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High Chairs and Termites in Dorchester
I have a real soft spot for Dorchester. It’s a great town and it’s part of West Dorset CAMRA’s demise. It was and still is a Beer Town, so is always worth a visit.
The local Spoons The Royal Oak – rear entrance
And from the Front
My favourite tables along the wall are now high tables, I’m not sure why. Anyway, always a friendly welcome here. Opens at 08:00, Bar opens at 09:00.
All tastes are covered for in Dorchester. Me, I think The Teddy Bear Museum is the way to go.
I’m not sure what happened to Tom Browns? It used to the Tap for the Dorset Brewing Co but now it seems to be a semi open bring your own food Greene King Pub. A bit of a shame. However The Blue Raddle is just around the corner.
A Good Sign. A Very Good Sign.
A traditional Pub with traditional opening hours. However with covers of Private Eye on the walls of the Gents. Reminds me of the days when Spoons used to have The Daily Telegraph on the walls of the Gents.
What more could you ask for and yes the WiFi was good, free and not captive portal. The Ales and Ciders were pretty good too.
I have to be honest, this is my favourite Pub in Dorchester. Great and varied selection of both cask ales and bottles and cans. Great people who run it. Very clean toilets and wonderful punters.
Be nice to the Termites, they love Cask Ale too
They have Jugs too.
And I haven’t mentioned Goldies or the Brewhouse and Kitchen. The sun shone in Dorchester too.
#mb10 – Day 03 – Wrap
It was a time
And it’s time has gone
#mb10 – Stick with the Swan and The Dog – Day 03
Piddle in the morning
Bush in the afternoon
#mb10 – Day 02 – Wrap
Live from The Swan
Where it’s Piddle Central
#mb10 – Back to some Favourite Pubs – Day 02
Private Eye on the walls
And a goal elsewhere
#mb10 – Day 01 – Wrap
All the excitment of Day 01
And live video of me twisting my anklr
#mb10 – 750 Volts and Ruddles The Dog – Day 01
Twisting the ankle
Whilst discovering early opening pubs
750 Volt DC and a 07:00 Start – #mb10
June or the end of June 2019 see me return to Wessex. More correctly Dorchester and Weymouth. The 20th June was chosen as I could have most of my journey in the light.
However when you stop off at Sedgemoor South, M5 West Country and it’s just after 03:00, it is still dark. However the toilets are clean and the McD’s coffee cheap and good. Free O2 WiFi but tethering to ThreeUK LTE is a better bet.
Costa opens at 05:45 weekdays
Happy to be back in the land of 750 Volt 3rd rail trains. A guards strike on South Western Railways had little effect. Watch out for the Black Cat on the Weymouth bound platform.
Where the bar opens at 07:00 weekdays
Winning! I wonder if I’ll get a shout out from Retired Martin for finding a Pub with a 07:00 start?
50% local cask, which is good. LOCALE.
The Globe Inn – Weymouth
A bit of a Mod Pub
And it’s in the Good Beer Guide too. I little like stepping back in time but it had a very friendly welcome.
Moving on to The Doghouse. Weymouth’s finest and as far as I know micro pub. Next to the Library if you are a reader?
The Doghouse – Weymouth
And the Dog of The Doghouse, Ruddles. He had a ball and he was very friendly too.
Mine host at the rear
It really is worth a visit. The best beer in Weymouth, easily. I’m back there on Saturday, Guard strike or no
#mb03 – Day 03 The Final Wrap
Beerex was Great
The weather not so much
Beerex Day 02 and a Change
A Great Beer Festival
And a change in resolution
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