Well, somewhat belatedly and puffing and blowing following a run down the length of the country, Geordie’s pub guide has just arrived. Enjoy the night out!

Well it’s a fair few years since I’ve been to Plymouth!! But as I recall it is an unusual ground set on the outskirts of the city in the area next to Central Park, which walking from the station up Alma Road takes you past a Wetherspoons, namely the Pennycomequick Hotel which is adjacent to the railway line.

Then if you walk up to the top of Alma Road there is another Wetherspoons called The Britannia which is no more than five minutes walk from the ground cutting across the Park.

If parking on the other side of Central Park there is the Central Park Towers which is in the heart of the student district. I used to go for a drink in the student union bar of the University but I would imagine this will be closed at this time of year.

Beer is also reportedly served in the stadium.

Anyone looking to make an afternoon of it heading down to The Barbican to take in the sea air will find a more plentiful and varied supply of pubs near the sea-front although many of them are a bit touristy. Those in search of a more traditional atmosphere should head for The Minerva set between the Barbican and the tacky shopping centre, supposedly and old haunt of Francis Drake, and at 500 years old the oldest pub in the city.