moving to cleethorpes soon

the fiddler's good for cheap drinks, but not the best pub in the town - try walking further down the prom and theres smugglers and the kings royal etc

Quoted from cleegtfc

Thanks for advice guys,i have noticed how friendly and close knit the locals are,its great,its everything Leicestershire isn't!
Grimsby and Cleethorpes have everything on the doorstep you could ever ask for!
Whos Nicoles?

Nicoles is/was a massage parlour but I doubt if they could actually cure your bad back (although they may take your mind off it for 1/2 hour or so)  
For prices/menues etc best to pm Wrawbs or Maccabilk.

Which area of the great twin metrolopes are you moving to.
If your a real ale fan the list is very limited but is slowly expanding.
From blundell park end the purveryors go the no1. Which is alongside the no1 platform.
The no2 which is actually on the station concourse.
And it was camara pub of the year for b4 years running until the top town i.e. grimsby weatherspoons took it of them.
At the top of the station approach is the swasbuckle which used to have guest beers but i havent been deafened in there for a while.
It's a disco pub for the slightly older generation.
Next walk up the hill along the front to the notts you can't miss it it's straight in front of you an old fashioned three roomed pub that does a john smiths on hand pulled plus guests.
round the corner going dowhill you'll come to the smugglers real ale but not realy my cup of tea.
On the next corner is Willy's famouse for its willy's original and old groyne.
His brewery is just round the corner.they also do guests.
Strolling a bit further is the kings royal hand pulled and descently kept ales.
The next pub along and a good ten minutes walk away is the wellow it's a greene king pub so i think they may do a hand pulled.
Suprisingly the bowling alley does landlord.
Next along is the jewel in meggies crown the signal box. supposedly the smallest pub in the uk.
It's attached to the light railway station and closing hours are i beleive flexible.
Also the light railway does beer festivals on a regular basis. And i believe he is doing a weekend in october featuring german beers.
BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

I believe that the top of Isaacs hill was "Meggy's" island many moons ago.
Not sure if that's true but I am proud to be a Meggie.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

Which area of the great twin metrolopes are you moving to.
If your a real ale fan the list is very limited but is slowly expanding.
From blundell park end the purveryors go the no1. Which is alongside the no1 platform.
The no2 which is actually on the station concourse.
And it was camara pub of the year for b4 years running until the top town i.e. grimsby weatherspoons took it of them.
At the top of the station approach is the swasbuckle which used to have guest beers but i havent been deafened in there for a while.
It's a disco pub for the slightly older generation.
Next walk up the hill along the front to the notts you can't miss it it's straight in front of you an old fashioned three roomed pub that does a john smiths on hand pulled plus guests.
round the corner going dowhill you'll come to the smugglers real ale but not realy my cup of tea.
On the next corner is Willy's famouse for its willy's original and old groyne.
His brewery is just round the corner.they also do guests.
Strolling a bit further is the kings royal hand pulled and descently kept ales.
The next pub along and a good ten minutes walk away is the wellow it's a greene king pub so i think they may do a hand pulled.
Suprisingly the bowling alley does landlord.
Next along is the jewel in meggies crown the signal box. supposedly the smallest pub in the uk.
It's attached to the light railway station and closing hours are i beleive flexible.
Also the light railway does beer festivals on a regular basis. And i believe he is doing a weekend in october featuring german beers.
BY the way Meggies is a term used us grimmies for cleethorpes. Don't ask me where it came from but i suppose that some of the more knowledgeble members will know.

hi,been to most of these pubs,love em all,been to a few beer festivals too at the light railway too,
im moving to central cleethorpes bursar street way!
like the smallest pub willys and smugglers,the wellow is good for the kids in the summer.
i seen the man from emmerdale at the smugglers jonny leeze who else famous lives there i hear nick barmby does?

I read that the train fare in the 19th century between GY and clee was half a penny - locally known as a 'meg'. Hence people from clee became known as Meggies. Anyone else heard that?

Where to sit? Upper Findus. From about row H upwards you get magnificent views of the estuary and the shipping traffic, handy for when the football is dreadful.

Beers? Don't forget the Nott at the top of Seaview street.

Quoted from James77

I read that the train fare in the 19th century between GY and clee was half a penny - locally known as a 'meg'. Hence people from clee became known as Meggies. Anyone else heard that?

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Nope. The area at the top of Isaacs Hill around College Street was known as Meg's Island. That's where "Meggies" comes from.

Personally I'd rate Cleethorpes far higher than Grimsby to live. Apart from the houses round the Park it's not that attractive.

Busar street area thats within a stones throw of the mecca that is our homethe magnificent BLUNDELL PARK.
No need to move the wheels but on match days parking round there gets a bit iffy.

Quoted from semilapsedmariner

Busar street area thats within a stones throw of the mecca that is our homethe magnificent BLUNDELL PARK.
No need to move the wheels but on match days parking round there gets a bit iffy.

"Bursar" Street isn't it (that was the skool I went to)

But you're right - I used to walk to BP down Grimsby Road to home games. In those days you went past the Elecy and Gas showrooms and Eskimo frozen foods

Yeah i i know its not far from the ground,do you get football traffic parking around that way for the matches?it must be a good 10 minutes walk away?
cheers

Quoted from Welwynmariner

"Bursar" Street isn't it (that was the skool I went to)

But you're right - I used to walk to BP down Grimsby Road to home games. In those days you went past the Elecy and Gas showrooms and Eskimo frozen foods