NEWARK and Great Beer

So, after saying Hasta Luego( bye but see you again) to Richard, we trundled back to Keadby for our Sunday crossing to Cromwell Lock. We were only doing this in one go,as it was a very high tide and that would move us along quickly before it turned. So, little Trundle, instead of moseying along at 3/4mph, was fair galloping at 6/7 mph.

There was a Lincoln chapter of Harley Davidson riders out for a jaunt, and they had stopped at Keadby to see what was going on, so they gave us a send-off, as we shot out of the lock. Whey hey. I am putting a picture on here for Brian Hight in Spain.come on then Brian, get yerself a jacket like this. ! dump that one you got from Lidl. !!!!

So all uneventful, got to Cromwell and managed to get on a pontoon, so no probs getting Finlay on and off. Cromwell lock is great for boaters and anyone who likes the water, there are bbq tables, and its lovely and clean. Great place for a party. !

Next day, Newark on Trent. Wow, what a great town.
Full of history, castle ruins on the river bank, hanging baskets and tubs of flowers everywhere. A square that is so big,it reminded us of a Spanish plaza. And the icing on the cake was………

Just Beers – micropub. I will explain. As we had come through the lock, the lock-keeper had given us a postcard about this place, and said we should try it, he had never been in anything like it before etc etc. So moored up,and went in search of this place.. After a while and after asking a few folks, we arrived at the door, poked in our heads ………………and decided to try just one beer, before our return later that evening.

Let me try and give you a clear picture. A long room,benches along the sides, so that no-one has their back to anyone else, a selection of 7 real ales and 1 cider..NO spirits, NO alcopops, no coffee.

Just real beer, and conversation. As soon as we walked in, (I had thought we might have to walk out again as we had FINLAY, bleddy dog always ruins our fun !!! only joking, finno, ), we were talking to strangers. Mick was quite animated, and then he mentioned Gordon Brown, and everyone glazed over and we all said that we didn’t want to talk politics. Anyway it was a good crack, and as I said we had to take Finlay back for his dinner, so we only had the one.

But we would return………………….about 1 hour later actually !!! We had a great night, and would be returning the following evening.We did and had another lovely evening. Only wished we could have stopped for another pint. Boy , that beer was something.

So here is the website, and I urge anyone passing near or through Newark to pay them a visit.
and have a look at the website anyway, we like their ethics. !

http://www.justbeermicropub.biz/

We would like to wish Phil and his team every success. Such a great idea.

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