Under The Boardwalk

Derby has a whole host of suburbs/town, which are arguably overpubbed (there is no such thing).  Shardlow, Alvaston, Belper, Ilkeston, Long Eaton, Willington and Mickleover are all places you won’t go thirsty this summer. However, there is always an anomaly and the village of Findern (population 1,700), which is on a bus route and sandwiched…

A Week In Willington: Part 2

Part 1 of the week in Willington has definitely tempted Martin for a week-long stay in the Ibis Budget hotel – I mean why wouldn’t it? I think the second instalment might just clinch it and not just the prospect of breakfast at 8am at the Cherry Tree Farm. You left me on Wednesday navigating…

A Week In Willington: Part 1

After the critically acclaimed, (well Dave liked it) first in a series of “A week in…” it is time to raid the blogging archives again and bring you the sequel. I think I might even have convinced Dave that LE67 is a potential holiday destination as Duncan confirmed it never rains in that region of…

Classic Canal Pubs #2: The Dragon At Willington

This one’s for the Southworths on their next trip to Blighty.  The transatlantic version of Ant and Dec spent last week visiting some classic pubs. Bridgnorth, Leek, Preston, Manchester and Huddersfield were on their hit list in cahoots with a legion of nefarious characters such as Martin, who covers it far better than I would, Quosh,…