Sittingbourne and Canterbury Trip
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jazzy_daveOn Monday i took a bus trip to Sittingbourne to see what was available in the shops, and particularly ,if any charity shop was open. Unfortunately, Sittingbourne is quite a crappy town for shops and apparently it is the pikey capital of Kent (so my cousin informs me). However i did discover a Weatherspoons in the main high street of the town. It is called "The Summoner" and i had to take a photo of it since my surname (Sumner) is a contraction of the word summoner, "one who serves a summons".
I had bought a single journey bus ticket, so after a delicious pint of beer at The Summoner, a very tasty Lymestone Brewery Stone Cold (4.7% ABV), i took a train from Sittingbourne to Canterbury.
Canterbury , being a city, has more shops than Sittingbourne and apart from the cathedral, has a Waterstones, and as i walked around, i came across another interesting Weatherspoons pub.I also managed to find a real tobacco shop called The Pilgrim Shop and bought some pipe tobacco. The tobacco shop is opposite Weatherspoons, but as the pub was heaving with punters, i walked into Waterstones and bought the paperback "The QI Book Of The Dead" at half price in their sale. I then took a slow walk down one of the side streets and discovered a great little pub pictured below.
The Bell and Crown is a small friendly pub with a superb jukebox playing tracks by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,Tom Waits, Charles Mingus, The Clash, John Lee Hooker, etc.
Some top quality beere too! Old Dairy Brewery Copper Top (4.1 % ABV) is a lovely local brew and the pint of Hopdemon Dominator (5.1% ABV) is a good strong ale. I then finished the day with my favourite Belgian ale, Leffe.
I had bought a single journey bus ticket, so after a delicious pint of beer at The Summoner, a very tasty Lymestone Brewery Stone Cold (4.7% ABV), i took a train from Sittingbourne to Canterbury.
Canterbury , being a city, has more shops than Sittingbourne and apart from the cathedral, has a Waterstones, and as i walked around, i came across another interesting Weatherspoons pub.I also managed to find a real tobacco shop called The Pilgrim Shop and bought some pipe tobacco. The tobacco shop is opposite Weatherspoons, but as the pub was heaving with punters, i walked into Waterstones and bought the paperback "The QI Book Of The Dead" at half price in their sale. I then took a slow walk down one of the side streets and discovered a great little pub pictured below.
The Bell and Crown is a small friendly pub with a superb jukebox playing tracks by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers,Tom Waits, Charles Mingus, The Clash, John Lee Hooker, etc.
Some top quality beere too! Old Dairy Brewery Copper Top (4.1 % ABV) is a lovely local brew and the pint of Hopdemon Dominator (5.1% ABV) is a good strong ale. I then finished the day with my favourite Belgian ale, Leffe.
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