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Saturday, 12 October 2013

A TALE OF TWO PUBS. (12/10/13)

Todays the day for steaming. I’ve checked all the cameras, I have extra batteries and softboxes for the strobes. Memory cards, tripod and a clean hankie.

I arrived at Croft just outside Darlington yesterday lunch time. I got the van parked up and the dogs and I caught the bus into town. It was then a matter of wandering the few hundred yards to Twenty2 for a pint or three and a chat. It is a grand pub with thirteen draft beers and is dog friendly._V0G7741

_V0G7743   It was quiet when we arrived but by five o’clock there was barely standing room. It was time to head home but on the way I got distracted and called at the Comet for another pint and something to eat.

_V0G7738   It was a grand afternoon and evening but my head isn’t as clear as it could be this morning. I think the bag of Pork Scratchings may have been off.

Have a great weekend.

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18 comments:

  1. The Herald12 October 2013 at 08:04

    Looks as though you chanced on a couple of perfect places to while away a Friday afternoon there Adrian?
    Terrible things are those pork scratchings, they can really mess with you head sometimes, especially if ingested with copious amounts of that brown water stuff!

    Here's hoping that you have a 'steaming' good weekend...[;o)

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 08:27

      Trevor, chance didn't play much part.....I have an extensive list of watering holes.
      It's years since I've had pork Scratchings. I'll leave them alone in future.
      It should be a good do.

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  2. Midmarsh John12 October 2013 at 08:08

    Great to see an old establishment nicely decorated without being tarted up.

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 08:27

      John, it is a grand pub and bang in the middle of town.

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  3. Graham Edwards12 October 2013 at 08:36

    You've really got to be careful with these pork scratchings Adrian. One of the (very few) things I miss about England is the pub. There are a few in Scotland but they are not the same. Mind you the pubs I used to frequent in England have so changed that one can hardly call them pubs now anyway.

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 08:50

      I missed pubs this summer. Hotel bars are not the same.
      The breathalyzer, smoking ban and extended opening hours have all led to the demise of proper pubs and the worst of all is allowing children in. There are still some good ones around but they get fewer as the years go by..

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  4. theconstantwalker12 October 2013 at 09:54

    Sounds like you had a wonderful day... enjoy the rest of your "steaming" weekend and I am looking forward to seeing and maybe hearing all about it.

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 17:27

      Andrew, it was a good day but I was a little slow starting this morning.

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  5. Bob Bushell12 October 2013 at 10:31

    Slurp slurp, mouthwatering place to drown yourself.

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  6. Douglas Mcfarlane12 October 2013 at 11:20

    Like the inside of the first pub, especially what looks like half a beer barrel stuck in the wall in the first image, looks like it has true character unlike some of the "themed" pubs that litter many a High Street. Pork Scratchings...yuk!

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 17:29

      Douglas if the themed pubs were all that was left I'd stop going. Pork Scratchings....I suspect it will be a while before I eat them again.

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  7. holdingmoments12 October 2013 at 12:06

    Always good to find a proper pub; or two.
    Cheers.

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 17:30

      Keith, I would have been better stopping with the one pub.

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  8. David Oliver12 October 2013 at 13:08

    First, the pictures...loved 'em!

    The pubs, great! We have nothing like that around here. It is probably a good thing because I would spend way too much time there. And they let you carry a dog inside...wow! Do they let you smoke inside as well? If I had half the energy and ambition I had when I was young I would be outside building one right now.

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 17:32

      Thanks David, the dogs walk in. No smoking was banned ages ago. They do let children in though which ought to be stopped.

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  9. Red12 October 2013 at 15:20

    Okay, steaming is not a term used here. So what the hell is steaming? Anyway nice pubs. Cracklings? I had to ask my wife!

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    1. ADRIAN12 October 2013 at 17:33

      Red, it's watching steam engines. better than the television it is. Scratchings are burnt bits of pig skin.

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