Summer Tour Of The M42 – Water Orton

After the exploits of my bus trip it’s back to life on the road and a stonking local boozer in that gritty Warwickshire corridor just off J9/10 of the M42. I’ve been discovering the delights of Coleshill, Shustoke, Whitacre Heath and Kingsbury and it is time to introduce you to Water Orton. I say gritty…

Last Hurrah In Harborne

I was hoping to bring you news of another England win over Pakistan today but with Pub Hermit refusing to turn his electricity on then bad light stopped play in his garden once more. So, with the prospect of another day of Hampshire cloud, it is time to bring you the final instalment of the…

It’s All About Timing This Pub Ticking Lark

A short post this time as part of the art of pub blogging is, of course, knowing how to stretch out as many posts as possible out of the same theme. Sometimes though, timing is crucial as I found out on stop number five of our bus jaunt around Brum. The build up to this…

Four O’ Clock And a Pub Queue For Beer

Four o clock and there was a massive queue for the pub.  Things you never thought you’d say post lockdown but Stirchley is rapidly becoming the ‘go to’ destination in the suburbs of Brum. Big John and I were still chuckling about the skin tight painted on lycra bloke in the Red Lion as we…