Day 2 – Wednesday 31st May

At the National Archives

An early start saw us arriving at the National Archives in time to get new Readers Cards and spend the day researching the war diaries of the Battalions of some of the Men as well as doing some additional research for others.

Expensive beer

In the evening on the way back from the Archives, we drove past the Ealing Park Tavern brew pub but could find nowhere to park the car. Fortunately, we noticed that the 65 bus went past both our hotel and the pub so, having booked in and had a little rest, we set out for a beer.
We spent the rest of evening recovering from the shock of paying London prices of £11 for two pints of beer – back home this would be nearer £5!

We then caught the bus back which took us to the Express Tavern at Kew Bridge which is a really unusual pub that’s been going for many years (and is of historical significance). Here we had some food as well as a couple of beers before walking back to the hotel.

So, two days and two pubs of historical significance! As you can see, it’s not just the beer with us, there’s history & culture, too!!