Distance - 7 Miles
Walk Inspiration - Adventurous Pub Walks in Worcestershire
Geocaches - 4 and a Lab Cache
The Arrow Country Park - 900 Acres of nothingness for the locals of the least loved of Birmingham overspills to enjoy.
Positives: Free parking, a huge lake, decent paths. Urban fun stuff like skate parks and basketball courts under the fly-overs.
Negatives: Nothing to see. The map shows some likely things of interest in the North - the remains of Bordesley Abbey and some fish ponds in the old medieval font. I found the pounds but Henry VIII must have done rather a good job on the Abbey.
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| 7 Miles of Walking and 1 photo of a Lake |
Still, it was 7 miles of fresh air and the chance to work up a thirst for the only 2020 Good Beer Guide Tick.
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| Redditch's Sole Good Beer Guide Entry |
The Black Tap Brew House looks like a building that may have been a solicitors.
Today marks the first Saturday of the 2nd lock down. Patience required by all as we see how the new rules are implemented.
A couple of tables outside, which maybe I should have taken advantage off. Instead I don face mask, sanitise hands and enter. I am met by the masked proprietor who provides me with a series of boards. Board 1 is the QR code to scan for track and trace. The first time I have been able to use my facebook details to save on input. Board 2 is the real ale board - detailing four previously unheard off ales. On hearing that the Bank Top Brewery Pavillion Ale was fresh on, my mind was made.
Decent Pale Ale.
Take stock of my surroundings. The bar looked well stocked but was velvet roped off. A large TV screen was showing Wycombe Wanderers rather than Man United. The little tables were each sectioned off by black and orange hazard tape. Were they the requisite distance apart? It seemed rather tight as the place start filling up.
The new world order has led to paranoia.
But I'm not giving up on pubs.
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