It’s 7.30pm on a gloomy Thursday evening and the long-established pub on the London Road/Bathwick Street junction is buzzing in the way that proper pubs used to buzz before the high street casual dining emporiums started filling sprawling, vacant spaces with fake stag head wall mounts, mass-produced velvet wing chairs, phoney vintage beer ads andContinue reading “Goldstone Food at The Curfew, Bath”
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The Old Crown Inn, Kelston
One of the joys of living in Bath is the almost instant access we have to a whole host of glorious pastoral enclaves that surround the glorious little mini-metropolis at the centre of proceedings. The tiny little village of Kelston 4 miles/6-ish km north-west of the city is a case in point. Ancient origins (anContinue reading “The Old Crown Inn, Kelston”
The Hop Pole Inn, Limpley Stoke
More oooh! than the backdrop for a Richard Curtis romcom, more aaaah! than an illustration for a Beatrix Potter storybook: that’s the vibe that seduces you as you make your leafy-lined way from Bath city centre to the pastoral paradise that is Limpley Stoke, the historic little village nestling on the outskirts of the equallyContinue reading “The Hop Pole Inn, Limpley Stoke”
Review: The Redan Inn, Chilcompton
The Redan Inn (Chilcompton, just 10 miles/16 km south of Bath) has sat on the Fry’s Well/Wells Road junction for… ooh, centuries. Like many of the hostelries around these yer parts, it was once a coaching inn. But in recent history, owners have moved on faster than the stagecoach that shunted mail twixt Bath andContinue reading “Review: The Redan Inn, Chilcompton”
The Richmond/The Pasta Laboratory, Bath
We went in search of a couple of freshly-baked pizzas and a bottle of good wine to celebrate… well, to celebrate it being a Friday’n’all. But The Richmond – the gorgeous little Georgian-era pub-with-rooms tucked away on a leafy residential street in one of the most beautiful neighbourhoods in Bath – went way over andContinue reading “The Richmond/The Pasta Laboratory, Bath”
Sunday Lunch at The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath
Where shall we go for Sunday lunch in Bath? That’s probably the most-asked question on my X/Twitter (@ThePigGuide) timeline, at all times of the year. You’d be forgiven for thinking that it’d be the easiest question to respond to, too; after all, multiple pubs, restaurants and even bars in Bath offer multiple twists and turnsContinue reading “Sunday Lunch at The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath”
The Prandial Playground’s ‘…beyond’ Foray #1: Bournemouth
Friday The number 7 features highly on the Bournemouth fun facts list; the historic resort town in the borough of Dorset boasts 7 miles of sandy beaches, attracts 7m visitors a year and gets an average of 7.7 hours of sunshine during the summer months… …or not, as the case may have been when weContinue reading “The Prandial Playground’s ‘…beyond’ Foray #1: Bournemouth”
The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath
The Griffin Inn – the smart little hostelry on the Monmouth Street/Princes Street axis with a history that dates back to 1730 – is thriving again… and I know for sure that I’m not the only Bathonian to say cheers to that! In recent years, history hasn’t been kind to this mellow oasis of cityContinue reading “The Griffin Inn, Monmouth Street, Bath”
The Prandial Playground, Bath and Beyond... 