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The top 8 restaurants in Ramsbottom… – Episode 140

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…according to Tripadvisor…within a quarter mile radius…as of June 2019.

OK, I agree there is some room for error here, however to try to avoid any bias, I’m taking these ratings and reviews directly from TripAdvisor as of the 24th of June 2019.

Does your favourite restaurant make the cut?

To give you an idea of what a quarter mile radius looks like, here it is:

After some discussion on social media about where is the centre of Ramsbottom, which many agreed was The Urn, I used Free Map Tools website to create this fetching green circle above.

Ordinarily, I’d have the full list here, but I’m going to keep the suspense and ask that you listen to the podcast episode (just click on the play button above or even better, subscribe) to find out exactly who made the cut.

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Award nomination for Ramsbottom and The Railway Pub Reopens – Episode 139

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It should come as no surprise that Ramsbottom is up for another award, ok technically it’s not RAMSBOTTOM, but I would argue that when anywhere in Ramsbottom is up for an award, then Ramsbottom as a whole is up for the award.

The award that is on offer this time is Baratxuri is up for Neighbourhood Restaurant of the year as part of the Manchester Food and Drink Festival.

Baratxuri have won awards before, in fact they won TWO amazing awards back in 2017 so let’s get voting to get another award back in Ramsbottom, especially as it looks like

You can vote for Baratxuri on the voting page here.

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Ramsbottom United pre-season fixtures confirmed

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Source: Ramsbottom United Football Club – RAMS PRE-SEASON FIXTURES CONFIRMED

Ramsbottom United have confirmed the fixtures for the pre-season friendly matches which are coming up next month, they are:

  • Wednesday 24th July RAMS v Rochdale 7.45pm
  • Saturday 27th July Caernarfon Town v RAMS 4.00pm (This follows a tournament that involves members of the Ramsbottom Junior sides)
  • Tuesday 30th July RAMS v Nantwich Town 7.45pm
  • Saturday 3rd August Newcastle Town v RAMS 3.00pm
  • Tuesday 6th August RAMS v Ashton United 7.45pm
  • Thursday 8th August Kidsgrove Athletic v RAMS 7.45pm

In addition to this, the post from Ramsbottom Uniteds website has indicated that it’s expected the fixtures for next season should be released in early July.

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Did you know that the Fisherman’s Retreat have their own whisky?

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The Fisherman’s Retreat first stocked only a few single malt whiskies back in 1992 but went on to purchasing their first cask in 1995.

There are a couple of things I like to think I know a little bit about, one is generally “stuff” about Ramsbottom, the other is whisky, I’m no buff, but I know what I like.

Well, I was a little surprised when I found out that not only does The Fisherman’s Retreat (in Ramsbottom, thing 1) create their own whisky (thing 2), but they’ve just released their fourth and fifth editions. Granted, I knew that they’re big on whisky, but I didn’t realise they actually had their own.

Now it might seem hard to believe, but The Fisherman’s Retreat is now in its 27th year and they now stock over 500 different Scottish single malt whiskies. Not only that but they recently launched their online shop which showcases some of their more fine and rare whiskies. This is some way from where they started back in 1992 when an overheard fisherman’s chat about where to go for lunch helped start it all.

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Tour of Britain Visits Ramsbottom

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Britain’s biggest professional cycle race will return to Greater Manchester for the first time in 15 years this September as all 10 of the city’s boroughs feature in the final stage on Saturday 14 September.

Source: OVO Energy Tour of Britain | Stage Eight

Don’t miss this cycle race tearing up Ramsbottoms Rake on the 14th of September. There are more than a few cycle enthusiasts who will no doubt be out checking this out.

If you don’t know about “The Rake” in Ramsbottom, it’s the steepest hill in Ramsbottom connecting between Ramsbottom and Holcombe.

Each year there is a race up The Rake organised by Lancashire Road Club every Autumn.

I spoke to Lancashire Road Club press officer Ian McKinley back in 2016

No doubt there will be a real buzz around the town on the day, hoping for some great weather too! 😎 🚴‍♀️ 🔔