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An Axe-citing Day In London!

 

Friend of the blog, Dan, decided to have a birthday. Since he had a birthday last year and was now over thirty, I was a bit confused as to why he wanted and needed another one. Nevertheless, I missed out on a windy game in Northampton to join his birthday event. 

Train from Cambridge to London included a rail replacement bus, which I didn’t fancy, so an 8am bus to Bedford was a necessary evil. A couple of us were staying at Veal Hotel (Dan’s house), which made the early start slightly more bearable. Onto the main event!

We headed to Aldgate Boom Battle Bar, which may as well have been staffed by robots. Staff here had a level of enthusiasm so low, it was probably a minus number. 

I’d never done axe throwing before, but would totally do it again! It takes a while to get the hang of it, but once you do it’s great fun! Sadly, I lost form at the end and threw away my chance of winning.

Happily, I had the chance to redeem myself at crazy golf.
The mini golf course was decent, however one of the holes was broken. I did manage redeem myself, with a one point victory! 

We then headed to the pub! Duke Of Wellington is a back street Aldgate boozer, with plenty of keg lines!
Not one, but two German beers on tap! I opted for Löwenbräu, which was everything I wanted and more! 

We then moved onto The Commercial Tavern!

A decent Guinness was had. Shame about the glass, as I couldn’t attempt to split the G! 

It was then food time. We had booked The Blues Kitchen.
The fried chicken, with gravy, was divine! Super tasty! We even got a free sharing dessert! 

Most of the group went for Via Roma to drink, it was a beer cred for us! It was actually decent, very orangey. Probably the best example of a ‘European lager’ made by the massive brewers. 

Post food we headed to NQ64.
It’s a real shame more places don’t have slides to get in! 


A decent was Guinness was consumed, while playing classic arcade games. I gained my second victory of the day, beating John at Outrun 2. 

We then headed back to Bedford! A great day in London was had! 


Cheers lads! Thanks for reading!








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Location: Aldgate, London, UK

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