Off out for a pub meal this evening and decided upon the Pelican in Chew Magna on the outskirts of Bristol. Not more than a 15 minute drive, Chew Magna is a small up market village, its high street is …
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Butcombe Brunel IPA
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is a famous engineer in the West Country. Famous for the Great Western railway, Clifton Suspension bridge, the first and largest steel ship, the SS Great Britain (1843) which currently resides in Bristol docks as floating museum …
The Robins and Natch
Today spent a few hours working with my brother in his building business finishing off a job, only a few hours of graft on the cement mixer and wheel barrow, not enough to blister my soft hands. On the way …
The Hunters Rest (freehouse)
The Hunters Rest is an old favourite for a bite to eat and a couple of beers. On the outskirts of Bristol and only a short drive, never too busy (at least during the week), it is a traditional English …
Theakston Old Peculier (the legend)
A busy day ……. a drive up to the border of Oxfordshire/Gloucestershire again on a foray after trout, this time to the world renown … Lechlade trout fishery. Arrived at 10.30am with mum in tow … spied my 1st trout …
Pheasant Plucker
“I’m not a pheasant plucker, I’m a pheasant plucker’s son, I’m only plucking pheasants ’till the pheasant plucker comes” Try that out after a few pheasant pluckers ….. This cider is one of my favourites, a very smooth, a little …
1st blog from Bristol
Here we go, 1st review for the Back of the Ferry from the scepter’d isle. A delayed and slow flight from Oz to Heathrow, then a slow but scenic coach ride to Bristol – the M4 was closed in both directions …
Fish Flounder
Fisho’s floundered to a 9-4 defeat against a strong Manly Leagues team in the first round of the darts A league comp. The venue was the Leagues club where the walls were adorned with memorabilia of sporting legends Tooves, Cliffy, …
back of the ferry 