Reading matter
Guides worth your time.
Everything we know about drinking well in England, written down properly.
Where to drink on a Sunday afternoon in England
Sunday afternoon drinking in England is its own category - not evening drinking, not post-match drinking, but the specific pleasure of a Sunday afternoon stretched unhurriedly into evening.
12 April 2026
Craft beer in English market towns
Craft beer in English market towns is not what craft beer was in London in 2012. It is something calmer, more integrated, and in many ways more interesting.
8 April 2026
A visitor's guide to English pub etiquette
English pub etiquette is not complicated, but it is specific, and knowing it makes the difference between a pleasant evening and an obviously foreign one.
5 April 2026
The quiet rise of the English gastropub
The gastropub was first a rescue operation and later a revolution, and the argument about whether it improved or corrupted the English pub is not yet settled.
29 March 2026
How to find a good cocktail bar outside London
The cocktail bar outside London has had to work harder to earn its audience, and that effort tends to show in the glass.
22 March 2026
Dog-friendly pubs worth the drive
The best dog-friendly pub is one where the arrival of your dog does not require any announcement, explanation, or apology - it is simply assumed.
15 March 2026
Where to watch live sport in a proper pub
Live sport is best in a pub where most of the people watching have a genuine stake in the result, and where the screen is incidental to the atmosphere rather than the reason for it.
8 March 2026
The real ale guide to English market towns
The finest real ale in England is found not in specialist craft bars but in the market-town pubs that have been maintaining their cellars since before the craft beer movement was born.
1 March 2026