{"id":236043,"date":"2025-05-11T06:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/beer\/a-lie-in-throws-my-meticulously-laid-plans-into-disarray\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T06:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T06:57:09","slug":"a-lie-in-throws-my-meticulously-laid-plans-into-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=236043","title":{"rendered":"A lie-in, throws my meticulously laid plans into disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-9043099930140566062\" itemprop=\"description articleBody\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwMFL2fVEifrBo4lisf_0Rg17xo8IZoz3mstktk8iVdmXpaPDmI7jcwk7924O8idgt0xpCcO6LCgmMIDAPn4KpG70tYR9Cm5oTlOD3S_GhCVuUIsOg16CZW6gsYgycLZ0aaYrrVB-gV95R6SRNRMJrgcqRqQBd0tAZeKT5pStY1AdSXQcJTvLxSAZMAy8\/s3907\/Queen%20Anne%20Ext.%202.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2077\" data-original-width=\"3907\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiwMFL2fVEifrBo4lisf_0Rg17xo8IZoz3mstktk8iVdmXpaPDmI7jcwk7924O8idgt0xpCcO6LCgmMIDAPn4KpG70tYR9Cm5oTlOD3S_GhCVuUIsOg16CZW6gsYgycLZ0aaYrrVB-gV95R6SRNRMJrgcqRqQBd0tAZeKT5pStY1AdSXQcJTvLxSAZMAy8\/w400-h213\/Queen%20Anne%20Ext.%202.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Good evening. After an absence of several weeks, the day<br \/>\nbefore yesterday marked the return of <b>Pub Friday.<\/b> It had been a considerable<br \/>\ntime since my last bus trip, although I did take the train to <b>Marden<\/b><br \/>\nlast <b>Friday <\/b>in a further attempt to revisit the two pubs that were closed on my<br \/>\n<b>Easter Monday <\/b>visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwWAcQr-tc4eay4yNw78vrKvcLtzhQ-wc-O7UvmZkyPzddRn4vGYCwcJN93PA3wGdohSQsH1wuUj4hM7AJnkm0czyULdM9rGWBVbWGfBTmH4zlnT0Qomlfv29T6M3jjgIvvYhkwBFqx8LvZ7e2o0_fUT2xdD-_QFS0ztI1bBho7-NxDwKARtBTuFRHIJk\/s4000\/IMG_20231003_151652.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2250\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjwWAcQr-tc4eay4yNw78vrKvcLtzhQ-wc-O7UvmZkyPzddRn4vGYCwcJN93PA3wGdohSQsH1wuUj4hM7AJnkm0czyULdM9rGWBVbWGfBTmH4zlnT0Qomlfv29T6M3jjgIvvYhkwBFqx8LvZ7e2o0_fUT2xdD-_QFS0ztI1bBho7-NxDwKARtBTuFRHIJk\/w400-h225\/IMG_20231003_151652.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That trip was only partially successful, as disclosed in<br \/>\nthe previous article.\u00a0<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"> <\/span>Currently, it is an <b><i>\u201call-hands-on-deck\u201d<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nsituation as <b>Mrs. PBTS<\/b> and I prepare for our two-week, <b>British Isles<\/b><br \/>\ncruise which commences on <b>Sunday <\/b>week. Additionally, we are faced with<br \/>\nthe task of clearing out <b>30 years<\/b> of accumulated <b><i>\u201citems\u201d<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nfrom our kitchen, in order to make way for the installation of a new kitchen by<br \/>\nthe fitters we have engaged. The kitchen will be installed whilst we are away,<br \/>\nallowing the craftsmen uninhibited access to the work area, without us getting<br \/>\nin the way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgx9I2eJ_nzRxcG2MhN7vsdRswk_kVVCqZ9eOzrAnYCMFcmpHrdhY4sLzckgeMJx0KZqAtO7D0iFFzjJNoOGozYIykagsItnebCNaJnXXJv6q7zGAoHO0jh8QOlGELvmaUnQ5aHEezZLX0_IcMEWitF5QPtid7E1OIzrWSqadGLoXLuS3pwvwNQkiGCSfs\/s1979\/Laboratory.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"1476\" data-original-width=\"1979\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgx9I2eJ_nzRxcG2MhN7vsdRswk_kVVCqZ9eOzrAnYCMFcmpHrdhY4sLzckgeMJx0KZqAtO7D0iFFzjJNoOGozYIykagsItnebCNaJnXXJv6q7zGAoHO0jh8QOlGELvmaUnQ5aHEezZLX0_IcMEWitF5QPtid7E1OIzrWSqadGLoXLuS3pwvwNQkiGCSfs\/w400-h299\/Laboratory.JPG\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It is truly remarkable how much clutter can accumulate over<br \/>\nthe years. With numerous drawers and cupboards, the temptation often arises to<br \/>\nstore items rather than discard them, thinking they might be useful someday.<br \/>\nWhile this may be my wife&#8217;s rationale, I must admit that I am likely guilty of<br \/>\nthis habit as well. We made reasonable progress, and I was planning to continue<br \/>\nthe work, until my wife announced she had a <b>VAT return <\/b>to complete, on behalf<br \/>\nof one of her builder clients. She mentioned that she could work best if I went<br \/>\nout, allowing her some peace and quiet. I was more than happy to accommodate<br \/>\nher request, but where should I go?<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNIRMxh5nKZ-NrmkjACqxaEF8KbUllW5g7ZtMNmQ2uUVwdxOCL0AMLrtX3NOkKFv-B_qq-aaR_4Ncl8iQXlTeUs7iZn-30CizzQS7y6mQyiISn_T-rVNH3IV5_MZ2m6uWVTpXmgQ94QuUGFTCLS7LDlDSRT8mEmA6-W2fzN5KRqPHPBxsrJioHe-OLH9k\/s4128\/Brighton%20pump%20house.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3096\" data-original-width=\"4128\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjNIRMxh5nKZ-NrmkjACqxaEF8KbUllW5g7ZtMNmQ2uUVwdxOCL0AMLrtX3NOkKFv-B_qq-aaR_4Ncl8iQXlTeUs7iZn-30CizzQS7y6mQyiISn_T-rVNH3IV5_MZ2m6uWVTpXmgQ94QuUGFTCLS7LDlDSRT8mEmA6-W2fzN5KRqPHPBxsrJioHe-OLH9k\/w400-h300\/Brighton%20pump%20house.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In my free time, I have been trying to visit as many <b>Heritage<br \/>\nPubs<\/b> listed by <b>CAMRA <\/b>as possible. This isn\u2019t a <b><i>\u201ctime-bound\u201d<\/i><\/b><br \/>\nproject, but much more of an open-ended <b><i>\u201cas and when\u201d<\/i><\/b> type of<br \/>\nexercise However, I have already visited most of the ones within easy<br \/>\ntravelling distance, those located farther afield, require a lot more forward<br \/>\nplanning and attention, in order to tick them off the list. I have considered<br \/>\nspending a couple of days in <b>Brighton,<\/b> where there are about six heritage pubs.,<br \/>\nbut there are also other <b><i>\u201chot spots\u201d <\/i><\/b>such as <b>Canterbury, Faversham<\/b> and <b>Thanet.<\/b><br \/>\nThese destinations involve a fair amount of travel time, hence the idea of a<br \/>\nfew overnight stops, or the occasional, long weekend.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBtwfyTTp4dgSD9BrM0RdxDknfZsfXSwqdzYtNCNoZzVISTUXTG84wLUttGNuk11x9kNj2u7cQwnLjVb6S9AYo-S1UrbwOhAyapgBH6hvUdKM-Hir5EZFy_2yB3zxFuwc-4J4ouRrzY-sTpqquOjOGo3enbZ_v0CcHfoJuwdZszE-2XlfOfbFv_PP8rlU\/s800\/MED-11834-130761-tudor-rose-upper-upnor.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"600\" data-original-width=\"800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBtwfyTTp4dgSD9BrM0RdxDknfZsfXSwqdzYtNCNoZzVISTUXTG84wLUttGNuk11x9kNj2u7cQwnLjVb6S9AYo-S1UrbwOhAyapgBH6hvUdKM-Hir5EZFy_2yB3zxFuwc-4J4ouRrzY-sTpqquOjOGo3enbZ_v0CcHfoJuwdZszE-2XlfOfbFv_PP8rlU\/w400-h300\/MED-11834-130761-tudor-rose-upper-upnor.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>One suggestion, a little closer to home, and perhaps more accessible<br \/>\n(incorrect, as it happened), was the tiny maritime settlement of <b>Upnor,<\/b> a place<br \/>\nthat is nothing more than a hamlet, situated on an inlet off the <b>Medway<br \/>\n<\/b>estuary, to the northwest of <b>Chatham,<\/b> and on the opposite bank of the river.<br \/>\nIt\u2019s a place I&#8217;ve visited before, although the last time I set foot there, must<br \/>\nhave been 30 years or more ago. <b>Upnor<\/b> is graced by a charming little pub called<br \/>\nthe <b>Tudor Rose <\/b>sited at the top of a hill which leads down to the river. The<br \/>\npub was free house when I first knew it, although today it belongs to <b>Shepherd<br \/>\nNeame<\/b> and, as referenced earlier, is on <b>CAMRA\u2019s Heritage Pub<\/b> website.<\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"tr-caption-container\" style=\"float: left;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZF-Qxg7XUUxpFr6GG8kA54lrLWrWEByqwRVMV9nY-_fQzRZIPayGiQstyo5ocXvAFllRESOcdZfyZm6zkBz-w8Min1t_jioaYLKTfw5JXK-IMSqxa2whPyTPncN-lqW1fuolcX3szc65aPBP5mah4DitiLwsFAQgthG-4eiHilxbq1d9O-5ZeGu_zaY8\/s4608\/Tudor_Rose,_Upnor_5564.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3456\" data-original-width=\"4608\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhZF-Qxg7XUUxpFr6GG8kA54lrLWrWEByqwRVMV9nY-_fQzRZIPayGiQstyo5ocXvAFllRESOcdZfyZm6zkBz-w8Min1t_jioaYLKTfw5JXK-IMSqxa2whPyTPncN-lqW1fuolcX3szc65aPBP5mah4DitiLwsFAQgthG-4eiHilxbq1d9O-5ZeGu_zaY8\/w400-h300\/Tudor_Rose,_Upnor_5564.jpg\" title=\"https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:ClemRutter\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>https:\/\/commons.m.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/User:ClemRutter<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Also on the site, is the village\u2019s second pub, the <b>King&#8217;s Arms,<\/b><br \/>\nwhich is a little further in land. So, the opportunity to tick off a couple of<br \/>\nnational inventory, heritage pubs seemed too good to miss, but how to get there<br \/>\nusing public transport, was the issue stopping me. Taking the train to <b>Strood,<\/b><br \/>\nwas the obvious answer, as an hourly service operates between the <b>Medway towns<\/b><br \/>\nand <b>Paddock Wood,<\/b> but the fly in the ointment, proved to be the infrequent bus<br \/>\nservice between <b>Strood <\/b>and <b>Upnor. <\/b>Running at two hourly intervals, and at the<br \/>\nmost inconvenient of times \u2013 no joined-up thinking when it came to connecting<br \/>\nwith local rail services, I quickly dropped that idea. There was the option of<br \/>\na two-mile walk from <b>Strood<\/b> station, but I am not a huge fan of walking through<br \/>\nurban areas, or of post-industrial blight. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxdfc451AiD4fI5_Gu8dJo31Ztye1geqKqsQQqVUp5vQB5OFMLXC1_UcUviKuGlWuFQgZY2pA1Z_mvj_S5S-Y36X6cPnRrR4-J9P7S15bfEpxi5aqj_tPrHlVZSFdMPr5sHguABehg8JL77uCxBsGFuk9Sv0lAXIfEOtX7chu1Jrr9QXVXLfhbnsHvA64\/s3713\/Gallipot%20bar.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2071\" data-original-width=\"3713\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhxdfc451AiD4fI5_Gu8dJo31Ztye1geqKqsQQqVUp5vQB5OFMLXC1_UcUviKuGlWuFQgZY2pA1Z_mvj_S5S-Y36X6cPnRrR4-J9P7S15bfEpxi5aqj_tPrHlVZSFdMPr5sHguABehg8JL77uCxBsGFuk9Sv0lAXIfEOtX7chu1Jrr9QXVXLfhbnsHvA64\/w400-h223\/Gallipot%20bar.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Another day, perhaps, but not on a bright and sunny spring<br \/>\nday, when I could be enjoying the splendour of the beautiful <b>Kent<\/b> and <b>Sussex<br \/>\n<\/b>countryside, rather than trudging through a series of soulless industrial<br \/>\nestates. This was where the idea of <u><a href=\"https:\/\/baileysbeerblog.blogspot.com\/2022\/03\/a-ride-by-bus-along-edge-of-forest.html\"><b>repeating a bus journey<\/b><\/a><\/u> along the <b>B 2110<\/b>,<br \/>\nin the direction of <b><a name=\"_Hlk197797694\">East Grinstead<\/a>,<\/b> re-surfaced. <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span>The aforementioned road skirts the northern<br \/>\nedge of <b>Ashdown Forest<\/b>, and on is way west passes through a number of delightful<br \/>\nand picturesque <b>Wealden<\/b> settlements. <b>Groombridge, Withyham, Hartfield, Colemans Hatch<\/b><br \/>\nand <b>Forest Row<\/b> are the principal places along this road, although on this<br \/>\noccasion <b>Coleman\u2019s Hatch<\/b> would represent my most westerly point. It was exactly<br \/>\nthe same, just over three years ago, when I used the<b> 291 Metrobus<\/b>, which runs<br \/>\nhourly, in both directions, between <b>Tunbridge Wells<\/b> &amp; <b>East Grinstead.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2A5nN77QWArHESshuyrsAhlyL-xRD1KWlCX15QQjizv_Nl14aBRINvI4qObELP9mYJbSaa8aWlKRuOSLjrSA3CnwRueG567w1qviAA-n6HVWu9qwGwMzeeL8WUn-6Gf56OQTF_XHdYdI7tLXZMBgShRgnX-ossNTqJjD2qtBCdDDb8C0cI_w1EkKpmAQ\/s4080\/20250509_115257.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2296\" data-original-width=\"4080\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEh2A5nN77QWArHESshuyrsAhlyL-xRD1KWlCX15QQjizv_Nl14aBRINvI4qObELP9mYJbSaa8aWlKRuOSLjrSA3CnwRueG567w1qviAA-n6HVWu9qwGwMzeeL8WUn-6Gf56OQTF_XHdYdI7tLXZMBgShRgnX-ossNTqJjD2qtBCdDDb8C0cI_w1EkKpmAQ\/w400-h225\/20250509_115257.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>It was a similar sunny day back in <b>March 2022<\/b>, and I had<br \/>\nevery intention of not just using the same route, but of following the same line<br \/>\nof attack. For this plan to work, and to take full advantage of the time<br \/>\nintervals between buses, it is necessary to take the <b>10:52<\/b> bus from <b>Tunbridge<br \/>\nWells RVP<\/b>, which will drop you at <b>11:23 <\/b>opposite <b>Holy Trinity <\/b>church, at <b>Coleman\u2019s<br \/>\nHatch.<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfZ8zKx3nx2_HkXHA-z1YLWHqjJ5aypZc4ggdO0stbY2UXo8rFUaXHfoIjk1QZnQIiQLmD2eplAsDn1xGTZsrlZs9pfKzYyhT-y92tnzRLVKpOIH8ENluhDLVdW9Zumbzmp78iQ85CAEYfyw-hvaVsekYYiGlbRZuGqtgI6x0SwDldxjv9QO_kucuYOoI\/s4080\/20250509_145404.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2296\" data-original-width=\"4080\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjfZ8zKx3nx2_HkXHA-z1YLWHqjJ5aypZc4ggdO0stbY2UXo8rFUaXHfoIjk1QZnQIiQLmD2eplAsDn1xGTZsrlZs9pfKzYyhT-y92tnzRLVKpOIH8ENluhDLVdW9Zumbzmp78iQ85CAEYfyw-hvaVsekYYiGlbRZuGqtgI6x0SwDldxjv9QO_kucuYOoI\/w400-h225\/20250509_145404.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>From there it is a <b>10-minute<\/b>, uphill walk towards the boundaries of the forest,<br \/>\nand the lovely old <b>Hatch Inn<\/b>, an establishment which despite describing itself<br \/>\nas a gastropub, still functions as a proper, atmospheric, country inn. Dating<br \/>\nfrom <b>1430<\/b>, as evidenced by its low ceilings and numerous old beams, the <b>Hatch<br \/>\nInn<\/b> has the advantage of opening early, at <b>11:30am. <\/b>This allows time for a leisurely<br \/>\nfirst pint of the day, before heading back down to the church, and the <b>12:02 Metrobus, <\/b>service back towards <b>Tunbridge Wells.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEge3zAAJh2nptXdyjL85zQeykjjXMcfZRXe6jdpaNoU-WgLMAyuHbowRbIDtR67tuta3Phw3GXquh_QiPJt8CI1fT_bSo8pn7FOB7nDZ5W0lXTJSusy6tBxeYIn3EYUGirK72P_lHnch2Qha86ia3fRqDgfy7RHnvJ3QDVfefsERW2uvmXrfr1Elh886I8\/s4080\/20250509_144551.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2296\" data-original-width=\"4080\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEge3zAAJh2nptXdyjL85zQeykjjXMcfZRXe6jdpaNoU-WgLMAyuHbowRbIDtR67tuta3Phw3GXquh_QiPJt8CI1fT_bSo8pn7FOB7nDZ5W0lXTJSusy6tBxeYIn3EYUGirK72P_lHnch2Qha86ia3fRqDgfy7RHnvJ3QDVfefsERW2uvmXrfr1Elh886I8\/w400-h225\/20250509_144551.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s the theory, but things didn\u2019t quite go to plan on<br \/>\n<b>Friday<\/b>, because I overslept, and didn\u2019t get to <b>Tunbridge Wells<\/b> until <b>20 minutes<br \/>\n<\/b>after the departure of the <b>10:52<\/b> service. It\u2019s my own fault for not setting the<br \/>\nalarm clock, although in mitigation this oversight was out of respect to <b>Mrs<br \/>\nPBT\u2019s<\/b>, who is grumpiness personified, first thing in the morning. I was convinced<br \/>\nthat I would wake up in time, but sadly I didn\u2019t, and despite rushing to get<br \/>\nready, left the house with no chance of catching a connecting bus over to<br \/>\n<b>Tunbridge Wells.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3g7kjJtQq3h93Z_AO5WbIbzwfgfy5DzCnLXf5Rl6khBVEFpWH5_uzkQYqHmtH41qHFx28CRHteIs5hSHcdf8YlmTDCLFIL7Y7wS9rV5J9JPAJhBT_0_xszc_LcF0suVLagjzFlaMBQu68aVIMLaBPtTkzs2YozxPsTYBVs4HwpCAylf29A6b4NPOG77o\/s3949\/Opera%20House%20lobby.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2222\" data-original-width=\"3949\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEi3g7kjJtQq3h93Z_AO5WbIbzwfgfy5DzCnLXf5Rl6khBVEFpWH5_uzkQYqHmtH41qHFx28CRHteIs5hSHcdf8YlmTDCLFIL7Y7wS9rV5J9JPAJhBT_0_xszc_LcF0suVLagjzFlaMBQu68aVIMLaBPtTkzs2YozxPsTYBVs4HwpCAylf29A6b4NPOG77o\/w400-h225\/Opera%20House%20lobby.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>That unintended lie-in, had the potential of de-railing my<br \/>\ncarefully worked out, plan of attack, as it would only allow <b>20 minutes<\/b> to walk<br \/>\nup to the <b>Hatch Inn<\/b>, gulp down a pint, before rushing back, admittedly downhill,<br \/>\nto take a bus going back towards <b>Tunbridge Wells<\/b>. That was why that first bus,<br \/>\nplus the <b>11:30<\/b> opening with its extra <b>30 minutes <\/b>wiggle room, were the keys to<br \/>\nthe success of the entire day\u2019s beer sampling. When you\u2019ve screwed up, and it\u2019s<br \/>\nyour own fault, there\u2019s not much you can do, except admit you were wrong, and<br \/>\nthen put <b>Plan B<\/b> into action. Before doing this I dived into the <b>Opera House (T.<br \/>\nWells, JDW) <\/b>for a consolation flat white, along with the chance to observe the<br \/>\nmid-morning trade at this flagship <b>Wetherspoon\u2019s<\/b> outlet. <\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhr3dUklM1aF2RYsiMIabju1lj0NIZjxR2rmN_DvqVYwCh1SUfUZx1Xxk3XOXwsp_7_LhJx9mHN7eLGu4yW-wCPcoye8H-gmh4erAGdUNuLgfBykSPi-PlMbb6okfcdezRv_3x5DlDWMNK-Lj9pnbaF7TdwJoo0bDM729Bcc5coyAS9m-FUD0Nppw5D1C8\/s4080\/20250509_121327.jpg\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2296\" data-original-width=\"4080\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhr3dUklM1aF2RYsiMIabju1lj0NIZjxR2rmN_DvqVYwCh1SUfUZx1Xxk3XOXwsp_7_LhJx9mHN7eLGu4yW-wCPcoye8H-gmh4erAGdUNuLgfBykSPi-PlMbb6okfcdezRv_3x5DlDWMNK-Lj9pnbaF7TdwJoo0bDM729Bcc5coyAS9m-FUD0Nppw5D1C8\/w400-h225\/20250509_121327.jpg\" width=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>I then boarded the <b>11:52<\/b> bus, and alighted at <b>Groombridge<\/b>, a<br \/>\nvillage that I\u2019d originally intended as the final destination on the tour. There<br \/>\nwas a valid reason for this, because the <b><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrowngroombridge.com\/\">Crown Inn,<\/a><\/u><\/b> a lovely old pub that overlooks<br \/>\nthe village green, keeps old fashioned hours, and closes between <b>3pm<\/b> and <b>5pm.<br \/>\n<\/b>In order to do justice to the <b>Crown<\/b>, as well as the other three pubs I visited<br \/>\nthat afternoon, you can read my experiences of all of them in the next post,<br \/>\nwhich I\u2019m sure you will find interesting. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening. After an absence of several weeks, the day before yesterday marked the return of Pub Friday. 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