Mark
@rfcider.bsky.social
Bimbling down the auld Corpse Road with a view to a pint or two...
Love a good walk, pubs, music, beer, art, cider, Leicester Tigers RFC, the Sooty Show.
Occasionally packin’ a 1953 FED-1 Camera
https://corbypubsafari.blogspot.com/
Love a good walk, pubs, music, beer, art, cider, Leicester Tigers RFC, the Sooty Show.
Occasionally packin’ a 1953 FED-1 Camera
https://corbypubsafari.blogspot.com/
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Actually it’s not an age thing with me, I’ve always hated drinking when cold. Strangely this doesn’t apply when drinking Helles at the top of a mountain in Austria…
February 3, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Actually it’s not an age thing with me, I’ve always hated drinking when cold. Strangely this doesn’t apply when drinking Helles at the top of a mountain in Austria…
Only if it’s signed… by Epstein 😳
February 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Only if it’s signed… by Epstein 😳
Karen’s been home all day, I’ll be down to my speedos by 9…
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Karen’s been home all day, I’ll be down to my speedos by 9…
That was a few hours ago and needless to say I’m jealous now 😂
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
That was a few hours ago and needless to say I’m jealous now 😂
I felt alright waiting for the bus at 7am, by the time I got off it in Melton it was like Siberia and I don’t feel I’ve warmed up since. I don’t think any of the pubs I’ve been in have been cold, but they’re struggling to be really toasty.
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
I felt alright waiting for the bus at 7am, by the time I got off it in Melton it was like Siberia and I don’t feel I’ve warmed up since. I don’t think any of the pubs I’ve been in have been cold, but they’re struggling to be really toasty.
The auld Murphy’s, has returned to The Vaults in Uppingham, which is fine…
Feeling my age today, yes it’s fuckin’ cold out, but other than Don Paddys, which was toasty, I don’t think I’ve felt properly warm all day…
Feeling my age today, yes it’s fuckin’ cold out, but other than Don Paddys, which was toasty, I don’t think I’ve felt properly warm all day…
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The auld Murphy’s, has returned to The Vaults in Uppingham, which is fine…
Feeling my age today, yes it’s fuckin’ cold out, but other than Don Paddys, which was toasty, I don’t think I’ve felt properly warm all day…
Feeling my age today, yes it’s fuckin’ cold out, but other than Don Paddys, which was toasty, I don’t think I’ve felt properly warm all day…
Classic combo, wood burning stove and a pint of Bass. Good pub too.
February 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Classic combo, wood burning stove and a pint of Bass. Good pub too.
February 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Bass, always Bass mate.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Bass, always Bass mate.
Always a good Bass in the Crown, good turnover I think.
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Always a good Bass in the Crown, good turnover I think.
Ooh! That speaks to me… 😂
February 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Ooh! That speaks to me… 😂
Levitation, Levitation, Levitation?…
February 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Levitation, Levitation, Levitation?…
Wasn’t that more of a Hancocks country? I don’t recall seeing much Bass in Wales when it was popular in the 80’s/90’s, so maybe not so much call for it.
February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Wasn’t that more of a Hancocks country? I don’t recall seeing much Bass in Wales when it was popular in the 80’s/90’s, so maybe not so much call for it.
Getting commoner, particularly around Rutland for some reason.
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Getting commoner, particularly around Rutland for some reason.
Seems to me that what we know about Mandelson is absolutely ‘nothing’ compared to what Mandelson knows. How else do we explain Mandelson…
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Seems to me that what we know about Mandelson is absolutely ‘nothing’ compared to what Mandelson knows. How else do we explain Mandelson…
Planning: “It’s absolutely essential and totally non-negotiable that you respect the integrity of this conservation area by maintaining Reed Thatch to the front elevation of your Grade II listed building”
Owner: “What about the back?”
Planning: Anything but corrugated iron mate…
Owner: “What about the back?”
Planning: Anything but corrugated iron mate…
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Planning: “It’s absolutely essential and totally non-negotiable that you respect the integrity of this conservation area by maintaining Reed Thatch to the front elevation of your Grade II listed building”
Owner: “What about the back?”
Planning: Anything but corrugated iron mate…
Owner: “What about the back?”
Planning: Anything but corrugated iron mate…
Unexpected second Bass of the day (it’s everywhere now!) at the Lord Nelson in Oakham. Nice pint too…
February 3, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Unexpected second Bass of the day (it’s everywhere now!) at the Lord Nelson in Oakham. Nice pint too…
The Yolk is clearly on someone else…
February 3, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The Yolk is clearly on someone else…
Career Politician, ideals and moral backbone optional…
February 3, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Career Politician, ideals and moral backbone optional…
Melton Pub News: The Noel’s Arms has reopened since my last visit to Melton, though not on a Tuesday natch’, and more restaurant than pub it seems. A stones throw away, the former Beauty Lab is where the Hop Stop Micro Craft Beer Bar is due to open soon, though presumably not on a Tuesday…
#Pubs
#Pubs
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Melton Pub News: The Noel’s Arms has reopened since my last visit to Melton, though not on a Tuesday natch’, and more restaurant than pub it seems. A stones throw away, the former Beauty Lab is where the Hop Stop Micro Craft Beer Bar is due to open soon, though presumably not on a Tuesday…
#Pubs
#Pubs
Never a huge fan of Home Ales, nothing much wrong with their beers but seemed to be brewed for swilling rather than having any real character. Whilst you either loved or hated Shippo’s, at least it had enough about it to divide opinion 😂
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Never a huge fan of Home Ales, nothing much wrong with their beers but seemed to be brewed for swilling rather than having any real character. Whilst you either loved or hated Shippo’s, at least it had enough about it to divide opinion 😂
Best seat (standing) in the house again…
Pint of the auld Bass at the Crown Inn, Melton Mowbray.
Pint of the auld Bass at the Crown Inn, Melton Mowbray.
February 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Best seat (standing) in the house again…
Pint of the auld Bass at the Crown Inn, Melton Mowbray.
Pint of the auld Bass at the Crown Inn, Melton Mowbray.
We had quite a few Shipstone’s houses in Leicester and generally didn’t use them for choice preferring the Kimberley Ales. This recreation of their Mild is really nice though.
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
We had quite a few Shipstone’s houses in Leicester and generally didn’t use them for choice preferring the Kimberley Ales. This recreation of their Mild is really nice though.