As I’d had such a fab time on my train awayday watching Chase at Kidsgrove recently, I took the opportunity...
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I’d been holding off my trip to Cleveleys for months, pending the opening of an exciting new pub. I’d heard...
I'm loving having the freedom to travel to places I actually want to go to these days. Looking for a...
Tonight was the launch of Matt Curtis’s new book, Manchester’s Best Beer Pubs & Bars, which sounded like a fine...
I was giving the Blackpool game (away at Wycombe) a miss today. I have been struggling with Blackpool for many...
Dear reader, I’ve found a new beer friend, Kerry. Today was to be our first day out together and we...
I woke up in Cleethorpes slightly the worse for wear (see this blog for why). Also, my shoulder was killing...
I’m not doing many away games this season but I wasn’t going to miss out on the trip to my...
Saturday nights are all right for pubbing. Now the new football season is upon us - and I can face...
Last season was very tough mentally so I'm picking and choosing my games this season, withdrawing slightly with a view...
In a previous blog, I toyed with the idea of going to watch the rugby for a giggle. I was...
Today saw the annual visit of the Lancashire Hotpots to Blackpool. I have made a point of keeping my close...
Through following the adventures of fellow beer bloggers Martin and Simon, I have learned that the quest for completion of...
There’s a new drinkery on the block in Blackpool. I’d been eagerly awaiting the reopening of Abingdon Street Market following...
If you missed Part One (touristy stuff and pubs) you can find it here. After a good night’s sleep (guaranteed)...
This was Day Six of our journey - and today we were finally going to get to Norwich. Doubletree by...
My first ever memory is Bucks Fizz winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1981. https://youtu.be/RO-mxo-14H4 For years it has been...
If you missed Days One, Two, Three and Four, you can find them here, here, here and here. After another...
If you missed Days One, Two and Three, you can find them here, here and here. Today was our first...
If you missed Days One and Two, you can find them via these links. Our AirBNB hostess had advised that...
If you missed Part One, you can find it here. Today we were off to Hull to catch up with...
Time for a relegation vacation! Norwich is a long way away from Blackpool so it made sense to break up...
I’d been promising myself a trip to Chorley for years, having heard anecdotally how good it was for pubs. Rightly...
If you missed #1 you can find it here. This mission was once again strategically planned to forget about the...
I thought long and hard about whether I wanted to go to Luton or not. Well obviously I didn't want...
I am often asked for local pub recommendations so I'm starting this new series of blogs to showcase the best...
No football this weekend yippee! I wasn’t wrong in my assumption that this would be my best weekend for ages....
I ought to know by now that a Good Beer Guide ticker’s work is never done. It’s like that cathedral...
Day One: Thursday Earlier this week I received a message from Sandy, the organiser of Wigan Beer Festival, enquiring if...
I didn't go to Blackburn midweek. I simply couldn't face it and, from what I've heard, the congested concourse would...
If you missed Part One you can find it here. Now before I begin I must apologise to The Kopper...
It was back-to-back Football Tourist Guides, with Middlesbrough coming the weekend after Southampton. We were hoping for a warmer welcome...
I woke up at 0800, still physically exhausted from yesterday’s adventures and near-death experience. Little did I know that Southampton...
After a couple of months of hibernation I was beginning to get itchy feet. I love holibobbing in January because...
Watford away. Usually meh. Not today. Today was Joshy Day: the return of the Messiah! I was singing from the...
Josh Bowler is back at Blackpool! Dear reader, I’d take a bullet for Joshy, I love him that much. Consequently...
It was off to Hull on Boxing Day. Nice local fixture there. Thanks EFL. Hull got the full Tourist Guide...
Saturdays without football are precious. Today was the third and final one during the World Cup break and I was...
I don't need much of an excuse to go back to Wigan. Despite only having been two weeks earlier for...
At the end of part one, Karen and I had just escaped the post-match kettling and were heading into Wigan...
Ah lovely, lovely Wigan. Regular readers will know Wigan is one of my favourite places in the world. Why? Well...
After my epic night out in Walsall, I wasn't up in time for breakfast. And besides, I was still pretty...
I lived in the West Midlands for 20 years so I like to use local fixtures to catch up with...
Back on the road this weekend to Cov. As we did the Football Tourist's Guide To Coventry last season, it...
I spent Friday in Sheffield surrounded by feeders and being thrown completely off my healthy eating plan with sandwiches, sausage...
Another home game, another trip to the pub for the blog… Waterloo Music Bar On Friday night I’d been excited...
I love exploring Northern towns (and cities) and was particularly excited about my first proper visit to Sunderland today. I'd...
Meet The New Signings - Beer & Burger Night Ahead of the home game against Norwich was a new event...
A few months back I received an email from Tony from Halifax & Calderdale CAMRA inviting me to speak at...
But First…Rotherham I couldn’t face attempting the Football Tourist’s Guide To Rotherham midweek. The touristy stuff looked decent but the...
