Christmas Beers In Coventry

Following Mark Shirley’s damascene conversion to football fan now he’s Scotland Corby correspondent, I thought I should go and watch a bit of oval ball shenanigans. Mark is now drinking in flat roofed estate pubs and football social clubs in Corby, which is England’s most Scottish town, and everyone knows Scotland only really like football…

Kenilworth – Not Quite Warwick

Kenilworth is one of those towns that never quite gets the publicity it deserves.  It’s got a castle…but it’s not quite as good as Warwick. (view from the car park) It’s regarded as a pukka part of Coventry…but it’s not quite Stratford Upon Avon.  It’s got decent pubs…but it’s not quite Leamington Spa… It’s become…

Back On Track In Kenilworth

With my house move still causing reverberations amongst the Twitterati then I thought it was a good time to tie up some loose ends. I know how you like hearing about all of my travels with destinations to rival Duncan and his trips to the Faroe Islands and Ukraine. This is much more of a…

Barston Dynasty Nearly Done

Barston might be a small village on the outskirts of Solihull but it has an absolute gem of a boozer in its midst. Of course, the fact it has been in the GBG for 24 consecutive years’ means Martin, Paul and Duncan must have been here before. In which case they are likely to have bumped…