Inspired by the news that one of mine is closing for good today:
Was where all the local bands used to hang out in the early 00s. One of the very few non-townie pubs in central peterborough at the time. Right next to the bus station too, so came straight from my village into town and it was right there. Close to The Park where all the gigs happened. Rival pub: bogarts (now the ostrich, still going strong)
Sam smiths but didnt really know what that was at the time - just seemed like a nice cheap selection of weird drinks. Had one of my first dates with my wife there and lots of great nights talking nonsense with friends at a time when mostly we didnt have many responsibilities/still not sure where life was leading us, so will always think of it very fondly.
Rip wortley almshouses - you smelled terrible and the toilets were diabolical but you were pretty great for a while back there.
I believe the pub closest to my parentsâ house is the only pub opened by the queen. Itâs still pretty much the same as ever. I preferred to walk an extra 10 mins to another pub though, which was like somewhere from the wild west. It got renamed for a few years but recently has reverted back to its previous name. It is no longer as rough and ready as it used to be although no doubt it all kicks off there once in a while still.
Both pubs are in Stevenage, can anyone guess their names?
The Venue : Metal club famously lax in any form of ID check, also lacking in a drinks license meaning it was officially a ârestaurant.â You were given a meal voucher on entry, so they could sell drink that way. The vodka was absolute rat poison. 10/10 would go back tomorrow.
Katy Dalys
Still going, still exactly the same as it was 20 years ago
Auntie Annieâs: Shut, reopened as something else and then reopened again as some stupid faux âye olde Irish pubâ thing.
this was my fave, old man pub right near my third year house. more of a locals pub than a student one in my day, theyâve definitely rebranded to be a bit more trendy which is a real shame. got properly off my face for the first time here watching Wigan beat Man City in the FA Cup final about three days after submitting my dissertation, stumbled home after 6 pints and threw up after leaving my friends and boyfriend a load of loving voicemails https://www.kb-penryn.com/
this was a bit more fancy and i had my first mulled wine here. more studenty but youâd still get locals coming in to watch the football. watched Chelsea 1 - 1 Liverpool in 2012 and then drunk messaged my boyfriend at the time and it was barely coherent, i drunk messaged my brother as well and mentioned my bf (who was Northern Irish and my family referred to him as âPaddy Powerâ). my brother then screenshotted the messages and posted them on Facebook, tagging me, meaning that my bf discovered that we called him Paddy Power. oh my god, the shame. anyway, nice pub https://www.thethirstyscholar.co.uk/
quite shocked to discover this one closed in 2019! great bar, fond memories of doing the pub quiz and coming second every single time until Paddy Power visited and we did the quiz as a two and won (he dumped me the week after)
I canât think what I would have considered to be my preferred pub in Falmouth. went to quite a wide range without having a favourite, i think. although i only remember having moderately resentful nights out at Jacobâs Ladder, so not that one. Spoons might have been the one i went to most often, yâknow
The Old Inn, Malborough
Used to work there. Was a really good food pub then changed hands and was shit for ages. Now slightly better and the food is nice but the landlord is massively right wing.
The Royal Oak, Malborough
Worked here too. Still going, the landlord is now a 70 year old ex-pyro expert who used to work with loads of bands. Also used to run a horse riding school in Ibiza. Itâs dirty and cluttered and a bit shit and I still love it.
The Quay, Kingsbridge
Now closed, might be turning into flats, or maybe a Spar.
The Ship & Plough, Kingsbridge
Now a Costa Coffee
Creeks End, Kingsbridge
Still going, same landlord, still shit. Used to go here to play darts and drink baby Guinness during free periods in 6th form.
My local for the years between being allowed in pubs and moving away was demolished about ten years ago and too many houses were built on the site Iâm sure theyâre fine in terms of building regulations but theyâre all about a metre in width. I wonât tell you the name because itâs a bit too close to my parentsâ house. Just before it was demolished, the new landlord renamed the function room after himself. This os only funny because he had the same name as my dad so people would organise wakes and christening parties in The [dadâs name] Suite.
The Turkâs Head in Tynemouth is still open but I havenât been in there for probably five years.
Just across the road from my mum and dadâs gaff. Used to be a Beefeater when I was growing up. Big garden which was good in the summer. Now part of Vintage Inn. Beer section is ok and thereâs a decent amount of outdoor seating. Food is ok.
The Old House At Home
Used to be a bit of a dive when I was growing up. Now a gastro pub and a bit of a hub for the village. Decent pub, does a good beer and the food is bloody lovely.
The Blacksmithâs Arms (now closed, aka Blacksmithâs)
Was a really nice pub. Used to get taken in here for a bite of coke (glass) and a pack of brannigans. Had one of those plastic climbing frames that looked like a tree. Closed for ages, then reopened as a gastro place but permanently closed now.
had five main locals when i first started drinking.
one is a costcutter with a physio upstairs. one is a shit byob indian restaurant. one is an IT company headquarters. one is a home for people with dementia. only the white lion remains, still exactly the same with exactly the same clientele only sometimes their sons are in there too now.
Just looked up the first pub I worked in when I was 18. Really depressing place, just a handful of locals every evening silently staring into their pints.
Still there and looks exactly the same apart from theyâve swapped the darts board for a tv.
Canât believe it didnât close down 25 years ago.