Nigel Stanley wrote: > Perhaps everyone already knows this, but I've just seen that the > Admiral Nelson has closed. > > http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Five-Northampton-pubs-close-due.4990844.jp > > It's always seemed busy to me, but I guess it's much quieter outside > the summer months when I've been. > > It's often a first or last night's stop for us as it's about a day's > cruise from Bugbrooke, and you can usually moor between top lock and > tunnel.
It's a vicious circle - pubs don't sell so much, so the brewery puts up the rent, so the prices increase... Been happening for years - I knew a publican who got out when that all started back in the early 80's. Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
