retiredmartin

retiredmartin

Martin

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Retired NHS, doing long walks around UK and the world to record the great bits. Focused on Good Beer Guide pubs and live music.

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• GATECRASHING A 60th BIRTHDAY IN TONBRIDGE 2025-11-12 02:02am
• THE UBIQUITOUS HARVEY’S 2025-11-11 11:18am
• BACK IN RYE, STRAIGHT TO THE YPRES CASTLE 2025-11-11 07:21am
• LURCHERS AND CHESTERFIELDS. THE BLACK HORSE, THURNHAM 2025-11-10 02:16pm
• WOBBLY DAGGER REVISITED 2025-11-10 11:26am
• ROSIE AT THE GRACE 2025-11-10 08:15am
• PUB DOGS OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH 2025-11-10 03:49am
• LADYBARN SOCIAL CLUB 2025-11-09 01:00pm
• “BRING YOUR OWN VINYL”. THE STATION HOP, LEVENSHULME 2025-11-09 05:48am
• STATION TO STATION. HEATON CHAPEL TO LEVENSHULME 2025-11-09 01:09am
• CHOICES, CHOICES. 🔺 TICKING IN TICKNALL 2025-11-07 04:36am
• CALKE AND THE MILKING PARLOUR 2025-11-07 02:40am
• JIMMY EAT WORLD, RETIRED MARTIN EATS AT THE GLOBE 2025-11-06 02:44pm
• IN SEARCH OF KINGS (AND CAR PARKS) 2025-11-06 09:54am
• LEICESTER CASTLE 2025-11-06 03:15am
• LOOK UP ! 2025-11-05 04:02pm
• INEVITABLY, THE ALE WAGON 2025-11-05 11:31am
• BACK ON THE DESI TRAIL. THE BLUE PETER, LEICESTER 2025-11-05 08:08am
• SOARING – LEICESTER STREET ART 2025-11-04 07:03am
• HIGH TABLES, LOW TABLES. THE CLARENDON, LEICESTER 2025-11-04 03:27am
• 36 HOURS IN LEICESTER. 2025-11-03 04:03am
• A JUG OF PRIDE IN BOROUGH’S TRINITY 2025-11-02 01:46pm
• LINING THEM UP IN ELEPHANT AND CASTLE 2025-11-02 01:49am
• THE OLD SHADES, SW1 2025-11-01 03:34pm
• TOURIST PUB, TRAFALGAR SQUARE 2025-11-01 10:49am
• WALKING IN LONDON 2025-11-01 01:34am
• OCTOBER ’25 STOCKTAKE + NOVEMBER PREVIEW 2025-10-31 02:27pm
• AN ANGEL IN YARWELL 2025-10-31 09:31am
• A LOOSE CANNON IN NEWARK 2025-10-31 01:13am
• A BASS AND POPPADOMS HALT IN CHADDESDEN 2025-10-30 08:49am
• TUTBURY TICKING 2025-10-30 03:10am
• WHEN YOU JUST NEED AN ORVAL 2025-10-29 03:30pm
• THE VIEW FROM THE BLAKE 2025-10-29 11:31am
• A RARE STOP ON THE GREAT NORTH ROAD. YE OLDE BELL IN BARNBY MOOR 2025-10-28 01:01pm
• A RAINY NIGHT IN ST ALBANS 2025-10-28 07:17am
• THE FUSSPOT OF FANCOTT 2025-10-26 01:25pm
• TODDINGTON PUTS THE BANNERS OUT 2025-10-26 01:49am
• SHEFFIELD BEER FESTIVAL (NBSS 3.72). 2025-10-25 11:39am
• WATERBEACH OR BRADFORD ? WHICH IS THE CAPITAL OF CURRY ? 2025-10-25 05:23am
• A SURPRISE GBG WINNER IN COVENT GARDEN 2025-10-25 03:12am
• THE GENTLE CHARM OF THE LADY OTTOLINE 2025-10-24 11:41am
• “A SYMPHONY IN BROWN”. THE DUKE, BLOOMSBURY, LONDON 2025-10-24 02:39am
• HOMEBREW OR BASS ? A MOOT POINT IN MATLOCK 2025-10-23 01:27pm
• IS THIS THE REAL LIFE ? IS THIS JUST FANTASY ? THE REMARKABLE HARE, MATLOCK 2025-10-23 08:06am
• YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KEEP IN TOUCH WITH YOUR FRIENDS. AN ALTERNATIVE SHEFFIELD PUB CRAWL 2025-10-23 01:50am
• NEW AND SHINY IN SHEFF. THE FARGATE 2025-10-22 08:10am
• MEANWHILE, BACK IN WATERBEACH… 2025-10-22 01:06am
• FINALLY ! YOUR AUTHENTIC TRANSYLVANIAN CASTLE 2025-10-21 12:57pm
• A NERVOUS PINT IN GASTHAUS ALTEPOST 2025-10-21 08:47am
• Top 5 Transylvanian Bed & Breakfasts – Casa Cositorarului, Sighisoara 2025-10-20 07:12am
• A rainy night in Sighișoara 2025-10-19 12:28am
• CONTRADICTORY ADVICE ON SURVIVING A BEAR ATTACK 2025-10-18 03:44am
• BEANS IN BREAD AT LA CEAUN 2025-10-17 07:36am
• TOP 100 PUBS – SZIMPLA, SFANTU GHEORGHE, ROMANIA 2025-10-17 06:54am
• Fonts, Ferenc Puskas and flying coffee cups. The mysteries of Sfântu Gheorghe 2025-10-16 09:18am
• THE JOY OF GETTING YOUR NAME ON THE UNTAPPD SCREEN IN AFTAR STUBE, BRASOV 2025-10-16 03:54am
• BEAUTIFUL BRASOV 2025-10-15 12:01pm
• CASUAL SEXISM IN SUBURBAN BUCHAREST 2025-10-14 11:12pm
• ADMISSION : I ACCEPTED A TASTER AT HOP HOOLIGANS 2025-10-14 06:00am
• Bucharest Café society 2025-10-14 02:03am
• BUCHAREST’S IRONIC TAPROOM 2025-10-13 10:21am
• TURNING STRAWBERRIES INTO BEARS. TICKING BUCHAREST 2025-10-13 01:10am
• Caru’ cu Bere. Your must visit for pork knuckle in Bucharest. 2025-10-12 01:38pm
• MEETING YOUNG BOYS (BERN) AT GROUND ZERO 2025-10-12 06:54am
• GOLDEN BATHROOMS AND PARLIAMENTARY WHITE ELEPHANTS. A TOURIST DAY IN BUCHAREST 2025-10-12 01:33am
• Grand Café Van Gogh, Bucharest 2025-10-11 02:59am
• THE SHEFFIELD HALF PINT MARATHON. A BIT OF A SPRINT AT THE END 2025-10-10 01:10pm
• TO CASTLETON, IN HOPE RATHER THAN EXPECTATION 2025-10-10 06:50am
• YOUR CLOSEST GBG PUB TO THE CAMBRIDGE PUNTS 2025-10-09 07:53am
• ATHERSTONE – A SLIGHT RETURN. (iii) HAUTE CUISINE 2025-10-09 05:03am
• ATHERSTONE – A SLIGHT RETURN. (ii) MAID OF THE MILL 2025-10-08 10:06pm
• ATHERSTONE – A SLIGHT RETURN. (i) HERITAGE 2025-10-08 10:56am
• MUSICAL DIFFERENCES 2025-10-08 12:25am
• PIE NIGHT 🥧 AT THE PUNCH BOWL 2025-10-07 11:39am
• INTO BATLEY 2025-10-07 06:38am
• GATECRASHING BIRTHDAY PARTIES IN THE PETERBOROUGH SUBURBS 2025-10-06 11:16am
• HAVE YOU THOUGHT OF THE “C” WORD YET ? 2025-10-06 05:56am
• AN NBSS 4 GREENE KING IPA (HONEST). THE MASONS ARMS, BURY ST EDMUNDS 2025-10-05 10:14pm
• NETHERGATE GET A FOOTHOLD IN BURY ST EDMUNDS 2025-10-05 05:38am
• CHRISTIE GOES TO BRINKLEY 2025-10-05 02:46am
• BODDIES v BASS. WHO WEARS THE CROWN IN STOCKPORT ? 2025-10-04 12:25am
• GETTING TO THE SOUL OF SALE 2025-10-03 12:32pm
• LOUNGE-ING AROUND 2025-10-02 09:58am
• A DEE-DAR IN ROTHERHAM 2025-10-01 08:00am
• PSALTER LANE 2025-09-30 11:06am
• SEPTEMBER ’25 STOCKTAKE + OCTOBER PREVIEW 2025-09-30 02:49am
• FIRST TICK IN THE NEW GBG. ITCHY PIG (2), SHEFFIELD 2025-09-29 01:25pm
• THE SUN SETS IN WATERBEACH 2025-09-29 08:36am
• ELY GOES “CRAFT AND BURGERS” 2025-09-29 01:52am
• TOP 100 PUBS – THE MASONS ARMS, TEDDINGTON 2025-09-28 03:36pm
• TOPING IN TEDDINGTON 2025-09-28 11:37am
• OOH, NICE GLASS ! THE MILL, CAMBRIDGE 2025-09-28 03:08am
• BASS AT THE FREE PRESS 2025-09-27 01:27pm