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Saturday, 10 May 2025

The Unicorn and The Inklings

 Sank a pint in Malvern's The Unicorn pub, where the Inkling meetings were held and T.S. Elliot and J.R.R. Tolkien often discussed their future works, which were to become classics:
















We are in Malvern for the RHS show tomorrow but this was pub was a must. Malvern still has the gas powered street lamps that inspired Elliot to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The topiary snail was cool too lol: