On leaving the bar, I felt a strong blow to the back of my head. Turning round, I discovered it was the pavement
One of the Halifax options from London is to "Change at Preston". Perhaps the crawl should be 6 or 7 pubs in each!
Yup - voted for Preston. I can't comment on the pubs but Preston is nearly an hour nearer by train and is direct rather than requiring a change. It's cheaper too.
Final score: Halifax 7 - 10 Preston.
I'll do a poll for some dates next, but a shorter 7-day one because the cheap train tickets will start to go soon.