The time has come and the Shrewsbury Beer Festival is in full swing once again. I wrote about it last year, and I am happy to tell you it’s even…
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The George Ludlow
The mid-nineteenth century listing building, formerly a hotel, re-opened as The George Ludlow recently. It was one of those rare cases where a building has been brought back into use…
Shrewsbury Folk Festival 2023
Well, it was a sadly whistlestop tour of Shrewsbury Folk Festival for me this year, as I had a Shrewsbeer tour to give. But in those short hours I fell…
Telford Balloon Fiesta 2023
It’s kind of nice to see things rolling around in the annual calendar, and the balloon fiesta is no exception. We managed to duck most of the showers yesterday on…
Unicorn Inn, Little Dawley
Well, after breaking the exclusive on the new management at the Unicorn Inn, I finally got to pay them a visit today. And what a wonderful pub it is. Little…
The Shropshire GOAT is one!
It’s hard to believe, but The Shropshire GOAT is celebrating its first birthday. It’s incredible to think that a whole year has passed since I moved to Telford and started…
Electronic Music Open Mic
The electronic music open mic movement started in Manchester in 2017. Since then, nights have sprung up across the UK. You might not realise it, but we have some of…
Shropshire Petal Fields
The good folk of Shropshire Festivals are teaming up with Shropshire Petals to present the Shropshire Petal Fields to you between August 4th and 13th. This beautiful family farm grows…
Exclusive: The Unicorn Inn, Little Dawley
I think this is the first real exclusive Shropshire story that I’ve broken here on the GOAT, but as of the 1st August, The Unicorn Inn Little Dawley will be…
The Boot Micropub Rebooted
I was so sad to hear about the temporary closure of The Boot Micropub that I even wrote about it for CAMRA’s What’s Brewing a few weeks ago. So, joy…