The latest pub crawl by Tim, Tom and me started in Westbury-on-Trym and then made use of the number one bus to get us to Blackboy Hill from whence we drank in watering holes in Clifton, Redland and Cotham before heading back to Whiteladies Road.
The final total of 21 establishments equalled our record. We started in the splendid Victoria on Chock Lane in Westbury-on-Trym soon after midday and finished in the Vittoria on Whiteladies Road just in time for last orders.
A half-pint of real ale was drunk in each pub, with a stop for lunch in Miss Millie’s next to the King’s Arms and dinner in the Indian Ocean on Cotham Hill, between the Deco Lounge and the Hill.
Early sustenance was provided by Tim’s girlfriend Aleisha’s wondrous chocolate brownies, one of which was tragically dropped on the floor between the White Lion and Casamia (we thought about getting the Sanchez-Iglesias brothers to make us a Michelin star packed lunch, but settled on Miss Millie’s fried chicken).
The full list of the crawl: Victoria, White Lion, White Horse, Foresters, Mouse, Post Office Tavern, King’s Arms, Port of Call, Beaufort Arms, Coach and Horses, Red Lion, Jersey Lily, Blackboy Inn, Shakespeare, Clyde Arms, Kensington Arms, Deco Lounge, Hill, Whitelock and Grace, Penny Farthing, and Vittoria.
I was researching Names of streets I knew as a child and came across your 12/12/10 narrative about Westbury, etc. Can anyone tell me the name of the ice cream parlour on Blackboy Hill in 1939 -40? I remember as a child eating a Knickerbocker Glory there — I was about 8 yrs. old. I can taste it still! happy days! But those are the kind of memories that put a smile on my 80 year-old face!