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Category Archives: Real Ale
Llandeilo Working Holiday – 5th to 12th may 2012
Left Brighton just before 8am and had been met at Llandeilo station, taken to Newton House and had claimed a bed in the dormitory within the medieval buildings bordering a courtyard adjacent to the grand house before 3pm. During the … Continue reading
Posted in my travels, Real Ale, wildlife
Tagged Evan Evan's Cwrw, Evan Evan's Mayfly Premium Bitter, Llandeilo, National Trust, Newton Hose
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Exeter Trip – 27th to 30th April
Cheap train to Exeter and checked into the Young’s Hotel that was offering half price B&B. Might have been the Northgate Hotel, certainly stands on site of the North gate , and part of the city walls is the boundary … Continue reading
Posted in my travels, Real Ale
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A Visit to Alciston – 16th April 2012
I spend (far too little time) walking the South Downs within Brighton and Hove checking the condition of gates, stiles, rights of way and signs. This is a voluntary thing for the South Downs Society. One of the rewards is … Continue reading
Posted in Environmental Concerns, my travels, Real Ale
Tagged Access land, Alciston, Rights of way, Rose Cottage Inn, South Downs Society
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British Sundial Society Annual Conference
Last Thursday we trained to Gloucester, direct from Brighton, just over £6 each single fare. Called at the Dick Whittington for a coupleof pints and lunch. The landlord (Norman) came over and told us he used to live in Brighton … Continue reading
Posted in my travels, Real Ale, wildlife
Tagged British Sundial Society, Butcombe Gold, Mad Goose, Purity Ales, Springhead brewery
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A few beers and a camera
Last week had a lunchtime beer in the North Street Weatherspoons – the best was an American Pale Ale from Moorhouses in Burnley. Amazing value at only £2.05 a pint, and better still with 50p off using one of my … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Real Ale, Round Hill
Tagged Brighton street scenes, Diorite kerbstones
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The Isle of Wight beckons
On Monday 12th March, with a weather forecast promising sunny days I set off with a light heart and heavy pack to Ventnor for two days decorating and two days roaming about. The job was bigger than I expected and … Continue reading
Fruit Tree Planting at London Road Station
Sunday 11th March saw great activity on the community gardens at London Road station with cordon apple trees being planted in a big south facing raised bed and a cherry tree in a dustbin (there is a shortage of real … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Real Ale
Tagged Apple trees, community garden, Freedom Ale, London Road Station, Old Town Tom, Truleigh Gold
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Hoppy Beers
Took a stroll down town last Saturday and had a pint of Batemans XXXB in Wetherspoons for about £1.70 courtesy of the CAMRA 50p off vouchers. But it wasn’t hoppy. In the Evening Star I had a pint of Green … Continue reading
Posted in Brighton, Real Ale
Tagged Cannonball, Dark Star, Green Hopped IPA, Jaipur, Magic Rock Brewing, Thornbridge
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Eating, Drinking and Wandering in Swansea
Our flat had a blender stick thing so we decided to make leek and potato soup to mark our stay in The Principality. Oddly the gadget had a two-pin plug and our only two pin socket was for shavers, thus … Continue reading
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