. I'll be in Malta on the 11th.

[Quinno]

11th is fine.

I vote for the train trip to make it a bit more unusual.

[sheffield hatter]

Have you been to Nottingham.

We did Nottingham in the autumn of 2011. Before you joined the site, so your ignorance of this fact is clearly excusable.

[trainman]

I rather like the train suggestion too, if it doesn't eat up too much drinking time - need a top logistics volunteer/timekeeper on that! I think/hope I'd be in for any August date.
Btw, how many times was Bus38 used during the London route? Sorry to miss it John.

[sheffield hatter]

if your up here on a Friday i can make Aug 11 .

August 11th also works for me

I'd be in for any August date.

Won't work for me. I'll be in Malta on the 11th.

11th is fine.

I vote for the train trip to make it a bit more unusual.

Isn't August a bit late? We usually do the summer trip in July, though we did Rugby on 13th June 2014. Old Boots said he couldn't do any Fridays in July and now ROBCamra has said he can't do 11th August.

How about 30th June, or the 23rd? Does someone want to set up a poll?

[sheffield hatter]

Just a few thoughts - the Shrewsbury -Wolverhampton train crawl would be better if it was just the bit in the middle , Wellington - Oakengates - Shifnal -plus maybe Allbrighton/Codsall .

When I made this suggestion I included Shrewsbury and Wolverhampton as they are accessible. They also have Premier Inns, the Shrewsbury one is alright and close to the station. I've not stayed at the Wolverhampton one but it's on the left side of the old low level station. I think most people are aware what's on the right side! The Albrighton Platform Ale House is well worth a look. It's not open currently on a Friday afternoon but the landlady seems ambitious and I'm sure would open early if there was trade to be done. I envisaged Shifnal being optional.

I rather like the train suggestion too, if it doesn't eat up too much drinking time - need a top logistics volunteer/timekeeper on that!

There's a stopping train that leaves Shrewsbury at 47 minutes past each hour (though why I'm writing this in response to someone whose sobriquet is Trainman is beyond me). It takes 12 minutes to Wellington, then Oakengates (5 minutes), Shifnal (7 minutes), Albrighton (8 minutes), Codsall (5 minutes) and finally Wolverhampton (9 minutes). (I've left out the stops at Telford, Cosforth and Bilbrook.)