On the 27th March we will be meeting from 1230 in the Frank Hornby.  This is a change from my original destination of Waterloo.

Photo below was taken in the Bridewell all packed into one of the small cells!

Gin Club – Meet on 14th February from 1230 in the Crown Hotel pub on Lime Street. We will sample a gin or two here and also have lunch before heading to Blacklers Wetherspoon’s just over the road.

Real Ale – Meet on 28th February from 1230 in the Lime Kiln. After here we will walk up to the Grapes and then down to the Bridewell.

On 27th December there will be a Real Ale Meet Up in Ormskirk.  Please meet from 1230 in the Court Leet.  After here we will visit the Buck I’th Vine and Tap Room No 12.in Club – the first meet up of 2020 will be 10th January in Formby.  Please meet in The Lifeboat Wetherspoon’s from 1230. Continue reading →

Real Ale – this month we will be meeting on Friday 29th November in the Lime Kiln Liverpool from 1230.  After here we will visit pubs around the Hardman Street area.

Gin Club –  on our 2nd outing we will be meeting on Friday 15th November in the North Western Lime Street from 1230.  We will then call into the Crown pub on Lime Street.

Christmas Meal – on Friday 6th December we will be travelling to Southport for our festive meal.  Please meet in the Guesthouse pub from 1230.  I need food orders beforehand, if you have not given your order to me already I will be in touch.

Please note that we will be meeting on Friday 1st November a week later than usual.  We will be visiting Ormskirk and meeting from 1230 in the Court Leet.  After food and a couple of ales we will visit the newly refurbished Buck I’th Vine just 2 minutes away and then back down the street to Tap Room No 12. We will probably head over to the Cricketers before heading home.  The picture below was taken in the Helter Skelter in Frodsham on last month’s day out.  Despite torrential rain most of the day we managed to keep dry, outside that is!

Helter Skelter Frodsham

On Friday 27th September we will be visiting Frodsham.  We will be catching the 1136 train from Lime Street Station (Platform 8).  If you would like to have breakfast beforehand please meet from 1030 in The North Western.  Frodsham is ideal for a pub crawl as all the pubs are within about 5 minutes walk.  Also there is another famous pie shop (Cowards) and the steak and kidney is the best I have tasted in years!  Hope to see most of you then. Cheers! Sue

July  – This month’s meet up will actually take place on Saturday 3rd August.  We will be visiting Connoisseur Brewery in St Helens and will be catching the 11:45 train from Lime Street.  Those who would like breakfast beforehand please meet in the North Western Wetherspoons from 10:45. The Brewery has an open day on the first Saturday of each month and has a good selection of dark and light real ales and also the famous Burchall’s pork pies are available.  If time allows we will also visit the Cricketers Pub.

August  – We will be meeting on Friday 30th August from 12:00 in The Captain Alexander opposite James Street Station.  This is the latest new Wetherspoons to open in Liverpool.  Note the earlier meeting time, this is so we can hopefully get enough tables together for us all!  From here we will visit a few other real ale pubs in the area.

This month on the 28th June we will be going to Chester.  To make the most of the day we will be taking the 11:01 train from Maghull Station (or 10:57 from Maghull North).  We are due to arrive in Chester at 12:11 and we will then walk towards the centre and have lunch and beers in The Square Bottle (Wetherspoon).  From here there are many great pubs including Ye Olde Boot Inn, Brewery Tap, Cross Keys and Pied Bull to name just a few! On the walk back to the train station we can visit The Cellar and The Deva Tap both new micro pubs. Cross fingers for good weather but either way it will be a top day out!

Our next Real Ale Meet Up will be Friday 31st May in Liverpool.  Please meet from 1230 in Blacklers Wetherspoon on Great Charlotte St.  We will have lunch here then walk up Mount Pleasant to the Pen Factory, on to Hard Times and Misery, Mackenzie’s and the Grapes. Look forward to seeing you all then. Sue Continue reading →