"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Come On You Hatters!
I'm ok with that date (so far), I suppose west of the Pennines needs to catch up with the drier side, what previous suggestions might be worth looking at again? And we've never done Scotland (or Wales).
However a Manchester tram crawl appeals to my inner anorak, a quick look at the GBG and tram map suggests the following may be the places we are looking for (number of GBG pubs in brackets). An all day off peak (after 9:30) ticket is £5.40.
Altrincham (4)
Bury (7)
Chorlton cum Hardy (6)
Oldham (3)
Rochdale (5) (if we must)
Salford (3)
Didsbury (2)
Audenshaw (1)
I've remembered another possibility Wigan so I'm adding that to, my original list along with a double entry for Manchester.
Wigan
Manchester (Tram)
Manchester (Trad)
Lancaster
Macclesfield
Newcastle
Durham
Sheffield
Two left field suggestions:-
Chesterfield
Chorley & Leyland
Obviously there could be some overlap with the two Manchesters.
I can comment on some of the above.
I had a deep sense of missed opportunity when I just went to the JDW in Altrincham.
My mate in Chingford went to Bury recently and was very enthusiastic although that may have been partly the East Lancs Railway.
Is Chorlton Cum Hardy on the tram? I went there a few years back and wasn't happy as it was all expensive trendy bars.
Rochdale and Oldham could be combined
I've drunk in Salford once some forty years ago. My one abiding memory is of Boddingtons before they ruined it. Has anyone been there since it all changed?
Eccles is on the same tram line.