Saturday November 15th saw the annual Steel City Beer Festival volunteer day out. After a last-minute check on Storm Claudia flood warnings, our coach travelled north taking 46 passengers to the joys of Happy Valley. Here we met several fellow workers who had journeyed from other parts of West Yorkshire before splitting into smaller groups to investigate the 15 outlets listed on our guide. The relatively small size of Hebden Bridge meant that all of us spent the afternoon meeting-up with colleagues as we moved from pub to pub. As one participant said afterwards, ‘my first Sheff CAMRA trip. Got to say how great it was.’
Ten of us commenced with the most outlying pub: Stubbing Wharf with four hand-pumps. Then it was to West Yorkshire’s first community co-operative pub: the Fox and Goose where a single bar served three flagstone floored rooms and a beer garden which seems to stretch as far as Heptonstall.
Other outlets included the Albert (the ‘Duke of Wellington’ in the recent BBC series, ‘Riot Women’), Drink! – a specialist bottle shop and sampling room with bar, Hidden Hebden, the Trades Club, Vocation & Co. and the tap for local brewery, Nightjar.
Also visited was MAMIL*, a recent addition to a small local chain of cycle-themed café-bars: this was felt to be the bar with the most garish facilities.
Beers sampled included several from local brewery, Vocation plus many others. Big Drop, Black Sheep, Deeply Vale, Harrogate, Nightjar, Ossett, Pictish, Pomona Island, Redwillow, Small World, Squark, Theakston and Timothy Taylor were among the many breweries encountered.
Thanks to our driver, Glyn, and for their local knowledge as our map was constructed, Hebden residents, Alice, Josh and their dog, Mars. Also thanks to everyone who was on the coach for their exemplary time-keeping – much appreciated. Also, it was good to see that none of you turned left after using the on-board facilities.
See you next year!
* MAMIL, Middle Aged Men In Lycra, is an acronym which was heavily used in 2014 when the Tour de France visited Hebden Bridge and also saw it’s best-ever Grand Départ.
Bus 173 is a handy little rural bus operated by Andrew’s of Tideswell that shuttles up and down once every two hours between Castleton and Bakewell via a number of villages passing some fantastic country pubs along the way. The route from Castleton as far as Great Longstone is in the Sheffield & District CAMRA branch area. Ashford in the Water and Bakewell is covered by the Chesterfield CAMRA branch.
A number of branch members including your Beer Matters editor have recently enjoyed a few days out visiting some of the pubs on the route and we’ve featured a few of the highlights here, however a full list of pubs along our part of the route is provided!
On our trips we’ve travelled from Sheffield using the 218 bus to Bakewell or the 65 to Tideswell or Litton in order to connect with the 173 and travel up and down between some of the pubs on the route, finishing in one of Bradwell, Hope or Castleton and catching the 272 bus back to Sheffield.
All the buses in the area charge no more than £3 a ride for single fares, however better value is the Derbyshire Wayfarer all day bus pass costing £9, you can buy that from the bus driver or on the Travelmaster app.
A Robinsons pub with a range of their cask ales, including Old Tom strong dark ale on our visit and traditional pub grub. It is a characterful pub with huge displays of tankards and ornaments, pub cat and friendly bar service.
A cosy Thornbridge Brewery pub known for its food. If you can’t get a table in the pub itself head for the beer garden at rear with both indoor and outdoor areas available!
Stables Bar, Monsal Head (also served by bus 257a once a day!)
Run by the same management as the Packhorse Inn, the Stables bar is in an outbuilding behind the Monsal Head Hotel and has a range of cask ales and serves food. Head outside for a breathtaking view over the valley!
Three Stags’ Heads, Wardlow Mires (also served by bus 257a and X66, both once a day! Note two buses a day on the 173 use an alternative route via Cressbrookdale and bypass Wardlow)
An absolutely legendary little pub where time has stood still. Leave your attitude and expectation at the door, buy a pint of ale (cash only), sit down in front of the fire and enjoy beer & conversation whilst taking in some of the eccentricities and history on display. Included in CAMRA’s national inventory of historic pub interiors.
Cosy old multi roomed country pub with a range of mainly local cask ales, home cooked food and hotel rooms. Management and staff are friendly and organise special events from time to time.
Recently reopened under the new management of Atlantik Inns, this pub is leased from Greene King Brewery and has a lounge, dining room, games room and courtyard.
Open in November and December on selected Fridays and Saturdays as a pop up bar, this is in an empty industrial unit and featuring a range of their beer on cask and keg with merchandise also available to buy. The unit is due to be converted into a proper tap bar and shop in the new year following a crowdfunding campaign. The Friday night sessions also feature Sunshine Pizza Oven trading outside.
Operated by Atlantik Inns who lease the pub from Robinsons Brewery, this is a classic pub that has recently benefited from a huge investment in renovation and refurbishment. It still has a multi room style layout with areas for both drinkers and diners. Cask ale from Robinsons brewery is available. The pub made headlines recently for having a dedicated space in the car park for tractors.
Classic village multi roomed pub with a couple of real ales and food available.
Blind Bull, Little Hucklow (a 7 minute walk from the bus stop, also served by bus 257b once a day)
In a village located down a country lane off the main road the buses use, this 12th century Inn spent a few years derelict before recently being restored and reopened, winning a national CAMRA Pub Design Award in the process. It is independently run, smart and offers ale, good food and hotel rooms.
White Hart, Bradwell (also served by bus 257b and 272)
A traditional stone flag floored local pub, now run by Bradfield Brewery. Note being in Derbyshire the Yorkshire Farmer ale is rebadged as White Hart ale!
Old Hall Hotel, Hope (also served by bus 62, 257b and 272)
This is a popular venue featuring a bar with cask ales (mainly well known brands including Theakstons) and an extensive Scotch Whisky selection, restaurant, tea room and hotel rooms. A beer festival is held in a marquee outside on most bank holiday weekends featuring beers from Derbyshire and Scotland along with live music and food.
Woodroffe Arms, Hope (also served by bus 62, 257b and 272)
Traditional local pub offering ale, food and sport on tv.
Cosy old pub down a country lane towards Edale with two rooms on split levels and a beer garden. Cask ales and food available, also offers accommodation.
SwissTap Tap, Castleton (also served by bus 62 and 272)
A micropub located across two rooms on the ground floor of the Swiss House Bed & Breakfast house. Two cask ales from Abbeydale brewery are available and TV screens show sporting action.
This August I revisited Bangkok after several years, catching up with friends and visiting old favourites – and some new venues.
Brewing and alcohol laws in Thailand are complex and have changed (for the better) a fair amount in recent years. I believe until recent law changes only a brewpub and a mass production license were available. This resulted in illegal brewing, or legally brewing in a neighbouring country with brewers then having to import their beer into Thailand to sell it. Duties and taxes are still high, but there are now more legal routes to brew and distribute in-country. There is also a large import market and lots of craft beer venues, but the duties and taxes keep prices very high. The most expensive beer I saw on this visit was about £14 for 350ml – an imported 8.9% Vault City & Overtone collaboration. The cheapest local craft beer was around £4.50 for a similar measure. Local lager can be found for around £2 (or more, or less – depending on where you are).
My first stop after landing on a Saturday afternoon was Hair of the Dog in Phrom Phong. They were founded in 2015, and have 2 locations just off Sukhumvit. Their first bar was my local when I lived in Phloen Chit in 2017. Their Phrom Phong bar opened a year later and is slightly larger with a gin bar mezzanine floor. They offer 13 taps of craft beer at each location – all recently kitted out with Czech side pour taps. Both bars also offer cocktails and a large beer fridge for drink in and takeaway. Canadians Mike and Pete originally worked in Bangkok’s Mikkeller bar, the first international craft beer bar in the city before opening Hair of the Dog.
I also visited Duke of Beerington, a small bottle shop with 3 taps in Thong Lor, opposite a Japanese isakaya which you can order food from. Since my last visit I was pleased to notice that Japanese breweries appear to export and can far more than they did several years ago, and that those cans are making it out of Japan. Duke often has a full fridge of UK beers from breweries like Verdant and Track, alongside a lot of American beers and more recently the legal Thai brews and Japanese imports.
I had a start to my Tuesday evening which turned out to be controversial with at least one friend – visiting a house bar called Om’s Living Room. It turns out it may not be the most licensed of establishments – though as mentioned, Thailand’s beer rules haven’t always been the easiest to work under. Om serves exclusively Thai beer and, as the bar style and name suggest, is literally the ground floor of a residential building.
I moved on to Finger Heart (named for the finger and thumb heart gesture I believe was popularised by K-Pop) – a small bottle shop offering a mix of local and imported beer, including impressively priced (for Thailand) bottles of 3 Fonteinen.
I then visited a Chit Hole for the first time. Chit started out as Thailand’s most infamous home brewer, often being shut down by the authorities for short periods. His original bar is located on the artificial island of Pak Kret in the Khaopraya river which can only be visited by boat. I didn’t get a chance to make that journey on this trip, however there are now a series of bars named the Chit Hole across the city, often cohabiting with a restaurant or other business. These bars serve exclusively Thai beer, and I enjoyed Chit’s own Hipster IPA (7.2%) and Top Hill (6.5% Porter).
On Wednesday I rejoined my former quiz team at an ‘English’ style pub, the Royal Oak on Sukhumvit Soi 33 – where we won the quiz! Beers in here are the often found local lagers, as well as Guinness and Punk IPA.
On the following Saturday I arranged to meet with old friends to visit a couple of bars in Chinatown, after meeting for lunch and visiting a couple of coffee shops along the way we ended up at Tai Soon, a very nice old building full of exposed brick and concrete, with a high entryway adorned with Chinese lanterns. Fully half the taps were Thai beer so I tried an amazing Yuzu mead (Sanghok brewing, 5%) and Humble Flow (Lollihops brewing, 6.4% IPA) among others.
We then took a short walk up the road to a brand new bar in the rear grounds of an old mansion, Two Palms taproom. About half their taps were Two Palms beer, and they offered flights so I made significant inroads into the menu with 2 flights of various Two Palms, Maalstroom and Sunrise brewing beer – all Thai brewers. We then took a long and traffic jam hindered Grab taxi back to Sukhumvit, and a final beer (ok, several final beers) at Hair of the Dog Phrom Phong.
This summer, our Festival Cellar manager Lee Vallett accepted a challenge even more difficult than sorting the cooling for 200 casks of beer. Swimming the English Channel!
At 04:17, 2nd July 2025, I set off from England to swim to France. I’ve been preparing for 3 years to do this.
Lee’s group signing the wall in the White Horse in Dover. A tradition with channel swimmers for over 20 years
The water was 16.5 degrees and it was still dark. It all seemed ok for the first hour, having swum 6 hours at 14 degrees earlier in the year. But then so soon in the swim, I started with shoulder pain and had to slow down a bit which led to me feeling cold. I felt defeated. I wanted to quit. When I stopped to tell my team, they had other ideas! Just do 15 more minutes with some Paracetamol and see how it goes was their response! So I swam on. 15 minutes came and went, the shoulder improved and so did my pace. I also warmed up and felt a glimmer of hope. 15 minutes became 30, which became my next feed, and 45 minutes later the feed after that as well. The 45 minute blocks soon added up and at 6 hours, I was half way and it was then I started to believe I was going to do this! I had a couple of jelly fish stings! I strangely welcomed them, they took my mind off the never ending repetition of left arm right arm!
Lee swimming!
9 hours in and we could see land! Time to push on and make sure the tide didn’t sweep us past the finish at Cap Gris-Nez! For the last hour I was just fighting the tide! Giving it everything against the power of the sea! It was just enough. I landed after 12 hours 24 minutes and hauled myself out of the water! A Channel Swimmer! Then back to the boat for a ride home.
I took some pretty big life lessons out there, in the 21 miles between England and France! 1. You can do anything with the right team behind you. A team who builds you up when you’re in doubt, and who cheers you on when you need it the most. A team who celebrates with you when you achieve your dreams. 2. Sometimes we set ourselves huge goals and targets. It always seems like a great idea at the time. And then you find yourself at the start. Waiting to jump in. This could be a sporting event or a new project at work. And when faced with the whole of the thing right in front of you, it can be overwhelming. All you can do in these situations is get through the next 15 minutes. And then the next. It soon adds up and before you know it! You’ll be home and dry!
I fundraised for Alzheimer’s Society. A terrible condition my Grandma suffered terribly with. Through incredible support, we have raised over £5000. My page is still open if you would like to donate.
Search “lee is off to france” on justgiving.com.
To finish with, lots of people ask me why I wanted to do it. I think a quote from one of my favourite author’s books says it pretty well:
“Some humans would do anything to see if it was possible to do it. If you put a large switch in some cave somewhere, with a sign on it saying ‘End-of-the-World Switch. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH’, the paint wouldn’t even have time to dry.”
(Sir Terry Pratchett – Thief of Time).
Thanks again to everyone who supported – I’m forever Grateful. Lee
The recorded route showing how they have to account for the tide
Our committee member and magazine distribution volunteer Dan says it is better later than never, but has delivered a copy of Beer Matters to a bar in Istanbul that was featured on the cover of that issue!
Has anyone taken copies of Beer Matters to a bar any further away from Sheffield than Istanbul?
Our chairman, Paul Manning, his wife Bev along with Sheffield branch members John Wright and John Turner with their wives Eve and Andrea enjoyed a fantastic 4 day break in Oxford sampling many real ales and the tourist sights.
We arrived mid afternoon on a Tuesday and checked into our bed and breakfast hotel on St Clement’s Rd, a 15 minute walk south of the city centre. Keen to explore the ales on offer we first found the Cape of Good Hope pub which had a very pleasant pale called Anthem from St Austell Brewery. We then walked past Magdalen and University colleges along the High Street and sampled Abingdon Bridge bitter from Loose Cannon brewery in the Wheatsheaf a rock/dive bar with an interesting clientele. Next was a GBG entry, The Bear Inn, a recently refurbished Fullers pub reputed to be the oldest pub in Oxford. The London Pride was excellent but pricey at £6.50 – ouch!
We then had our evening meal at a local Indian tapas bar followed by a few excellent pints of Beechwood bitter from Chiltern brewery in the Port Mahon pub which was its Tuesday £3.50 ‘drink the cask dry’ offering – nice!
On the Wednesday we had a spot of ‘culture’ with a 2 hour walking tour round Oxford with a Morse, Endeavour and Lewis theme exploring many filming locations and a few drinking holes including the famous Turf Tavern where we tried its house Education ale – a Greene King brew.
Bev and I then did a short river cruise down the Thames past numerous University colleges boat houses whilst enjoying a can of Time Better Spent a juicy IPA from Tap Social Oxford brewery who employ guests of His Majesty’s Prisons in both the brewing and can design!
A further pint of London Pride in the Head of the River Fullers pub followed by an excellent Italian meal closed out our second day.
Thursday dawned a little cloudier but dry and this time it was the very touristy hop on/hop off bus which included a live commentary by Andy the Hat a local travel guide with loads of interesting facts about the many famous graduates in the various colleges including American presidents, Australian and British prime ministers and inventors and explorers. We also visited the Morse bar in the very grand Randolph hotel where it was an Irish coffee and cocktail for us.
We then all headed out of Oxford in a six seater Uber to the splendid Oxford brewery in the nearby village of Horspath. We were welcomed as old friends in their taproom where we enjoyed splendid pints of their cask offerings of Trinity, Prospect and Matilda’s Tears named brews. One purchased T shirt and cracked head on a door beam with ‘a mind your head’ sign on it later we returned to Oxford for our evening meal this time in a lovely Thai restaurant next to another grade ll listed GBG pub, the Chequers, where we enjoyed a lovely pint of Adnams brewery favourite Broadside.
Our final day saw more visits to the Ashmolean museum, a look round the splendid New College with its Harry Potter themed dining hall and famous courtyard and tree featured in the film franchise.
The afternoon started with a visit to the fantastic Grapes pub which is Oxford CAMRA branch’s pub of the year for 2025 to deliver some of our festival beermats. It wasn’t hard to see why they won the award and we enjoyed several beers including SUP Golden Ale from Northern Monk brewery, 1950’s Burton Ruby Mild by Heritage brewing, a peach Melba bitter from Thornbridge and my personal favourite, a limited edition brew from Vale brewery named Our Shark to celebrate the 50 years anniversary of the Jaws film. They also served superb reasonably priced food with 3 tapas style plates duly consumed.
After enjoying a pint of Oxford Pale Ale from Chadlington brewery in The Kings Arms, a Youngs pub with more Sheffield beer festival beermats donated we spent the final afternoon doing a ‘Mystery Guide’ book tour round Oxford solving various clues on historic buildings and plaques etc to solve a ‘crime’ where the answer was revealed in a local pub. In our case it was the Bear Inn again which had numerous cricket club ties on display which revealed the culprit. Very enjoyable but tiring 3 hours which at least got our step counts way up. Our final evening was a visit to the city’s number 1 Tripadvisor rated restaurant called the Antep kitchen where we enjoyed splendid Turkish cuisine and Turkish Efee bottled beer.
A final couple of beers again at the Port Mahon pub closed out our stay. A lovely city with some great beers that is well worth a visit.
Led by Dave Pickersgill, this short walking tour will explore Neepsend, an area which is currently ‘on the up’ (it’s next door to Kelham Island, the 35th ‘Coolest Place on the planet.’). We will encompass both aspects of industrial, and social, heritage and of the ‘Beer Capital’ status owned by the City of Sheffield. Highlights include the ex-Samuel Osborn Works (now Church – Temple of Fun), Naomi’s Corner, Ball Bridge, the JC Albyn complex and William Stones Cannon Brewery. There will be one en route stop and a finish in the Beer Garden in the co-operatively owned Gardeners Rest.
The walk will be published in September 2025 as the third in a growing series of ‘Sheffield Pub Heritage’ 32-page, A5 booklets. The first (University Arms to Fagan’s, 2003) is sold out. The second (‘Little Chicago’) was published in 2024.
A guided walk with a difference – Led by local author, John Stocks and editor of ‘Sheffield’s Real Heritage pubs,’ Dave Pickersgill, you will explore Sheffield’s Little Chicago Quarter. The walk will explore streets that feature in John’s book ‘Sheffield 1925: Gang Wars and Wembley Glory,’ and also explore the beer, social and Industrial heritage of the area. The comfortable walk, with one minor ascent, is just over a mile. It will last for approximately 90 minutes before concluding at the Kelham Island Tavern for a post-walk drink and discussion.
Notre Dame Lujan is the first and only pub to serve real ale and has hosted the Rand Festival since 2018. We have already done 7 editions of our festival (the first was only 2 casks and each year we add more, than the last one, which was 9).
In Argentina casks do not exist, so Alberto Eyherabide, owner of the pub and cellarman, had them made to suit him. Same as all the tools to serve cask ale. Every time a friend or family traveled outside of Argentina he bought them taps, and cask ale elements.
We also have natural ciders. 1 year ago we are the only pub in Latin America with cask marquee and we also serve real ale from wooden cask. We have the support of the SPBW. On Saturday the guys from Brampton brewery were here and they left me a Sheffield Unlted t-shirt! We must work to be sister cities! After a recent visit to Sheffield, Alberto explored Kelham/Neepsend to gather ideas, and sample the fine beers.
I was in England on several occasions and in the USA I won a cellarman scholarship at the Nerax in Boston 2019 and in 2023 I participated as a cask ale judge at the Atlanta Cask Ale Festival.
My dream is to be able to go to the GBBF one day. We have the support of CAMRA since 2018.
I recently returned from Belgium after a few days on a trip which involved Beer, Trains & Trams. We stayed in the home of Belgian rail, Mechelan: my visit including several visits to mostly volunteer-run, tram/train rides/museums.
Steam Train Maldegem-Eeklo is a heritage railway based at the former National Rail station of Maldegem. This houses the largest number of operational diesel and steam locomotives in Flanders. All enjoyed the trip on a narrow gauge line in old open wagons pulled by one of their diesel locomotives.
The Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Train heritage standard gauge railway took us on a 45 minute return journey from Puurs (Signal Box) to Baasrode-Noord Station. The track winds through the Scheldeland through the provinces of Antwerp and East Flanders. On board was waiter service: Dilewyns Vicaris Triple 8.5% and, the house train beer, Brouwer Stomerke 6% were sampled.
Rail Rebecq Rognon (RRR or Petit Train Du Bonheur – The Small Train of Happiness) explores the old SNCB Lines 115 and 123 on a 4 km line crossing the Rebecquoise countryside along the Senne and the Vallée des Oiseaux. The diesel loco took us on a return ride on the narrow gauge line between Rebecq and Rognon. Florence Triple 8% was available at the station café.
Our major tram ride was Tram 44 from Montgomery Metro Station (Brussels). This starts underground before emerging onto Avenue de Tervuren. It then rumbles past Stoclet House and the tram museum before plunging into the forest. The journey ends some 20 minutes later at the 19th-century tram station in Tervuren, a Royal suburb of Brussels within the once great ancient Sonian Forest. The Tram Museum (opened 1976) housed in the 1897 tram depot has a vast collection of 130 vehicles including a 1869 horse-drawn tram.
TramSite Schepdaal (Dilbeek) is the only remaining local (or vicinal) tramway depot in Belgium, the line closing in 1970. This depot served the first tramway in Flemish Brabant: Brussels to Ninove (1888). The oldest buildings at Schepdaal date from then. The station café provided local beer, Angerik Dilleke 5.1%.
Belgium June 2025
We also visited Duvel Depot in Breendonk, the tap of the family-controlled Duvel Moortgat brewery (1871), and the Batteliek Microbrewery on the outskirts of Mechelen. The latter is an old red brick church, now a brewery, bar and eatery under the auspices of Het Anker. The tasting flight was chosen: Baobab Triple 8,8%, Ipapotamus 7.7% and Derkal 8.3%. The Het Anchor Brouwerij tap (Mechelen) also provided a flight: Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor 8.0%, Gouden Carolus Whisky Infused 11.7% and a Batteliek Bieren.
Several other bars were visited – recommended in Mechelen are Beer Central, Hanekeef, Het Maanlicht, Kuub and Moemoe. Het Maanlicht provided one of the most interesting beers of the trip: De Blauwe Kuip Burton 5.2% – an (almost) British bitter served in a half-pint ‘jug.’ Other recommendations include: Cuytegemhoeve Beer Cafe (Puurs-Sint-Amands) and Eetcafe D’Akte (Lennik).
Strangest sight of the trip was undoubtably an open-air tango dancing class in the Veermarkt in Mechelen – only in Belgium … the next trip is planned for September.
Having been on the ’70s weekend at Butlins last year, we moved a decade on this time.
Gordon and I decided we’d chill on the train, with a few cans of course. So, after setting off at 07:23 from Sheffield, we got down to the task. The journey was nice and smooth, just a short 15 minute change at Grantham. Our friend drove, so arrived at camp earlier, where we had to queue, and only 2 staff later in the day.
On exiting the station in the town centre, you have a short crossing to The Lumley, it only had 2 ales, but they were OK. I had both, a Batemans – XB Bitter of 3.7%, and the Theakstons – Hairy Bikers Bitter at 4.2%. Across the road is the Red Lion, Skegness’s Wethersoons. A quick pint of standard cider, before our real goal of The Crafty Local Ale House 5 minutes walk away.
We ended up visiting this micropub 3 times, and what a gem. The building was originally a guest house in 1929, but then underwent changes of use as a college facility, blind institute and a dental practice, among others. There’s a nice outside, perfect for the weather we had. Inside is a small room with the bar, and a larger room to the right for entertainment.
There was 3 cask, 4-5 box ciders and a few keg. Talking to the owner, he said later this year onwards will see further improvements. My choices over the visits were Salopian’s – The Thirteenth Hat, NZ Pale, 3.9%. Milestone – Son of a Beach, IPA of 4.5% and Celtic Marches – Tutti Frutti Cider, only 3.4%, but plenty of flavour. My friends chose cider, as one likes it and the requires GF drinks.
Although we wanted to see the music at the camp, we were thwarted as it was far busier than last year and most arenas were bursting. We managed to get room to see Kim Wilde, Marty’s daughter, after 15 minutes of Black Lace (and no, I didn’t do the actions to Piano and Agadoo). She put on a fantastic show of around 70 minutes covering all the hits.
We covered Ingoldmells on Saturday, just drinking standard Keg as real ale only seems to be on in one pub, The Countryman, and we were informed their brewer has left to become head brewer at the recently revived Jennings. We then returned to Skegness on Sunday and visited The Three Monkeys on the front, just one ale in Batemans XB, a decent pint for £3.50. Then it was back to The Crafty, before Gordon and I went in the Red Lion for a drink. We sat in the outdoor area where I sampled a Little Valley – Tod’s Blonde, an IPA of 5%.
Back to camp and more keg. A quieter night just chatting before retiring at a reasonable 00:00 for bed. Showered, breakfast and out. We had a quick one before the train. 5 carriages to Grantham, then someone decided only 2 on to Nottingham and Sheffield, not the best logistics planner?
Next year we plan on either a ’60s, or Soul weekend. We’re pretty sure we’ll be there though, and hopefully more people will have followed The Crafty’s idea and opened a micropub.
