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FlightPub, Barry (2026)

16/06/2026

Rejoice good people! For Part 2 of FlightPub’s Yorkshire odyssey has landed smoothly (our pilot Gav at the tiller) on YouTube, link below -

https://youtu.be/IoN2QAbqtIg?is=OhyWNa6V65pCTuyG

In this high octane episode, watch as the boys luck runs out & proof that bad luck comes in threes (two rule 2 fails & one bum pub). But on a more positive note, the scenery remains nice & the boys (by luck) strike gold, as they decide to stay in lovely Knaresborough.

Our first pub of this vid was sadly closed & looks permanently. According to a local, its demise was due to a flood. The boys then head to Theakstons brewery. This is the home of Gav’s favourite beer, Theakstons ‘Old Peculiar’ & NO this name does NOT sum Gav up, he’s middle aged not old! But our jinx strikes again, when the brewery tap pub is closed (ridiculously early) bah!

Then the boys drop anchor at Knaresborough, only chosen by chance due to several pubs there featuring in the Camra Good Beer Guide. Our next target pub was the Mother Shipton Inn (not in the GBG & we quickly found out why). This had been massively bigged up by probably Britain’s biggest Pub vlogger (biggest obviously doesn’t equal best, what with FlightPub existing!), now to save his embarrassment, I won’t name his page, but it’s similar to - the Great Brotish Fub Crawl. Now he described this pub as ‘a truly historic Yorkshire beauty… few pubs as quirky or iconic’ (true). In fairness it must have just taken a nose dive since he visited, the decor was ok but not what you’d call characterful or quirky, no real ale at all on the bar, very bad singer (just be thankful Gav didn’t tape her massacre version of the Stereophonics) & the killer blow, not far off £15 for two bog standard pints, which I strongly suspect is the tourist p**s take price.

Other highlights include; a river screw thingy, lovely Knaresborough, a scintillating quiz on some of Yorkshire’s famous people, the rest of Knaresborough’s actual good pubs, Pete educating Gav on Yorkshire dining etiquette & so much more! Enjoy…

12/06/2026

Following the recent fire at the Hare & Hounds in Aberthin in the Vale of Glamorgan we at FlightPub would like to wish everyone there well. Here's a video of our recent visit and we look forward to having a few more beers there when the pub reopens.

12/06/2026

Looks like Gav has been spending too much time with Pete! 🤣

11/06/2026

FlightPub offcuts, this one didn’t make it into the edit for our Yorkshire extravaganza, mainly because it’s not really a pub anymore.

Unless you’ve just returned from a decade long trip in outer space, or are totally not interested in pubs (in which case you wouldn’t be reading this drivel), you can’t help to notice the dire straits the pub industry is in currently (hospitality in general tbf). With pub closure rates at an astronomical level. The route causes for this decline, are a perfect storm of ever increasing operating costs/ taxation, leading to higher bar prices & when coupled with a cost of living crisis, putting off customers using their pubs, a downward spiral. There are also many mechanisms for a pub to die, sometimes closing then ‘mysteriously’ burning down, empty pubs redeveloped into private houses, flats, or mini markets etc & worst of all, full demolition to redevelop the land. But another form of death is poncification & turning the pub into a de facto restaurant & that’s what’s happened here. Don’t get me wrong, of all the fates to befall a doomed pub, this is the least bad I suppose, you can still visit, but it’s not the same, not a pub anymore.

I’ve long fancied this pub, having seen it in one of my favourite pub books ‘English County Pubs’, by Derry Brabbs. Where I learned it dates from the 17th century, was once a favourite haunt of James Herriot (for younger readers, a famous vet/ author, who’s books were dramatised into a popular tv series) & they celebrate a quaint ancient custom, of annually celebrating the burning at the steak of a local sheep rustler (bit harsh imo!). Judging by the car park, this restaurant seems to be doing very well & I wish them every success. But a massive disappointment for me, when I walked in & straight back out again, not FlightPub material at all.

06/06/2026

If (like me) you imagine Yorkshire is a complete s**t hole, full of common Northerners, then prepare to have your preconceptions challenged. As I can exclusively reveal, you’re only half right. Yes, you’ll be shocked to hear, parts of it (especially in North Yorkshire) are not s**t holes at all, infact they’re nice, VERY nice indeed. *** Relax, before you get all angry & bombard me with hate mail/ threats, I’m only joking, the people were great & couldn’t have been nicer! As were the pubs (mostly). Link to our YouTube Yorkshire part 1 (masterpiece) below -

https://youtu.be/gwg0sojKvcc

God bless you if you’re still reading! In this episode the boys are back flying & heading to god’s county - Yorkshire. Since the very dawn of FlightPub itself, our #1 pub target has been to fly to the Tan Hill Inn. & by #1, I mean one of about thirty original target pubs. Why I hear you ask?, well it holds the honour of being Britain’s highest pub (true) & as we’re FlightPub, we like high things. It’s also a bit of a pub ‘celebrity’, regularly featuring on the news, when happy punters get snowed in & are forced to stay in a nice warm pub, with good food/ beer, what a terrible fate!

We then travel to our next target pub, through stunning countryside & chocolate box pretty villages. Although they did have a rather disconcerting thing going, where there were numerous life sized stuffed human effigies dotted around the place. I have no idea why, but took it as a solemn warning, that if we stopped our car, we would most likely be murdered in a ritualistic way.

Thankfully (as you can tell by me typing this nonsense) we weren’t murderer & arrived safely at the Green Dragon Inn, which is directly in-front of & a short walk from Hardrow Force waterfall. This was a film location for Robin Hood Prince of Theives, starring Kevin Costner & despite being divested of £4 GBP each to get in, we weren’t disappointed. The pub was also a thoroughbred beauty, very old & atmospheric, just as the boys like it!

What else to say about the vid? Watch as Gav geeks out about some aviation thingy, about flying between Liverpool & Manchester. Hear Pete’s utterly convincing Yorkshire accent & Gav’s gleeful appreciation. Pete also surprises Gav, by speaking in fluent sheep & chatting with some locals. But will part 2 of our Yorkshire sojourn be the same resounding success as part 1? Mmm, there’s a couple of clues/ spoilers to suggest maybe not. But you’ll just have to wait & & see, in the mean time enjoy Yorkshire Part 1!

24/05/2026

WARNING - annoying teaser post, with no link to a vid & no eta for a vid & no point at all really. But there’s some clues in the attached pics. Clue 1, for the eagle eyed reader, FlightPub is grounded (again), but how/ when/ where/ why? Clue 3, ever resourceful, the boys seamlessly enter TrainPub mode, but where did they go? Clue 4, you won’t guess that where from any of these pics. Will it all be worth it & does anyone give a s**t? Stay tuned to find out (eventually).

18/05/2026

We found probably the world's worst beer garden. Are we wrong?

15/05/2026

Rejoice people! The boys are back in town & that town is, ahem… o Lordy, it’s Pontypridd! link below -

https://youtu.be/XIJ5uqkwKog?si=3hxkzbnYFQoW4eaA

Whaaaat? I hear you ask, but you’re obviously labouring under the old, outdated misconception that Ponty is the sh*ttest place south of Merthyr. & this is clearly NOT true & only half the story, Ponty is infact only the sh*ttest place south of Merthyr AND north of Beirut, to be more precise. BUT stick with us & like the boys, you might be won around by its lovely pubs - true (not all of them tbf).

The eagle eyed viewers amongst you, might have already spotted, this is another Penguin trip (today’s excuse - our flying chariot of pub seeking fun was ill sick & bad - true). But this vid is a bit different; having already conquered planes, trains & automobiles, we add the mighty BUS to our portfolio. Yes, up yours to our so called rivals at BoatPub (W⚓️’s), tickle it you wrigglers!

Yes, we brave the bus (so you don’t have to) & discover that bizarrely, it’s more expensive to get a bus to Ponty, than a train to Cardiff (true - WTF!). But on the positive side, both of us could have a wee swallow, as our Scottish friends might say. & despite any negative preconceptions of lovely old Ponty, we find a couple of pub beauties (& another one). Plus the clear winner of the world’s sh*ttest beer garden & if anyone can dispute this claim, please send pics, because I don’t believe you!

Otherwise, the boys show you just some of Ponty’s beauty spots (it has got some honest) & once again show off their fabulous singing voices. Enjoy…

28/04/2026

Hooray FlightPub is back, with another fabulous episode on YouTube & this time we continue our exploration of our new home in Swansea, visiting The Pilot in Mumbles, link below -

https://youtu.be/2NO4EUfjmac

It’s, ahem a Penguin trip (get used to it!), but it’s been lovingly enhanced with some aerial footage. Mumbles is very much the up market, nice end of Swansea & the gateway to the lovely Gower Peninsula. & The Pilot is the pub jewel in its crown, plus a brew pub, very much to Camra & FlightPub’s approval. It’s not flash, but a very very good honest wet boozer (if you don’t know what this means, find out in the vid) & very much to our taste/ DNA (we haven’t used that phrase for a while).

But it’s not all good news, Bah! It’s a FlightPub (bad) news update; our beloved magic pub seeking flying carpet of fun G-GBVX is ill sick & bad, which is never good news, both for our flying escapades & for Gav’s wallet (remember it’s his plane when something costly goes wrong). So we’ll be land locked for a while at least, but will do our best to keep you entertained & titillated with pub p**n.

So in this episode we meet a real Swansea person (bit odd, but we lived to tell the tale), see a little bit of Mumbles (it was March & bloody cold), give Gav his customary quiz, but mostly enjoy the Pilot & it’s lovely home made beer offering. Enjoy…

26/04/2026

What’s even better than FlightPub? Nothing of course*, it was a trick question (*except maybe Phil Carr, he is better tbf, but concentrates on places, not pubs). But as you know, when we can’t fly for whatever reason, we try to keep you entertained with our fascinating Penguin trips. But that means either Gav or Pete have to drive, not ideal as they are both rather partial to a beer or two. But problem solved, when we switch to TrainPub mode & on this occasion visit Pete’s favourite place - Cardiff! 🤢

But where’s the link to the lovely & expertly edited video, I hear you all ask? Well I’m delighted to report, it wasn’t Pete’s fault this time, it was Gav’s om! As a go getting tech entrepreneur, he decided to innovate, using a Tik Tock app (whatever one of those is?). Result - first vid for the Traders Tavern completely failed to record. Second for the Rummer Tavern, didn’t record any of our witty words of wisdom & instead played music over the top. The third for the Old Arcade, again didn’t record any speaking & instead went out like a silent movie, minus any action/ entertainment value, but may go down well with deaf lip readers maybe? Not a roaring success story.

So with no videos to show you why we were in Cardiff, i can tell you it was to watch the rugby & our lucky knack of Cardiff surprisingly winning on each of our recent visits, the trend continued with them running out deserved winners against the Ospreys. Astonishingly this was Cardiff’s first win over them at the Arms Park since 2007 & now means they’ve got an excellent chance of making the play offs (where they will inevitably be knocked out in the first round).

Gav & Pete visited the Traders Tavern, a throwback unspoilt 1970’s pub, in a grotty looking office block. It wouldn’t be to everyone’s taste & I wouldn’t rush back if I’m honest, but a commendable survivor, for the time being at least. Then on to the Rummer Tavern, Cardiff’s oldest pub (established 1713 apparently) & haunted. I had heard beforehand, it’s had a very harsh & unsympathetic refurbishment, which is true, now a very generic looking, light, shabby chic/ minimalist sports type pub, we walked straight back out in disgust. Then on to the Old Arcade, which I have previously been rude about, calling it bang average/ overrated. But with low expectations, I was pleasantly surprised, with nice decor, interesting (mainly rugby related) sports memorabilia & a nice pint of Reverent James. I think my previous negative experiences there, were due to visiting on match days, when it gets insanely busy.

Then on to meet friends Chris Pembridge, Jason & his son Dylan at Curado (Tap Arse joint), for some munch before the rugby, very civilised. Jolly good day all round, maybe slightly less so for Chris, who’s an Osprey’s fan, but that’s his fault!

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