Bus Pass Bandit: Part Eighty - GAYDON & BARFORD

Just when you think the Bus Pass Bandit must have covered every inch of Warwickshire within a certain radius of Warwick, Leamington Spa and Stratford, he uncovers more unseen corners to investigate...

The Bandit ventures forth to explore some new areas of Warwickshire, starting at The Malt Shovel Inn at Gaydon.

The first pub with a resident parrot! The beer is "Old Golden Hen" (as opposed to Pretty Polly).

Gaydon Village Hall has a very distinctive appearance.

The Church of St Giles at Gaydon.

Then onwards to Loxley, near Wellesbourne, for a stop at The Fox.

A cunning taste of Cheltenham Gold from Goffs Brewery.

The next stop is at Barford for The Granville Arms.

And a Wye Valley HPA.

Time for a final bonus stop at The Racehorse on the Stratford Road in Warwick.

The theme reflects the Warwick Racecourse nearby.

A Rosie's Pig cloudy cider to complete the day.

Bus Pass Bandit: Part Seventy Nine - MORETON-IN-MARSH

For his first March excerpt of 2026, the Bus Pass Bandit takes us across into Gloucestershire for a most charming slice of the Cotswolds...

Today the Bandit takes a bus from Stratford to Moreton-in-Marsh, arriving on market day.

The Black Bear Inn on the High Street has beers from the Cotswold-based Donnington Brewery.

This is their SBA (Special Bitter Ale).

The next stop is The Bell Inn, also on the High Street.

And some Hill Climb from the Prescott Brewery.

This pub has links with J. R. R. Tolkien and may have inspired that famous Middle Earth tavern 'The Prancing Pony' as featured in The Lord of the Rings.

On the Stow Road is the Inn on the Marsh.

Time for some Moreton Mild from the North Cotswold Brewery.

A train to Worcester arriving at Moreton in Marsh Station.