Last time I went to Birmingham.

[GrayBlade]

Where you goin To Gray Whitby/Scarbs? One of my favourite places to visit. Or North York Moors as in National Park?

Staying at a little village called Ebberston between Scarborough and Pickering B64 right on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors NP. We’ll take all the resorts in but our favourite is Whitby, love the place. Probably do the walk from Ravenscar to Robin Hood’s Bay one of the days.

If the weather holds up we’ll have a few treks out on the moors as well but we’re definitely going to take the park and ride and have a day in York, haven’t been for years. I’m hearing great things about the railway museum since it’s been revamped and we are due a trip around the Castle Museum. Hopfully it’ll take my mind of Sheffield’s Finest next Satdi.

[silentjourneyhome]

Wagged skosh that Tuesday afternoon. Never told my Mum and Dad. Got the football special train to New Street and walked up to St Andrews in a crazy big Blades convoy escorted by West Midlands finest. Got inside and stood on the terrace with 8 plus k other Blades. Loads of violence and at one point got stuck with my neck trapped against the crossbar of a barrier.
0-0 final score with TC missing a good chance to score.
The return walk to the Bullring was mental as Brum fans picked off Blades on loads of street corners. Got back to New Street to see loads of Brum fans surrounding the down escalator to the platform the footy special departed from. The option was go for it or stay in Birmingham. I walked toward the escalator then ran like mad and got through a barrage of kicks and punches. Fell down the escalator and stumbled onto the train just as the doors were closing. Collapsed into a seat on a table for 4 and was given a can of Skol by a complete stranger and made to feel safe.
14 years old.
Lets get the result we need this time. Not the 0-0 that got us nowhere all those years ago.

I sometimes wonder what might have happened if we had won that one and qualified for Europe. I seem to recall that our school officially gave time off for those who wanted to go. Happy Days!

[bladesince64]

Love that walk from RHB to Ravenscar , done it about 3/4 times both in rain and extreme heat as well. Walk along cliff top and back along beach or vice versa depending on tides. Love Whitby and Scarborough too. Been many times over the years when my two lads were young blades and now we have young grandchildren blades. I would love to do the York railway museum. My youngest son and his partner both work for EMT.

[tomytony]

Railway Museum is excellent and a bonus is that, on the station itself, is the Brewery Tap with a decent selection of real ales

[GrayBlade]

Love that walk from RHB to Ravenscar , done it about 3/4 times both in rain and extreme heat as well. Walk along cliff top and back along beach or vice versa depending on tides. Love Whitby and Scarborough too. Been many times over the years when my two lads were young blades and now we have young grandchildren blades. I would love to do the York railway museum. My youngest son and his partner both work for EMT.

The railway museum is totally free now which adds to the appeal. Filey’s worth a visit as well, we hadn’t been since the 90’s up to a couple of years ago and it’s really clean and a quieter alternative to the big 2.

[GrayBlade]

Railway Museum is excellent and a bonus is that, on the station itself, is the Brewery Tap with a decent selection of real ales

Yep I was only told that yesterday. I’ll be quenching my thirst with a quick un there then TT.

[seanbeanstattoo]

Yep I was only told that yesterday. I’ll be quenching my thirst with a quick un there then TT.

Just get a half mate. Jeez it's pricey in there.
Get to The Kings Head on the river down the steps by the bridge. Sam Smiths managed house. Fantastic flood related interior and under £2 a pint.
The Railway Museum is wonderful. Don't not get on the Japanese bullet train.

Castle Museum a fantastic few hours as well. Last time I went caught York City v FC United of Manchester. Great WMC accross the road and a proper football experience.

[GrayBlade]

Just get a half mate. Jeez it's pricey in there.
Get to The Kings Head on the river down the steps by the bridge. Sam Smiths managed house. Fantastic flood related interior and under £2 a pint.
The Railway Museum is wonderful. Don't not get on the Japanese bullet train.

Castle Museum a fantastic few hours as well. Last time I went caught York City v FC United of Manchester. Great WMC accross the road and a proper football experience.

Glass in in each it is then, it’ll be good to visit the King’s head again. I had a job there for a couple of days in the 70’s wiring up the new music system and most of the time I was down in the cellar. He wanted a hideaway unit. Pubs shut for a break at 3pm then and the landlord after he’d told me about all the pub’s ghosts went out for an hour and locked me in. Absolutely crapping myself, so many noises probably because of it’s location but it just sounded like footsteps and people talking upstairs even when the pup was empty.

Happy daze

[seanbeanstattoo]

Glass in in each it is then, it’ll be good to visit the King’s head again. I had a job there for a couple of days in the 70’s wiring up the new music system and most of the time I was down in the cellar. He wanted a hideaway unit. Pubs shut for a break at 3pm then and the landlord after he’d told me about all the pub’s ghosts went out for an hour and locked me in. Absolutely crapping myself, so many noises probably because of it’s location but it just sounded like footsteps and people talking upstairs even when the pup was empty.

Happy daze

LOL As I'm sure you know they run one of Yorks ghost tours from there. As Im also sure you know the beer cellar isnt below the pub but built into the wall to its right and accessed by ladder so when the pub floods the product isn't lost. Reight ballache changing barrels!!!!!