30th Birthday

[Matt Vinyl]

Well, it's my 30th next week and am planning a trip up town with a few buddies for an all-day sesh - both drinking and the occaisional coin, no doubt.

Will get to London Bridge around 09:30ish, any suggestions of a good route to take - mainly to enjoy decent ale / surroundings?

If any of you are around that way next Friday, I may well bump into you...

[thecannonball89]

Happy birthday mate

[Northern Monkey]

[quote="Matt Vinyl"]Well, it's my 30th next week and am planning a trip up town with a few buddies for an all-day sesh - both drinking and the occaisional coin, no doubt. ]

I always enjoy a "stroll" down the South Bank moving west from LB- there are three pubs between LB and Blackfriars that all have good river views from the outdoor areas. Unfortunately they dont open till 11ish. I have a feeling the Hoop & Grapes (exitvia Borough high Street)may open early doors and if not the pubs in/ around Borough market just over the road may be worth a try.

I am bad with names- first one on the South Bank run you get to is a Nicholsons (Thameside Inn) which has a quizzy and a couple of fruits but not sure what as last time in there was struggling to change my baby's sh*tty nappy in the disabled loo whilst making sure oone abducted the 4 year old. Then you have the Anchor (normally one outdated fruit) which has good outside seating area and then just before Blackfriars you have the Founders arms (A youngs pub). Just the other side of Blackfriars you have the Doggets Coat & Badge which has numerous levels, pool tables on the top and at least last I was in a variety of coin operated entertainment.

I would suggest those as a start as nice 5 min stroll between each and avoids heading into the city where all pubs will be rammed full of suited twats (like me) on a Friday lunch.

[Matt Vinyl]

Cheers Cannon!

Ah, that sounds superb, Mr. Monkey! I'll be shedding my suit for that day, definitely! Do they still do the 'Ale Trail'? I recall completing two of them about 3 years ago - and when I woke up the next morning found myself with the female t-shirts. DOH! (Pity there was no female in them, but...)

[harry2]

Happy Birthday, Matt !!

http://www.londonaletrail.co.uk/

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[Nixxy]

Matt - make sure you find time to play the £25 Snailblazer tucked away in Bateman Street, Soho (I think the pub is The Carlisle Arms)

[milk monitor]

Many happy RETURNS Matt

[Matt Vinyl]

Cheers for all the comments guys - and H, that is v. useful!

Snailblazer?! Excellent! One of my old favourites that. Well, the b-day is tomorrow, but sadly work gets in the way until Friday.

[harry2]

Theres also this one, amongst others !

http://www.tclpc.i12.com/

[trayhop123]

fuck it , im in

matt ,,,,,,,,,,,,, where exactly will you be at 930 am m8?

name of pub and nearest tube point please bud ?

can i encourage ratty and ob to turn up?

maybe nix , silent , or any other london resident may show?

faces to names n all that. :P



if hrk turns up , we could hang him from tower bridge

[silent g]

time and date!

[Nixxy]

Lee as easily as I would commit to an all-day drinking/slotting sesh, I'm not sure that it was us that Matt was thinking of spending the day with!

(although the plan is a good 'un - lets do it soon lol)

[trayhop123]

ahhh , perhaps i read it wrong , and jumped the gun ,,,,,,,, apologies .


it does say if any of us are around lol ............... erm and i might erm just happen to be erm around london on that day ,,,,,,,,,, :P

up to matt ,,,,,,,,, no wories if its a private affair.