Beer General Pubs & Bars Scooping
12 June 2023

Wrocław Bars

As with all of my beer trips the main source of information I used was the Untappd app but as I was in Poland I also used the ever excellent ontap.pl app which gives even more information about what is pouring at the bars it lists, including prices, and it is updated in real time by its user base. As noted in my main article […]

General Holidays Trips
29 May 2023

There’s No Place Like Gnome

For the past couple of years the Hospital where I am employed has been working towards the implementation of a new Patient Administration System, just about the largest IT project a Trust can undertake. As an employee within the IT Department this obviously meant a lot of work and stress, and an understanding that the possibility of taking time off around Go-Live was out of […]

Beer General London Beer Guide Pubs & Bars
6 February 2023

Beer Guide London Visits 24 – Deptford & Peckham

The day started out with a long train journey out to Bexley to pay a visit to the Bexley Brewery followed by a number of Guide visits out in this part of London. I got to the Brewery to find it firmly closed, a rooky error meant that I had missed the announcement that it was closing the previous Saturday for an undisclosed period of […]

Beer General London Beer Guide Pubs & Bars
28 January 2023

Beer Guide London Visits 23 – Bermondsey

The big one. Bermondsey. Arguably the place where it all really started. Pretty much everybody who is in to beer has heard of the Bermondsey Beer Mile. I’ve tried on several occasions to complete it, but my lack of discipline has always seen me fail. Far too many good beers to turn down. This time though I was determined to do it, and document it […]

Art Trails General Public Art
2 January 2023

Elephants At The Elephant

By chance I discovered that another small art trail was in situ in London, 10 decorated Elmers situated in Elephant Park which is in Elephant & Castle. Keeping up? The trail, inevitably, was called Elmer At The Elephant. I still had a number of Guide entries to revisit in the area, see next post, so it made sense to take advantage of the Bank Holiday […]

Beer General London Beer Guide Pubs & Bars
1 January 2023

Beer Guide London Visits 21 – Waterloo

The destination of choice for Easter Saturday was Waterloo, easy to get too and easy travelling between venues. It’s a short walk from the station to the South Bank Food Centre where, tucked away in one corner, you will find Hop Locker which conveniently opens at 11:00. Don’t be fooled by the market stall appearance, this place regularly has one of the best beer lists […]

Beer General London Beer Guide Pubs & Bars
29 December 2022

Beer Guide London Visits 20 – Hackney Wick

Both Hackney and Hackney Wick have long been great beer destinations, the home of several breweries who went in search of a new, cheaper, part of London to set up once Bermondsey started to fill up. The area around Hackney Wick station in particular offers a good little crawl with virtually no walking required. And the fact I can get the train direct from Richmond […]