Dirty Dicks regulars/Londoners, a question...

[working class]

I am coming down to watch that shower of st that is our national football team today.

So, we get to Marylebone for around 3pm, we are planning to visit 5/6 pubs on our way to Wembley, So how far out of the way would it be to pop in DD's for one?

[Rocksteadyeddie]

25/30 mins from Marylebone.

Walk to Baker St, and jump the Circle/Hammersmith/Metropolitan Line to Liverpool St.

[V8mate]

Though it's not really the same when it's not full of PHers...

It's just a.n.other pub

[working class]

I see, right thanks for the info, I'll try and pop in later.

[Bing o]

V8mate said:

Though it's not really the same when it's not full of PHers...

It's just a.n.other pub

It is a dump to be fair, and not worth visiting. Going to Wembley will be depressing enough!

[Office_Monkey]

Have you checked a map?

Marylebone is west, Liverpool St is across town, then right back out again to Wembley.

[Cock Womble 7]

V8mate said:

Though it's not really the same when it's not full of PHers...

No, it's propbably much nicer.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

Office_Monkey said:

Have you checked a map?

Marylebone is west, Liverpool St is across town, then right back out again to Wembley.

And the train to Wembley goes from Marylebone.

[V8mate]

You trying to groom the OP, Ed?

WC - There's no point going to DDs on a Friday afternoon - the only punters will be a few tramps.

[Rocksteadyeddie]

V8mate said:

You trying to groom the OP, Ed?

WC - There's no point going to DDs on a Friday afternoon - the only punters will be a few tramps.

Oi, I often go to DDs on a Friday afternoon.

[Vladimir Pukin]

V8mate said:

You trying to groom the OP, Ed?

WC - There's no point going to DDs on a Friday afternoon - the only punters will be a few tramps.

If by tramps you mean City Traders having an early weekend start, students from the uni up the road or tourists looking for olde england then yes that's quite accurate.

Still a long way out of your way just to go to a boozer.

I suggest trying http://www.fancyapint.com/ to find a pub crawl that's more appropriate.



Have a good evening.

Edited by Vladimir Pukin on Friday 3rd September 09:37

[working class]

Cheers lads, I think we'll skip it.

[Gizmo!]

working class said:

Cheers lads, I think we'll skip it.

Good choice.

There are ten better pubs within 100m, I've never worked out why it's the location of the City Drinking anyway.

[V8mate]

Gizmo! said:

working class said:

Cheers lads, I think we'll skip it.

Good choice.

There are ten better pubs within 100m, I've never worked out why it's the location of the City Drinking anyway.

1. Becase it's the most expensive
2. Because the service is so slow
3. Because it's cramped and airless
4. Because it's the only place that'll have us
5. Because it's tradition

Mainly the latter probably!

[Vladimir Pukin]

Gizmo! said:

working class said:

Cheers lads, I think we'll skip it.

Good choice.

There are ten better pubs within 100m, I've never worked out why it's the location of the City Drinking anyway.

Because someone made the effort to organise it, and DDs is an easy pub for people to find. It's good when people actually make something happen. Now, three years on, it's a tradition. C'mon, you know the reasons. Three cheers for Timmy.

Edited by Vladimir Pukin on Friday 3rd September 15:53

[fido]

If you're at Marylebone you might as well start off in The Metropolitan next door .. converted railway headquarters .. i likes it anyway - much nicer ambience than Dicks i.e. doesn't smell like a toilet.

[Gizmo!]

V8mate said:

Gizmo! said:

working class said:

Cheers lads, I think we'll skip it.

Good choice.

There are ten better pubs within 100m, I've never worked out why it's the location of the City Drinking anyway.

1. Becase it's the most expensive
2. Because the service is so slow
3. Because it's cramped and airless
4. Because it's the only place that'll have us
5. Because it's tradition

Mainly the latter probably!

6. Because it's the only pub in the City that has a standing stock of 500 bottles of Smirnoff Ice and 30 sambuca shot glasses?

I'm still recovering from the last time I attended I think.

[koolchris99]

i live about 1 min walk from DD's and i cant say ive ever been in it, it looks grim

[Vladimir Pukin]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[ehasler]

Vladimir Pukin said:

Because someone made the effort to organise it, and DDs is an easy pub for people to find. It's good when people actually make something happen. Now, three years on, it's a tradition. C'mon, you know the reasons. Three cheers for Timmy.

City drinks have been happening at DDs for a good while longer than 3 years - in fact, TVRCC City Region used to meet there before PH was in it's current form so it's definitely a long standing tradition!