If all the pubs have been closed for several days ...

... Who drank all this beer?

Cold, Wet and Windy

The view from the window in 

The Waterfront Pub

looking out on to Plymouth Sound.

The Three Crowns Pub

These craft are moored conveniently close to the pub.

Tales from the riverbank.

Looking back across the River Tamar towards Plymouth,

from the hamlet of Cremyll, on the Cornish bank.

This couple are enjoying our recent spell of beautiful weather

as they wait for the pub to open and start serving lunch.

A tiny cog in a very large machine.

In the UK the night-time economy is worth £66bn, according to the 
Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), and employs 1.3 million people in hospitality and entertainment, including pubs, restaurants and music venues, 
and leisure and retail, including late-night shops, fast-food establishments, 
gyms and beauty salons.

This is part of Plymouth's contribution to those statistics.

A sign of the times.

The dramatic rise in the popularity of Cider continues apace.

I spotted this pub sign recently.

The image of "SCRUMPY" as Cider was traditionally known in this part of the world, has moved upmarket.
 It is now very "Trendy".

Not that many years ago, few, if any, pubs would have proclaimed

 that they were a "SCRUMPY HOUSE"

The locals seem wary of strangers.

Same Windows, different views

As the seasons change,  different worlds fill the frame.

 These pictures were taken at my favourite Pub,The Waterfront, 

on the shore of Plymouth Sound.

This picture taken 12th October 2018

This picture taken 18th August 2018

12th October 2018

18th August 2018

Is it possible to have too many pictures on the walls?

Inside the Hyde Park Hotel, Mutlet Plain, Plymouth.

Yesterday we looked at the exterior,
 now come in a take a look at the inside.

 

Is it possible to have too many flowers?

The Hyde Park Hotel on Mutley Plain, Plymouth.

Come back tomorrow 

and take a look inside.

The Jolly landlord

and the Beerologist compare tasting notes.

Inside the warm and welcoming Maritime  Inn, 

on the quayside in the historic Barbican area of Sutton Harbour.

 

 

The Union Inn,

at Saltash, on the Cornish bank of River Tamar,

almost underneath Brunel's famous railway bridge which connects England.to Cornwall.

"Parting is such sweet sorrow"

Two shots from the same spot.

Looking through the window of the Waterfront Bar and Restaurant, onto Plymouth Sound.

In fact both taken at about the same time of day; noon.

21st July 2017

 

13 April 2017

Summer has been on hold for the last couple of weeks, and the thunderstorms of the last few days have caused havoc in some places in our region, like Coverack, down the coast from us in Cornwall

The Mayflower Memorial

 commemorates the sailing, in 1620,  of the Pilgrim Fathers

 to America.

In the background you can see the ADMIRAL MACBRIDE public house,

take a look inside.

Good company, good weather and a full glass.

Dancing in the New Year

These local Morris Dancers welcomed in the New Year

 with a lively performance in the street outside the Dolphin,

  one of the well loved pubs on the Barbican.

Only these hardy smokers watched at close quarters, from the pub door ,

but across the street a large, appreciative crowd gathered, ignoring the rain.

The view from my favourite window.

This is the scene from a window in the Waterfront Bar/Restaurant,

which looks out on to Plymouth Sound.

After  "Storm Angus", which was followed by several days of wind and rain,

 it is great to see bright, calm weather return. 

November has started as October finished

with the most glorious warm sunny weather.

The Union Inn, Saltash.

This colourful pub is on the Waterside at Saltash, on the Cornish shore of the Tamar.