Summer Tour Of The Midlands 2023 – Part 4

You left me in the Peak District in Stafford Paul’s favourite town of Wirksworth but enough of that walking and drinking malarkey as it’s time to pick a random village pub. I know, let’s pick Leek Wootton.  Leafy Coventry, this is the village tagged onto the end of Kenilworth, not far from Warwick… oh yes……

Lovely Lichfield

My recent spate of estate pub posts has drawn some interesting responses on Twitter with Stuart confirming the Dr Johnson in Lichfield is a lively old boozer indeed. Paul WME also verified the cask ale was top notch… …. but this blog doesn’t limit itself to just backstreet lively pubs. I was, of course expecting…

Solid Estate Pubs #4: Dr. Johnson

You’ve got to love Lichfield.  Michael Fabricant, he of the flowing Heseltine style locks, has long been an advocate of making it the entertainment capital of Staffordshire. Despite strong competition from the likes of Leek, Cheadle, Tamworth and Burslem, the city of Lichfield and its Cathedral certainly offers a decent night out. And of course,…

Square Pegs In Square Holes

Along with lots of Birmingham City fans, I’m not quite sure what to do.  Yesterday’s win at Derbados means the only team in the West Midlands to win a major trophy this century (not sure I’ve mentioned that for at least a week) are actually safe for the 165th consecutive season in the Championship. No…