The most stubbornly persistent myth about historic buildings is the yarn that all spiral stairs in castles turn clockwise to advantage right-handed defenders. Yet it was invented in 1902 by an art critic and didn't gain popularity until the mid-20th century... a thread 🧵

Golden Valley Tractor Run 2024 youtu.be/J-R6murh1Xg

'End of an era' as 130-year-old pub is demolished to create 'vibrant' entrance to town centre manchesterworld.uk/news/oldham-pu…

This Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday we will be at the Cheshire Game & Country Fair livingheritagecountryshows.com/cheshire-game-… #ciderontour

There are many claims for the oldest pub in Britain. The most famous is the Trip to Jerusalem at Nottingham: reputedly opened 1189, but this was invented in 1909 by the landlord. In reality its a 17thC building that was used as a pub by 1751. So which is the oldest? ...a thread🧵

This Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday we will be at Shrewsbury Steam Rally #ciderontour shrewsburysteamrally.co.uk

We are open as normal this weekend. Please use the side door as we are having some maintenance work done to the front.

This Sunday & Bank Holiday Monday we will be at Pershore Plum Festival #ciderontour pershoreplumfestival.org.uk

Grok's definition of an "old man pub". Sounds good to me 😊🍻

Good news - for once it seems they haven’t wrecked a historic pub. morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2024/0…

This Saturday and Sunday we will be at Caerphilly Cheese Festival, come and find us in food tent 2 on Crescent Road, behind the castle facebook.com/events/2921047… #visitcaerphilly #ciderontour

'Inspector, Inspector, I was just having a smoke outside the pub when a man stabbed me in the stomach and stole my watch.' 'Smoking outside a pub, you say...'

This Friday, Saturday & Sunday we will be in Derbyshire at the Chatsworth Country Fair chatsworth.org/events/chatswo… #ciderontour

In the future, the drinks industry will increasingly be treated, like the tobacco industry, as pariahs and a "toxic trade", with whom government will refuse to discuss policy. And that includes all you funky craft brewers too. theguardian.com/politics/artic…

What's the difference between a farmer and a mechanic? A mechanic doesn't think he can be a farmer.

Welcome to The Vines, also fondly known as The Big House. 🍻 This beautiful pub has received the Historic England Conservation Award for its outstanding restoration efforts in this year's CAMRA Pub Design Awards. 👏

This Thursday to Sunday we will be in Cambridgeshire, almost Lincolnshire, at the Burghley Horse Trials, find us in the food walk burghley-horse.co.uk #ciderontour

The Woodman in South Street, Bridport - has won the CAMRA regional cider pub of the year The Woodman West Dorset CAMRA Dorset Nectar Burrow Hill Cider Hecks Cider Isaac Cider bridportnews.co.uk/news/24562812.…

This Saturday & Sunday we will in Norfolk at the Sandringham Game & Country Fair livingheritagecountryshows.com/sandringham-ga… #ciderontour