2011-12-25 Waifs and Strays v5

Good to see Digs.

Is there any plan for a pub visit afterwards? Preferably one doing food? Do these such things exist here? Pub open and serving a Christmas meal actually ON Christmas Day?!?!?

Hey ms.chris, It's not something that I've ever organised a the ride does usually have a tea/coffee stop just after the Regent's park laps and people tend to dip in and out as their own needs dictate.

However, if you want to find a pub which is open and serving (They definitely exist) then I'm more than happy to add it in to the original post of this thread and advertise is along side the ride.

Hey we can ride in together, will you need an alarm call?

In my old local in Stony, you get your first Babylon Chirstmas Day drink on the house. They don't advertise it, you just have to know.

Sniff I miss that pub.

Let's discuss feeder rides closer to the time.

Talking of feeder rides, I am negotiating the baking of mince pies.

Hey ms.chris, It's not something that I've ever organised a the ride does usually have a tea/coffee stop just after the Regent's park laps and people tend to dip in and out as their own needs dictate.

However, if you want to find a pub which is open and serving (They definitely exist) then I'm more than happy to add it in to the original post of this thread and advertise is along side the ride.

I've been looking without any success. I was hoping you might have a lead on somewhere. Shoot. Will keep trying.

If anyone knows of a pub open and serving food on Christmas Day, please get in touch!

http://www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_blog.php?blog_id=95 ?

No idea how current it is, though

thanks I found that too, but it's quite out of date. :-(

I've been looking without any success. I was hoping you might have a lead on somewhere. Shoot. Will keep trying.

If anyone knows of a pub open and serving food on Christmas Day, please get in touch!

There's The Ship - SW18 1TB, south side of Wandsworth Bridge Rd. Bit of mission but recommended in list I found about pubs open on the day n serving good food.

if it is open, the ship is recommended. tho knowing the ship, it may be by booking only.... very popular place!

The Cambria, just off Coldharbour Lane, is open, both for drink and food.
Their Christmas Day menu is fifty quid a head though.
I suspect most places that are doing food will be charging something similar, given you have to pay staff a bit more to come in on the day.
You have to book with a tenner deposit, and have to book ten days in advance.

The Windmill in Brixton will also be open on Christmas Day.
No food, but there will be music.
I reckon that would be a bit of fun.

... food, who needs food? this is christmas folks, most of us will be stuffed tho the eyeballs with mince pies and yule log*. now drink, that's another thing entirely!

•this is not a euphamism, though it could be

Its just an option for afterwards if people are interested. If not no worries.

Me and ms.chris are definitely going to go somewhere and have a dinner.

1. Object.
   
2. Lady Doom
   
3. Jonny
   
4. Cornelius Blackfoot
   
5. Furious Tiles
   
6. JD
   
7. JAH Tim
   
8. ms.chris
   
9. dublinkevin
   
10. Hillbilly
    
11. Mrs_socks
    
12. cliveo
    
13. Shoosh
    
14. bothwell
    
15. ChainBreaker
    
16. lazysuperhero
    
17. Cafewanda
    
18. scherrit
    
19. stiff link
    
20. svnlto
    
21. conker (ian)
    
22. lardboy
    
23. LittleHeather
    
24. laner
    
25. Brave
    
26. Mrs Brave
    
27. cf
    
28. mrs cf
    
29. Big Dave
    
30. Itsbruce
    
31. Kojack(Hicks)
    
32. Crumb
    
33. middleofnowhere
    
34. alien (better than 50:50)
    
35. Aroogah
    
36. L&W
    
37. Jacqui
    
38. Deluka
    
39. Quad
    
40. JAMIE
    
41. KEN
    
42. eyebrows (73% chance)
    
43. Digger
    
44. jenny j
    
    

In. For the duration. Have excused myself from any family responsibilites this Christmas.

Im out this year, escaping to Lanzagrotty for a week with the gf,
have a blast round the gherkin for me!

Oh, the Gherkin track session.. What a wheeze that was..

THE QUEENS
49 Regents Park Road, Primrose Hill, London, NW1 8XD

This pub is open from 12 until 5 and is serving food on the day.

Hmm. I'll probably drift south towards home once the ride is over, unless its particularly attractive.

JD, do you know what they are serving, or how much it is going to cost?
I was in a Young's pub yesterday in Greenwich, also open on the 25th, but the meal was £40, and the menu was pretty uninspiring.

Hmm. I'll probably drift south towards home once the ride is over, unless its particularly attractive.

JD, do you know what they are serving, or how much it is going to cost?
I was in a Young's pub yesterday in Greenwich, also open on the 25th, but the meal was £40, and the menu was pretty uninspiring.

http://christmas.youngs.co.uk/menus/319_festive.pdf

http://christmas.youngs.co.uk/menus/319_festive.pdf

Thanks for that, slightly different to the one I saw yesterday.

Any idea how much they are charging for the 25th, in Primrose Hill?
(admittedly I am not even sure where that place is...!)

Thanks for that, slightly different to the one I saw yesterday.

Any idea how much they are charging for the 25th, in Primrose Hill?
(admittedly I am not even sure where that place is...!)

The ride will pass very very very close to this venue. There is also another place Spread Eagle on Parkway.
Saw £20something for two course and £28ish for a three course.

Could always call them and ask.

^ yay to camden, nay to brixton

... okay so I live north

Ladies and Gents. As the talk of food seems to be taking over the actual ride would one of you please start a thread and ask Hippy to shift the chatter so that we can keep this thread ride related.

If/when a decision is reached I'll happily advertise a link to the Christmas meal thread.

^Sorry Em just trying to help the folks out who want either a drink in doors or the TOILET like last year we went round the block trying to find a place for the Ladies.

Yes to riding and yes where here to organize a ride. So see you all on the day for the ride> As you were.

OK, will leave pub/food discussion til later on.
If anyone come across any decent, not extortionate options, feel free to drop me a PM in the meantime.