Cheers Ken...i had pints in these pubs that ranged between £5.50 a pint and £2 .50 a pint...crazy prices

@@atrampinthehills.841then you go to the supermarket and get 3 cases of£21

Thanks Kevin...being a country boy from Suffolk in the 70's and 80's these were the days when pubs were thriving...there are lots of little successes these days with micro breweries poping up, but on the whole a dying trade..but i guess some pubs will have a great weekend thanks to the footie

Yep, as you say… a dying trade. But honestly, this only dawned on me recently: dying not because people don’t want somewhere nice to meet their friends or take their family; but dying because breweries that are generally Plc’s want to make more and more money for their shareholders. Of course the Treasury want their cut as well. We can blame recent trends, eg credit crunches, recessions, smoking bans, pandemic lockdowns, but realistically it’s been a long, gradual decline. A hundred years ago, most pubs would have been privately-owned, the publican would’ve brewed and sold his own ale, perhaps sold/swapped some with other pubs locally, and was happen to earn a living that way. Might have even lived on the premises with his or her (okay, generally his) family. Nowadays leisure is industry first and foremost; the hospitality comes second, if the punter is lucky. Sad that some beautiful buildings with interesting histories and convivial atmospheres have been lost to other uses… but the pub has evolved; I know of bars in old garages and in storage units on car parks and one that doubles as a pizza restaurant (kind of Italian tapas).

Oh really?...Coming down to your patch at the weekend,,,Sat in Ipswich and Sun in Colchester....hope we can find a pub open to quench our thirsts

@@atrampinthehills.841 You are more than welcome.

Go for it mate...yeah, not too many closed down here....but then we are big drinkers here in South Yorkshire

Thanks...yeah i know what you mean

That was the missus...i might look daft

Ha Ha yeah...if you are going to check, you have to do it properly...cheers Kevin

Wow...that's sad

Thanks for taking time to watch mate.

@@atrampinthehills.841 My Pleasure.

yeah...back in the day every pub had a character or two to keep you entertained...sadly the good old days have gone

Hi Wayne...hope all is tickerty boo with you...yes i thought 5 out of 30 was a good result...you should do a pubs of Ashton video....cheers mate.

Thanks folks..really enjoyed reading your comment..seeing peoples comment makes me think we are lucky here to have so many pubs still doing ok...the big town pubs will be raking it in this weekend with the football but the small country pubs are being hit hard....youngsters don't seem to go out drinking now like they used to in my day...we used to go out most nights even if we only had a tenner..i think it is the older punters keeping lots of pubs going...

@@atrampinthehills.841the whole dating, socialising thing is lost on younger generations. There is an app for everything. If you wanted to find a girlfriend or meet up with your mates it was all done down the pub. Now it’s all tinder and Netflix! I feel sorry for the younger generations. Scary to think when our generations and the next few are gone it will likely spell the end of the British pub.

Thanks very much my friend

Ha Ha...can't believe i said " a nice pint of Carling"...it was ok i suppose...it was wet and hit the spot...sounds like the pubs around your way have taken a real battering

@atrampinthehills.841 yeah, lots of low wages and unemployment, cheap supermarket beer and covid took its toll.

Thanks Les...great to get feedback like this...a real shame that so many pubs have closed around your area...the good old days for pubs seem long gone...cheers Steven

@@atrampinthehills.841 I guess I will be visiting my local pub sooner or later again in the future cos it's a funeral directors now🤣

@@lespickering5080 Ha Ha..hopefully you will not be visiting it for years yet.

Hi Dave and Dawn...hope you are well...horrible when your favourite pub closes...no doubt we will have a pint or two this weekend as we are heading down to Colchester for a music festival...thanks folks.

Sounds good hope you have a great time 👍

Hi Ruth...sad to hear about the Sproughton wild man...a group of us used to spend a fair bit of time in there when we left school..hope you get rid of that horrible covid soon Ruth...Thanks Steven

Thanks Butchyboy...yeah only 5 closed...i reckon that's a lot better than a lot of places

Thank you.

Thanks Alan...Roll on summer...ha ha..i think we can write it off this year....cheers mate.

Hi Emma...finished the Wainwrights several years ago [ 23 ]...i do however chip away at my second round occasionally.

@@atrampinthehills.841 oh right wow well hope to see some videos when you get back there 😊

Hi THERE....Yes 9 degrees in July...i have given up waiting for the good weather ...i suppose it gives me something to moan about...ha ha...as always thanks for supporting my channel.

Many thanks...yeah the sunset will remain in my memories for years to come.

Thanks for watching

Thanks Mark...yes Kinder never disappoints.

@@atrampinthehills.841 A pleasure as always Steve. Mo it doesn't - an amazing British hill.

Thanks Michael...yes i agree you get far better photograph opportunities when the weather is like this..thanks for watching mate.

Couldn't agree more!

Wow...that's too hot for me.

@@atrampinthehills.841 For me as well.

crazy summer isn't it

Hi Dan..should be doable ...there is also a little ridge above a run down farmhouse..it looked unlived in....i might be wrong but i reckon you could camp somewhere above the old house

Thanks Ken...appreciate that.

Cheers folks..Glad you subscribed to Waynes channel...he is an all round good egg.

In a few weeks we will look back and think.."so that was summer"..it's getting me down now...never mind.

Thanks Bex...it get's me down at times

@atrampinthehills.841 I take your saying every now & then... loved the, "every pissin week" 🤣

Thanks Bruce...50 done 25 to go..

A Bonkers year for sure...can't beat a pot noodle, but that little sachet of sauce seems hardly worth it...No walking this coming weekend as we are going down to Ipswich/Colchester for a day festival to see the mighty Ocean colour scene...i am going to miss not going for a walk.

@@atrampinthehills.841that sounds cool too, have an awesome time guys ❤

Yes...looking back now, we really did enjoy it

Thanks Folks...Yes the substitute looks like being a little cracker

Thanks Carrie..surely the worst summer ever.