If you missed Part One, you can find it here. On Friday evening, having lined our stomachs with a lush...
Pub Crawl
After a fab day out discovering the hidden gems of Dudley and Tipton, it was time to hit the town...
After a good night’s sleep after last night’s crawl round Salford and Manchester I woke up refreshed. I showered and...
Now the clocks have 'sprung forward' and the evenings are lighter, midweek missions feel much safer. Thus on Friday night...
(If you missed Part One, here it is). Shickers Micropub I had arranged to meet Evo in another ‘safe place’...
My friend and fellow blogger Evo Boozy Scribbler was in town this weekend. We’ve done some belting pub crawls together...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link.) Premier Inn Cardiff East We had a great night’s sleep in the...
After my impromptu Manchester debut the previous week, I almost immediately set about plotting routes to complete the city’s GBG...
Thanks to the influence of Retired Martin and Si BRAPA, on Friday night I found myself commencing a Good Beer...
It was an early start to Cov on Tuesday morning - an 0700 departure - as I had an action-packed...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it here.) Overground You may recall I left you at the end...
London. It has scared me for a long time. The Backstory The year was 1999 but tonight I was not...
Diet notwithstanding, I've decided it's high time I get out and about around the pubs of the Fylde Coast more...
(If you missed Part One, you can find it via this link). Now you may recall I left you hanging...
(If you haven't read Part One, you can find it here). I left you in Part One just as we...
A Change In Fortunes It was time for a change today, on the back of two heartbreaking results for Blackpool....
Wigan is my favourite place in the whole world. Why? Well this post (featuring Giraffe Woman and friendly homeless man)...
I woke up buzzing this morning. The football makes me feel like that sometimes - although not as often as...
Ahead of our match at Birmingham we were staying at the Park Inn next to Bescot Stadium. There had been...
(If you missed Part One, here’s the link). After a Good Night’s Sleep (guaranteed) we headed down for breakfast. I...
I had been looking forward to this weekend in Sheffield for ages. I have been to Sheffield many times and...
Sandwiched between two epic weekenders, we opted to go to Reading on the coach. Long-distance midweekers are generally a huge...
I’m learning as I go with these Football Tourist Guides: plan parking, pre-book attractions, plan when and where to eat....
Weekends off are a rare treat these days - and I always find ways to fill them. This fixture had...
Still exhausted from our epic trip to Hull midweek, it was approaching 1100 when I woke up on Saturday morning...
Ten years ago I undertook a pub crawl of Hull ahead of the first match of the season on a...
Much as I love researching and exploring on away missions for the Football Tourist's Guide, I do need a break...
When the fixtures come out, there are certain dates I look out for: the midweekers to book leave; Boxing Day...
When your team hasn't won a league game all season and they are playing the team at the top of...
Having enjoyed last week's exploratory mission to Poulton, I resolved to go again in Lytham, either side of the Blackpool...
One of my coping mechanisms during lockdown was researching and writing virtual pub crawls around the country. The method in...
After Blackpool's Premier League campaign, my interest in football began to wane. I had almost completed the 92. Surely I...
It's the last awayday of the season - and you know what that means? Fancy dress! Today, I'm heading to...
I've never properly explored Sunderland, so today will be mainly dedicated to exploring its pubbage. There's a match later on...
Dear reader, you may recall I fell in love with Lincoln on my visit there last season. I have even...
There is always something special about an awayday. No matter how early the start, I bounce out of bed, bang...
I've been to Oxford a couple of times in recent years and found its pubbage to be excellent. I did...
Dear reader, when we are safe again, I am planning a train crawl to Preston. To maximise my time at...
I have always viewed Poulton as an enigma. I have been a dozen or more times - but always with...
I confess I've always found Milton Keynes rather an odd city, owing to its design. However, in the course of...
Being from the Far North of Blackpool (Anchorsholme), the southern reaches of the Fylde Coast always seemed so far away...
Dear reader, it is time to continue the pub crawl of the Fylde Coast. I haven't been drinking in Lytham...
Dear reader, I'm actually looking forward to trips to London now. How did that happen? Simply by getting to know...
You may recall I was dreading this fixture last season because (a) Portsmouth is Very Far Away and (b) it...
Ipswich is one of my favourite awaydays simply because it has that epic awayday pub that we all look forward...
Dear reader, Wigan is quite possibly my favourite town ever. I've written about it at length in previous blogs but...
Yippee! I get my Brighton weekender after all. I love exploring seaside resorts to see how they compare to Blackpool....
I know I'm not supposed to, but I like Yorkshire a lot. I particularly like Yorkshire beers and am looking...
Dear reader, you may recall my visit to Bristol last season was most disappointing when it came to pubbage. I...
Yay Shrewsbury! This is one of the best awaydays in League One this season because (a) it's picturesque; (b) it...
