Writer and blogger specialising in alcohol-free beer, craft beer, hospitality and getting outdoors.
Find out how we got on visiting Southampton’s newest craft beer brewery, Tap It Brewing Co for beer tastings and a short brewery tour, on our first South Hants Hop Social meet up.
With only one small brewery until 2015, the explosion in new breweries in Hampshire in the late noughties and early 2010s seemed to pass by Southampton.
Now the city’s finally catching up with the rest of the county – five of Hampshire’s 30+ breweries are based here.… Read more
Discover six of the best venues in and around Winchester for Sunday brunch or breakfast and recommend your own favourite haunts in the comments below.
Winchester is the ideal place for a spot of Sunday brunch or a lazy breakfast.
Located on the western edge of the South Downs National Park, there are miles of footpaths radiating out of the city centre into the surrounding countryside.… Read more
Although fast food burger chains like McDonalds and Burger King have operated in the UK since the 70s and 80s, premium burger restaurant chains are a more recent phenomenon in these parts.
Most have opened in the last few years. One of the veteran chains of this type however is Gourmet Burger Kitchen (GBK), founded in 2001.
GBK recently opened at Southampton’s Guildhall Square.… Read more
Here are 12 places you can see the autumn colours in Hampshire, including many places you can visit for free in locations such as the New Forest, South Downs, Southampton and Winchester.
One of the things that makes the transition from long summer days to long winter nights more bearable is the burst of autumn colour we get to see in September, October and November.… Read more
Read this review of a light lunch with a cake dessert at the Corner House – a cafe/restaurant a few minutes from Winchester city centre.
The centre of Winchester can get a tad busy on a weekend. Luckily, there are plenty of places away from the hustle and bustle of the High Street and Cathedral Close to escape to for a drink or bite to eat.… Read more
Find out how I got on exploring six of Portsmouth and Southsea’s craft beer bars and real ale pubs on a mini Portsmouth pub crawl.
I’ve been raving about Southampton’s craft beer and real ale scene for a while. And with good reason.
What about it’s south-coast neighbour, Portsmouth? Its football club has faced a decline in recent years – has Southampton left it behind in the beer stakes too?… Read more
