Just in case anyone's interested...
I finally got round to testing out a route I've been constructing for a few years now. Codenamed "The Pubby 100km" (cryptic, huh?) It visits, or passes very close to a number of MEMWNS pubs (and a couple that were either planned but not visited, or visited on related outings).
Pub | Distance (km) | Notes |
The Battesford Court, Witham | 0 | Start/finish for ACME winter Series Brevets. Start point of MEMWNS Epiphany rides |
The Rodney, Little Baddow | 9 | visited a couple of times. N.B. It is not permissible to ride up North Hill and stop here. you need to make it up to the General's Arms, then ride down again. |
The General's Arms, Little Baddow | 10 | Visited in passing. Looking a bit shabby/possible closed last time we rode past. |
The Anchor, Danbury | 13 | Not visited on MEMWNS (but chief and I incorporated it in a pub crawl once) |
The Hurdlemaker's Arms, Woodham Mortimer | 17 | visited a few times. The finger of one of my gloves once spontaneously combusted due the the pace at which I rode up North Hill on the way here (or something like that) |
The Norton, Cold Norton | 24 (1 km off route) | Visited at least once. WAGs night, tattoo inspection and a literal pissing competition in the name of research |
The Prince of Wales, Stow Maries | 25 | Lovely pub - visited at least a couple of times. |
The Hoop, Stock | 42 (0.5km off-route) | Visited at least once. |
(The Bear, Stock | 42) | never visited, but it has a spiffy bear statue outside. |
The White Hart, Margaretting Tye | 44 | Site of inaugural MEMWNS and ill-fated forward planning meeting. Also site of wowbagger's Stag impression |
The Viper, Mill Green | 51 | mmm.... Chilli! |
The Leather Bottle, Blackmore | 59 | Possibly not visited (but planned many moons ago) |
The Wheatsheaf, Writtle | 68 | quirky little pub, beloved of the Chelmsford CAMRA chapter |
The Three Elms, Chignal St James | 73 | Scotch Eggs, Pork Scratchings, and that one time, way too much Bourbon |
The Pig and Whistle, Chignal Smeally | 78 | Used as a warm-up venue by some of our number on "That Night" |
The Walnut Tree, Broad's Green | 80 | The main venue for "That Night". Comedy photography. |
The Rose and Crown, Great Waltham | 82 (1km off route) | Pork Puppets! |
The Compasses, Littley Green | 86 | not sure what this place is like. |
The Castle, Great Leighs | 90 | Visited once since its refurb. Spendy. |
The Square and Compasses, Fuller Street | 93 | An old stalwart, recently neglected (has switched to mainly food focus with little bar-only area now). The first pub to be visited by the studded tyres of the Essex Pub Rescue Brigade |
The Battesford Court, Witham | 103 | See above. |