Pub games in your area

Agrippa · July 22, 2014, 10:39:40 AM

Quote from: Bealman on July 22, 2014, 01:51:51 AM
I used to be a keen dominoes player in my youth, and it was good to see the game still being played in the north. I actually played a few games on my recent visit - in Newbottle Working Man's club (the village where I was born), but the best was playing doubles in the bar of the Sun Inn where I was staying in Dent (Yorkshire Dales). Anyway, I must still have me eye in, 'cos the opposition kept buying us drinks!! I hadn't realised when we started that we were playing for pints!

Reminds me of a great trip two years ago, me and some pals hiked from Ribblehead to Dent during
a heatwave. Arriving at upper Dent the pub near the river was shut. Can't recall the name, but
at the uppermost part of the village.

We asked a nearby farmer when it opened , but he said it was very irregular.Then he went into
the farm house and came out with some cans of Cola for us which was very welcome as we
were parched
.
After that we walked up to the station, what a hike!

A great day out!

Bealman · July 22, 2014, 10:46:55 AM

Cool. Dent is a lovely place.

Agrippa · July 23, 2014, 06:43:56 PM

Just looked up the Dentdale website, nice pix of the area including the Sun Inn.
The pub which was closed when we arrived was the Sportsman's.

A fantastic area , overdue another visit.

Tdm · July 23, 2014, 07:11:27 PM

No Pubs as such in Tenerife - just loads of Bars - some with regular entertainment and others aimed at the sports inclined clientel with Darts, Pool, Snooker and Dominoes available etc.
Every Wednesday & Saturday I play snooker in one such Bar (called "Legends"), which has just one well looked after snooker table, 2 Pool tables, and a Darts board, and there is a Darts league, Pool league, and regular snooker competitions held in there.

This Friday I have tickets for a special evening in Legends where Jimmy White is putting on an exhibition and taking on challengers, followed by a buffet, and then a very good comedian called George King. The beer in Legends is well looked after too, draft San Miguel being €1.50 a pint all day, or Dorada at €2 a pint.

Always thought that a full sized snooker table would make a good base for an N gauge railway, if the Bar owner ever decides to get a new table I shall ask him how much he wants for the existing one - although I have no room in which to put it! When I lived in Wales I had a model railway on my 7' by 4' Pool Table when I got tired of using it for Pool.

Getting back to games - because of the weather outdoor sports are very popular here, and as well as Tennis and Bowls, Petanque is very popular on the Island and we even have a couple of Petanque pitches on our complex as well as a Tennis Court and both outdoor and indoor Pool tables (and Darts).

joe cassidy · July 23, 2014, 09:29:57 PM

Sounds like Butlins

Best regards,

Joe

Bealman · July 24, 2014, 04:07:20 AM

I think you'd have a heckuva lot of trouble trying to get track pins into a snooker table.

Sprintex · July 24, 2014, 06:04:07 AM

Even worse seeing your favourite train suddenly disappear down a pocket!

Paul

Caz · July 24, 2014, 09:46:32 AM

At least you would have a ready made pattern for a Wye triangular junction.

Tdm · July 24, 2014, 11:10:37 AM

No - it's nothing like Butlins Joe - we live in a lovely complex and have an excellent lifstyle with good weather all year round.
For those who question using a snooker table as a base for a model railway - well you would do as I did with my Pool table and first make a baseboard that fits nicely on top & inside of the table - as per what I did in Wales - see attached video clip - and this was an OO gauge layout running on a 7' by 4' base that complimented my then outside layout.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=L09xLyK6c74