The Gog & Magog - Plymouth

Visited 23rd October 2014.

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The Union Rooms - Plymouth

Visited 23rd October 2014.

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The Britannia Inn - Plymouth

Visited 23rd October 2014.

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The Mannamead - Plymouth

Visited 23rd October 2014.

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The Powder Monkey - Exmouth

Visited 9th March 2014.

We have been in Exeter for the weekend visiting a friend and taking the opportunity to vistis a couple of 'spoons too. This morning and part of the afternoon we have been in Exmouth walking... Walking is not a usual activity for myself or Mrs S. but the friend we are visiting is a keen walker and knows many interesting places in the area and she was right, we did enjoy it. We had walked along the cliff top and then made our way down to the beach where I was trying to tempt the ladies into having an ice-cream. They declined saying we were going to have lunch soon and unusually I also refrained. Lunch was in The Powder Monkey. The pub was very busy when we arrived and it took a few minutes to find a table but we eventually did and I ordered a Chilli dog and large Pepsi for me and a Baked potato and pulled pork filling with a large Pepsi for Mrs S. The pub was small and dark but comfortable and we ended up staying for quite a while, infact by the time we left the afternoon crowed had left and we were almost on our own. It always feels a bit sad when we leave Exeter, we don't get to see our friend as often as we would like and the weekends never seem long enough (although most weekends never seem long enough) but hopefully we will get to see her again in July when we have a trip to North Devon planned.

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The Cerdic - Chard

Visited 8th March 2014.

I  was really looking forwards to visiting Chard as it was a place I had a lot of memories of. About twenty years ago I used to work there and it is probably that long since I last visited the place and I was keen to see how it had changed. Definitely one of the changes was the addition of a Wetherspoons. As it turned out a few of the shops had changed but on the whole it was very much as I remembered it and Mrs S. quickly got bored with me pointing to various places and saying, "I remember that place". We went into the pub where I had a pint of Bombardier and Mrs S. had a regular Pepsi. We didn't stay long as we had spent so long at the previous pub we were already going to have to skip the third one I had planned or else we would be very late meeting up with our friend in Exeter.

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The William Dampier - Yeovil

Visited 8th March 2014.

We have a friend in Exeter that has invited us to stay for the weekend so we were up early this morning intending to try and make the three-ish hour journey in less than six hours while visiting up to three Wetherspoon pubs on the way. As usual we didn't manage to set off quite as early as we had planned so we reached the first pub on our trip a little later than we intended. After parking up we made our way to the pub, which turned out to be quite busy. Thanks to an efficient and very friendly bar lady we were served quickly and were soon sitting down enjoying a traditional breakfast and a large latte each. The pub was narrower and longer than I expected from looking at it from the outside but was bright and comfortable and we maybe stayed a little longer than we should have. As it turned out this would have a knock on effect later!

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The Imperial - Exeter

Visited 28th July 2009.

Today is the last day of our mini-break, but before we leave Exeter we have just one more pub to visit. As it turns out it is just a short walk from the guest house, in fact it's even in the same road. The Imperial is a huge pub set in a large, well cared for garden and it even has a free car park, although you are limited to three hours. Inside it was a strange mixture of dark panelled walls and a large green-house type structure with several bars tucked away. Look out for the statue on the stairs, I loved it!
Time for a moan. People that know me will find it difficult to believe how little of this I have been doing in this blog but... dirty cutlery... enough said.
I was reading a letter in the June/July 2009 issue of wetherspoonnews about getting your coffee card stamped and how often the stamp was lost or unavailable and the staff would just initial the cards. Our card was initialled so we will see how well the system works at the next pub we visit.

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George's Meeting House - Exeter

Visited 27th July 2009.

Just around the corner from The Chevalier Inn is George's Meeting House which is where we went next after a little more shopping. George's Meeting House is a great example of one of the reasons I am doing this (apart from the beer). Built as a Unitarian chapel in 1760 and named after George III with the pulpit (allegedly) built in 1687 and moved to George's in 1760. OK, so I read some of the wall plaques. But I like the idea of recycling buildings, especially if they are being conserved, restored and turned into places where I can have a drink!
I would recommend a visit although I cannot guarantee there will be any women showing off their cleavage. (Cleavages? Cleavai?)

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The Chevalier Inn - Exeter

Visited 27th July 2009.

Having now left South Devon we have decided to spend a couple of days in Exeter visiting a very good friend. During the obligatory shopping spree, surprise, surprise, we found a Wetherspoon pub that was not on my list (and how new looking is that sign). We went to the bar to order our drinks when the lights went out. And back on again a few seconds later. The 'light show' continued for the hour or two that we were there along with an impromptu alarm test which everybody in true British fashion ignored.
Mrs J tried a Jerry Sailor for the first time and this has now become her tipple of choice. I had the Guzzler which wasn't bad either. A nice, new pub, larger upstairs than down with enthusiastic bar staff who inadvertently through no fault of their own kept us all entertained.

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