Lambo85 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I watched a movie on Sky the other night called "The Worlds End". It was pretty ridiculous but it was basically about 5 middle aged lads going back to their own town and attempting what they called "The Golden Mile" which consisted of 12 pubs. It was a pub crawl they didnt manage to finish when they were in their teens, only reaching the 9th pub. It then got my thinking about pub crawls I have been on when I was younger. The first that came to mind was Rose Street. From memory, correct me if I am wrong, Rose Street has 18 pubs in total if you count The Standing Order. Now me and my mates attempted to do the whole 18 pubs a few times but failed each time. I think the best we managed was 14. We used to start at the East end of Rose Street at The Abbotsford and work our way along. We never did mange to reach Dirty Dicks, The Bad Ass and finally Scotts. Has anyone managed to do the whole 18 and have you got any funny stories you can share of what happened on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GhostHunter Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Tried it countless times in my yoof - and failed miserably each time. From pints to half pints, shots every other pub, nothing worked and each time I was reduced to a blob of vomituous sewage in a gutter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo85 Posted May 8, 2014 Author Share Posted May 8, 2014 Tried it countless times in my yoof - and failed miserably each time. From pints to half pints, shots every other pub, nothing worked and each time I was reduced to a blob of vomituous sewage in a gutter Haha! I know mate, tell me about it. First time we tried it we were on pints of lager. After 10 pubs one of my mates fell and knocked himself out in the toilet. Second time we went on Guinness. We thought it would be easier to drink than lager because it was smooth. I am not even going to go into the details of that failed attempt! I dont know, its pretty immature but watching that movie has given me a bit of inspiration to get the lads back together and give it one more try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboInSouthsea Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Never tried the Rose St challenge but myself and a mate once tried to have a 24hr sesh, started at midday but could only manage til six the following morning where we were left feeling somewhat fragile drinking cups of tea in a cafe. Wasn't sick even once Doubt I could manage even half that now....which will please my bank balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korf123 Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Theres the Guinness session challenge. The old advertising used to say Guinness is good for you- supposedly partly due to the iron in it. Someone worked it out and it takes 17pints of Guinness to get your recommended daily intake of iron apparently. Good old life skills classes at school! Have never tried it but have always though it would be a great one to do- especially on St Paddys day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychocAndy Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Tried it once, Wetting the bairns head, went to Powderhall then onto Rose Street. I was 28 then and liked a bucket, but every time my brother got me a pint he also get me a Rusty Nail. I have never remembered a whole night after 4 or 5 Rusty Nails. I don't know if I done it or not, but we did go to the casino at Rutland Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottish_chicP Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Tried it. Failed it the Uphall/Brox one is 14 pubs too. Blootered by the end usually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe.gausden Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Tried it. Failed it the Uphall/Brox one is 14 pubs too. Blootered by the end usually! Done the uphall to broxburn one years ago. Had more than one in each, not sure if I made the last pub but my mate broke his collarbone and dislocated his shoulder. I managed to keep my feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottish_chicP Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Done the uphall to broxburn one years ago. Had more than one in each, not sure if I made the last pub but my mate broke his collarbone and dislocated his shoulder. I managed to keep my feet Yep I think our main problem is it never ends up just being one drink in each pub! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry Haggis Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 How many pubs are there in Rose Street - I fancy trying this one evening. And which end of Rose Street does one start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phage Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Id start at the far end.... and work my way back towards my house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graygo Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 How many pubs are there in Rose Street - I fancy trying this one evening. And which end of Rose Street does one start? Do you think that it's a shorter walk one way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His name is Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I done rose street a couple of months back, did all pubs bar 2, 1 was to full because of rugby and 1 didn't let us in because to pissed. Vaguely remember my mate buying whiskey in the last pub! Think there were about 18 boozers, I started on bottles and ended up on vodka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destruction Derby Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Not Rose Street, or even Edinburgh, but as a keen cyclist and ale drinker I sometimes do a 2-wheel crawl on the North York Moors near to my home. My crawl roughly follows the course of the river Esk, and covers 11 pubs and 8 villages, with a pint in each pub. There used to be 13 pubs, but a couple have closed down. I know it's not as many as a Rose Street crawl, but including the ride to my home and back it's about a 30-mile bike ride, so it's still fairly impressive. Surely that's not the safest of things to be doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckandcover Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Not Rose Street, or even Edinburgh, but as a keen cyclist and ale drinker I sometimes do a 2-wheel crawl on the North York Moors near to my home. My crawl roughly follows the course of the river Esk, and covers 11 pubs and 8 villages, with a pint in each pub. There used to be 13 pubs, but a couple have closed down. I know it's not as many as a Rose Street crawl, but including the ride to my home and back it's about a 30-mile bike ride, so it's still fairly impressive. So you cycle home about 15 miles after drinking 11 pints? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottish_chicP Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Not Rose Street, or even Edinburgh, but as a keen cyclist and ale drinker I sometimes do a 2-wheel crawl on the North York Moors near to my home. My crawl roughly follows the course of the river Esk, and covers 11 pubs and 8 villages, with a pint in each pub. There used to be 13 pubs, but a couple have closed down. I know it's not as many as a Rose Street crawl, but including the ride to my home and back it's about a 30-mile bike ride, so it's still fairly impressive. Is that legal? :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 The one we used to try was the Leith Walk crawl. Quite an effort back in the day, the golden rule being start at the bottom as that way when you were hammered you were reaching the safer pubs near the town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rond Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I stay in Broxburn,will give it a go one day,is it just the pubs or are the clubs included?(Bowling clubs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts151 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Never tried the Rose St challenge but myself and a mate once tried to have a 24hr sesh, started at midday but could only manage til six the following morning where we were left feeling somewhat fragile drinking cups of tea in a cafe. Wasn't sick even once Doubt I could manage even half that now....which will please my bank balance. I do not believe that last paragraph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Doing the Royal Mile pub crawl for my mates 40th next month. I think there's around 14 pubs. Can see us being refused entry before we get to the end, if indeed we get anywhere near the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearts151 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Always fancied doing a reverse night out. During the festival hit town for first drink at like 2am 3am then drink thru to like the afternoon before calling it a night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fort Vallance Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Never got past Olivers. Might try it again now it's not there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
All roads lead to Gorgie Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The thing is you might need to take out a loan to do it nowadays. City centre is pricy. Have been in most of them over the years but about six in one night was about my limit. I did have a few in most mind you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Absolutely no way could I do this - even in my youth it would have been a stretch. Reckon the best i could manage these days is a latte in every Costa in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboInSouthsea Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I do not believe that last paragraph Actually you're right, managed a fair old sesh on my birthday last month...first man out and last man back and not too wobbly either Down here in Southsea you have the Albert Rd pub-crawl, there's about 14-15 pubs so easily doo-able!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caspian Primrose Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 18 pints? Pff. Easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 The one we used to try was the Leith Walk crawl. Quite an effort back in the day, the golden rule being start at the bottom as that way when you were hammered you were reaching the safer pubs near the town Had two mates crash at mine when I stayed on Constitution Street. One boy in his 40's the other in his 70's. I had to go to work but they did the Leith Walk crawl. Ended up the guy in his 40's burst and trying to get a train back to Fife, the other boy standing on the platform giving it, "are you sure you have to go son, do you not fancy one in Coopers?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamdub Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Had two mates crash at mine when I stayed on Constitution Street. One boy in his 40's the other in his 70's. I had to go to work but they did the Leith Walk crawl. Ended up the guy in his 40's burst and trying to get a train back to Fife, the other boy standing on the platform giving it, "are you sure you have to go son, do you not fancy one in Coopers?" What is it with kids these days...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinnybob72 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Along with guys from work I ambitiously arranged an Edinburgh A-Z pub crawl one Saturday the aim being to have a drink in each. From (a hazy) memory this was the route (Bar) Alba - tick, think we had 2 drinks in here while waiting on others turning up. Biddy Mulligans - tick Candlemaker Arms (wasn't open so failed there) Deacon Brodies - tick Ensign Ewart (refused entry) Frankensteins - tick Greyfriars Bobby - tick Halfway House - tick Ivanhoe - tick Jekyll & Hyde - tick Kenilworth - tick Logie Bairds Bar - tick Mitre - tick North British Hotel - tick O - couldn't find a pub starting with O - failed Penny Black - tick Queens Arms - tick Rose Street Brewery - tick Standing Order - tick Tiles - tick Uluruh - too far away by this point Victoria & Albert - tick At this point there were only 2 of us left and we'd had 19 drinks by this time and couldn't think of any pubs starting with W, X, Y or Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBones Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Whistle Binkies, and it would still have been open! Or Worlds End? Good attempt though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 We do it every year and each year it gets harder and harder. We start at the abbotsford and work our way along! From the hogshead onwards is always a blackout or v v hazy! There are some superb Picts and brilliant stories over the years. Last year was the 10th year we'd done it. We've done it as pub golf once and that had a number of folk finished early doors. We always try to make the first 10 pubs pints. Frenchies was an interesting introduction to the crawl! Some of the stories and photos are priceless. Well worth a go if you haven't done it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Private Womble Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I used to work in the World's End, the amount of times people asked me if the film was based on that pub was ridiculous, not even seen the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
...a bit disco Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Done it the once in my 20s. The secret was vodka and orange cordial. Fecked for 2 days after though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tams bird Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 18, I'm sure there were 23 when I went out.. Don't think I done them all in the one night tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonesy Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Think I've tried and failed it a few times. Have also done the drunken cycling thing. Used to go from village to village in China, having a bottle of beer at each in the wee shop. Used to tell them I was from a different country each time, so that if the shop owners ever chatted with each other, they'd be flummoxed at the different nationalities cycling their way through their district! After the first derby this season we did the H-E-A-R-T-S pub crawl. Haymarket - Ensign Ewart (awful) - and so on... smaller scale than some of those mentioned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_jambo Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Start at Scotts bar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennywise Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Tried it. We met a couple of tatooed, goth chics in the Black Rose, that scuppered it. Women eh. Remember when Rose St used to be good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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