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Hello and welcome. I am a trained (but unfortunately unpaid) beer taster. Hope you enjoy reading my reviews and are inspired to try some of the beers I have sampled for you! I travel the country (and other countries sometimes) to find and try new beers.

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Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Leyburn, North Yorkshire: 1 of 1
If you have read my previous review about Masham you will know that we have just had a lovely trip to the Yorkshire Dales. We were staying in the Richmondshire town of Leyburn; an area in the Wensleydale region of the Dales. Our accommodation was billed as a cottage, but was actually a really nice modern house on the very edg... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: War Game, by Michael Foreman: 1 of 1
"There's a ball in Heaven, Thank God. We'll have a game when this nightmare's over."It's about time for another book review. Once again I've been raiding the children's book shelves, but it's back to the Second World War and I've been looking at an excellent picture book aimed at an audience of 10 years and up. My Christmas r... More..
Travel > Europe A visitor's guide to Eyam Hall, Derbyshire: 1 of 1
For the next in my series of reviews about Derbyshire stately homes and castles I am downgrading - in terms of size, but not in quality. Eyam Hall may not be as vast as Chatsworth, or as imposing on the landscape as Bolsover Castle, but it is well worth a visit and is certainly a lovely building in an excellent tourist locati... More..
Food & Drink > Beer Reviews Beer reviews: Against the Grain: 1 of 1
I have been in the process of writing this review for a while (since last February actually) and have been surprised by the difficulties I have found in getting it done. I was fortunate to have been involved in a World First last year! Along with our own beer festival in February we also helped to bring about the first ever I... More..
Travel > Europe Experiences at the Bladnoch Distillery, Wigtown, Scotland: 1 of 1
During our trip to Scotland in June this year we went out on a few day trips. One of these was to a distillery nearby. Over the past couple of years we have visited quite a few different breweries, so we thought it would be nice to go to distillery to see the difference between producing beer and whisky. The area we were stay... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: Fire, Bed & Bone, by Henrietta Branford: 1 of 1
I was scanning the bookshelves down in the Children's Library the other day for something a bit different to read. I am currently reading "As Meat Loves Salt" by Maria McCann and am finding it a little heavy. Looking for a bit of less involved reading I thought I would pick a children's book.Finally deciding on "Fire, Bed and... More..
Local Guides > Manchester Hotel reviews: Travelodge Manchester Central, Manchester, UK: 1 of 1
A few weeks before Christmas in 2005 we got tickets to see Rick Astley play at the Lowry Theatre in Salford Quays, near Manchester. The year we did the same the same thing and stayed in a hotel near to the theatre. This was convenient in terms of getting to and from the Lowry Centre, but the downside was that there was little... More..
Travel > Europe Travel experiences: Masham, Yorkshire, UK: 1 of 1
Last year we went on a a lovely trip to the North Yorkshire and the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. We picked our location (Leyburn) because it was handy for public transport and we could give our friend who normally drives a break and travel by bus. We looked in our Yorkshire Dales travel brochure and planned trips out throughout... More..
Arts & Humanities > Children's Literature Book reviews: Street Child, by Berlie Doherty: 1 of 1
There are some books that you read and enjoy but soon forget about. There are some books that you read and enjoy but make you think about them for a good while after. I enjoy the former but relish the latter and am really pleased when I come across a good story that also has a message and an impact. I am happy to report that ... More..
Travel > Hotel Reviews Hotel reviews: Infotel, Mons, Belgium: 1 of 1
At August Bank Holiday in 2005 we went on another extremely successful long weekend to Belgium. This time we were staying in a different region of Belgium and had the opportunity to experience the French rather than Dutch influenced region of Hainaut (previous trips have taken us the northern province of Flanders) and the Inf... More..