Hairy Traveller talks beer with Alan Pickersgill, landlord of the Brunswick Inn Derby. One of the best pubs in Derby, the Brunswick Inn has won many awards for its real ale and cider. The first purpose-built railway inn in the UK, it also has one of the best beer festivals in the Midlands, if not the UK.
Before setting up Travel Begins at 40, Mark was the publisher of AsiaLIFE Cambodia and a freelance travel writer. When he is not packing and unpacking his travelling bag, Mark writes novels, including To Cook A Spider and Peppered Justice. He loves walking, eating, tasting beer, isolation and arthouse movies, as well as talking to strangers on planes, buses and trains whenever possible. Most at home when not at home. Mark is a member and director of communications of the British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW).
