Retired Not Out, Paul Chappell's Journal

Posts About my Favourite Pubs

The Camra Good Beer Guide

About the Camra Good Beer Guide; and the Victoria Inn in Durham, a grade two listed pub with a historic interior. The interior of the pub is largely unchanged since it was opened in 1899.

30th June 2025

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Grey Horse Pub, Manchester

The Grey Horse pub in Central Manchester, a Hydes Brewery pub.

20th June 2025

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Shorefields Nature Park, Wirral

Photo of the Liverpool waterfront and the Seaforth dock, taken from the Shorefields Nature Park during a visit there with my friend JB.

29th May 2025

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New Bridge Across the Mersey

Photo of the new road bridge across the river Mersey between Widnes and Runcorn, taken during a visit to Runcorn with my friend JB.

28th May 2025

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Two Pubs in Hebden Bridge

About two of the more interesting pubs in Hebden Bridge (the Fox and Goose and Drink); community pubs; and micropubs.

2nd May 2025

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The Hop Vine, Burscough

A recent photo of The Hop Vine Pub, Burscough, Lancashire.

25 February 2025

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The Ferry Tavern, Penketh

Photograph of The Ferry Tavern, a pub on the banks of the river Mersey at Penketh, Cheshire.

31 December 2024

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Scotia Pub, Glasgow

Photograph of the Scotia Bar in Glasgow, one the city’s oldest pubs.

30 December 2024

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Wallace Monument Stirling

Photograph of the Wallace Monument, Stirling, across the rooftops from near the Settle Inn.

28 December 2024

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Bar of the Sportsman Pub

Photograph of the bar of the Sportsman Pub, Huddersfield.

9 December 2024

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The Beer Shack, Clitheroe

Photograph of the Beer Shack, Clitheroe, Lancashire. A very nice micro pub with its own brewery.

17 November 2024

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The Bowland Beer Hall, Clitheroe

Photograph of the Bowland Beer Hall, Clitheroe, Lancashire.

16 November 2024

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Liverpool Brewing Company Tap

Photograph of the bar of the Liverpool Brewing Company Tap, Lime Street Liverpool.

9 October 2024

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