A day out along the Hope Valley, starting at Edale and working back to Sheffield calling off at Hope, Bamford (Closed on the day), Hathersage and Grindleford. Some amazing scenery and excellent traditional pubs during the day.
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7/11/22 and 13/11/22- Newcastle and Jesmond
This blog features a couple of Micropubs in the centre of Newcastle “The Split Chimp”, “Delta Lounge” and “The Wobbly Duck” along with a visit to Jesmond to visit “Carriage”, originally Jesmond Station.
12/11/22 – Newcastle Brewery Bars
Started out with a Brewery Tour around Full Circle Brewery, followed by drinks at a number of different breweries around the area, before finishing at The Free Trade Inn.
11/11/22 – Sunderland, North Shields, South Shields and The Coast
Day out starting at Vaux Brewery in Sunderland before heading along the coast to Whitburn, and heading onto North and South Shields and finishing the day with some micropubs around Monkseaton and Whitley Bay.
9/11/22 – Gateshead and Newcastle
An afternoon visiting several Micropubs and other bars in Gateshead, before dropping down to the River Tyne to By the River Brew Co, and finishing at The Heaton Tap.
28/10/22 – Freckleton
A ride out from Blackpool to Freckleton to visit a Micropub “The Vestry Taproom”. The village of Freckleton is near to BAE Warton Airfield and was victim to an air disaster in 1944.
22/10/22 – Haworth and Keighley
A day out on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway visiting Haworth, Oxenhope and Keighley. Lots of great pubs along the way and an enjoyable rides on heritage Diesel and Steam trains.
14/10/22 – Nottingham
Following on from an excellent couple of days at Nottingham Robin Hood Beer Festival this time held at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground for the second year running. I headed into Nottingham to check out a few of the local Micropubs and Brewery Taps.
26/09/22 – Fleetwood
After taking the Fleetwood Ferry over from Knott End, an afternoon exploring some of the real ale pubs in Fleetwood before dropping into a Micropub in Blackpool before my train home.
25/09/22 – Blackpool and Fleetwood
A day out visiting a new Micropub in Fleetwood followed by a few bars around the Pleasure Beach/Airport end of Blackpool (after some heritage trams during the day for the Anniversary Weekend)