towpath treks: the blog

Today I stopped by the Ship Inn or Blood Tub at Lathom. The pub has been refurbed since my last visit and has had some good reviews of late....

Working in a university library is hardly stressful but it is always nice to have a day off work and go somewhere different. I feel nothing ...

As part of towpathtreks on going mission to visit the pubs of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal  we headed off to Lancashire. The first pub wa...

Time to add some new pubs to Towpath Treks Canal Pub Guide . You would think that going to a pub, taking a photo of it and having a pint wou...

Today we went to the Windmill Hotel in Parbold for lunch. Sadly I was without the official beer taster so no beer reviews today. But I can s...

I was very pleased to see the Scarisbrick Arms has re-opened. For over two years now it has been closed and looking very sorry for itself. N...

Liverpool brewers Cains are in financial trouble, there last figures showed a loss of £4.6m and they are waiting to hear from their bank. Wi...