Walking the UK, ticking off CAMRA Good Beer Guide Pubs and hunting for Geocaches.
Saturday, 28 June 2025
28/06/25 - Evesham Circular Rail Walk
Thursday, 26 June 2025
26/06/25 - Birmingham University - An AZ City Walk
Seat of Learning
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Wednesday, 18 June 2025
18/06/25 - The Good Beer Guide Pubs of Hastings, Sussex
Celebrating the End of the Saxon Shore Way
18/06/25 - Saxon Shore Way - Stage 11 - Rye to Hastings
Saxon Shore Way (SSW) Complete
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Tuesday, 17 June 2025
17/06/25 - Some of the Pubs in Rye, East Sussex
48 Hours in Rye
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May not be everyone's cup of tea, but I loved it |
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Take your pick - I worked the right hand column |
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Pubrules - we all like Air Con |
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From Flagon to Glass |
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Closest I have come to pulling a pint |
17/06/25 - Saxon Shore Way - Stage 10 - Hamstreet to Rye
Stalked
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Monday, 16 June 2025
16/06/25 - Saxon Shore Way - Stage 9 - West Hythe to Hamstreet
Canal Dreams
Easy navigation canal walking it is. And what a feat of engineering the Royal Military Canal is.
The Royal Military Canal was constructed between 1804 and 1809 as a defensive measure during the Napoleonic Wars, running 28 miles from Seabrook near Folkestone to Cliff End near Hastings. Built to deter and delay a feared French invasion, the canal formed a barrier along the vulnerable Romney Marsh, allowing British troops to move quickly along its northern bank while impeding enemy progress.
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Sunday, 15 June 2025
15/06/25 - The Good Beer Guide Pubs of Folkestone, Kent
Hurrah to the Civic Planners!
15/06/25 - Saxon Shore Way - Stage 8 - Folkestone to West Hythe
How to Escape Folkestone?
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The M20 dissecting Sugar Loaf and Caesar's Camp |
The views are dominated by the never ending Channel Tunnel Terminal. The SSW seems to completely avoid any civilisation, so nothing is passed and no refreshments available. Only one pair of walkers seen all day.
I declared the walking over at Shepway Cross for a steep drop down to the Royal Military Canal, which will be my friend for the remainder of the walk. There, in West Hythe, is the incredibly popular ‘Good Beer Guide tick’ pub, Unit 1. Packed to capacity with families in an outside garden.
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Shepway Cross |
The heat required German Keg. A well-received Krombacher before the bus back into Folkestone.
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Krombacher with a water chaser |
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Saturday, 14 June 2025
14/06/25 - Saxon Shore Way - Stage 7 - Deal to Folkestone
Dover is Over
The longest day on the Saxon Shore Way (SSW). Yet, surprisingly little happens.
A circuitous exit from Deal, investigating the unexplored southern part of town via Adventure Lab Caches. The military history; ancient castles and the Royal Marines.
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Beach launched fishing boats |
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Deal Castle... |
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... and Walmer Castle, a little further down the coast |
The Zetland Arms is passed a little too early. I may have been tempted if it wasn't a Shepherd Neame pub. No one needs Master Brew for breakfast. It's Special or nothing.
Likewise, the Coastguard Pub at St Margeret's Bay. Double digit miles to go, I'll keep plodding.
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St Margeret's Bay - the SSW forces you down and back up again |
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Dover Patrol on the headland |
Then there is the town itself. Whoever Dover was designed for, it wasn't the pedestrian. Crossing roads is near impossible - they are practically motorways, with fast vehicles and central reservation barriers. The signage, when you need it most, disappears. The Good Beer Guide Pubs that are open are up on high in town and away from the SSW. I’m not about to turn this blog into a political rant, but the type of people loitering on street corners might explain why BOOKING.COM is suddenly demanding proof of my nationality at check-in.
Inspiration from Churchill comes to mind. If you are going through hell, keep going.
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Crossing Dover on Foot is not for the faint hearted |
The cliffs are gained via a precipitous staircase at Western Heights. Where there is a Young Offenders Institute marked on the OS Map. I suppose they have to go somewhere, so may as well be Dover.
A frequent series of Geocaches takes me towards Folkestone. Which is a huge, sprawling town. The odometer clicks onto 15 miles and the watch 3 o'clock. That's plenty, I say to myself.
The bus can take the strain for the last few miles from the Royal Oak Pub.
This, at the cost of the Battle of Britain Museum, which I can resume my journey from tomorrow.
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Friday, 13 June 2025
13/06/25 - The Good Beer Guide Pubs of Deal, Kent
2 Micros, a Trad and a 'Spoons Tea
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A modern 'Spoons |
This is Kent. There are going to be a lot of micros and we have two over the road from each other.