17 of 50: The Old Unicorn (Leeds, West Yorkshire)

As some of you will know, there are 5 spoons in the centre of Leeds.  Since starting my quest it always seemed to me that I could easily add 5 more to my list.  However, that is not why I came to Leeds.  My lovely daughter beta lives here with her partner beta-p.  It was the first time since beta moved house, so we were really keen to see the new digs.  ...  In the morning we decided the only way to go was to have breakfast at a spoons (and why not).  We drove out of the town and headed for The Old Unicorn.  We were really pleased as it was nice, modern and clean.  Parking was available (for 2 hours).  It was here that I told beta and beta-p about my spoon quest, and they thought it was a really good idea.  In fact they have already started their own quest (and have already got more than my 17, mainly thanks to working within the pub/restaurant industry).  ...

The Peter Cushing (Whitstable, Kent)

I can't add this to my mission count.  

We starting the day with gamma, took a drive to Whitstable with a single, simple mission, visit this pub.  It looked really good online so I was actually excited to see it.  Before the pub, however, we thought, let's take a trip to the sea front, and that is what we did.  Parking was not fun, there seems to be a few small car parks on the front, most of which stated 'no parking' near any of the spaces.  We were lucky in the end as someone was leaving just as we arrived.  Parked up.  Walked along the front, and everyone was eating either ice cream or chips.  By this time we were hungry.  We got chips along the front (from a chop that smelt like fish, which was not good), chips were good.  In my mind I could hear an Ice Cream calling me 'eat me' it said, 'eat me' (again).  We went to the van and got ice cream.  I had to. I was told.

We then took a walk into the town to find this pub.  By the time we finally found it (it is nearly on the way back out if you park at the front), neither gamma, the wife or I were 'in the mood' for a spoons (yes it happens), so we gave it a miss.  

So, that's it folks, all the above words to tell you that I didn't actually go in the pub. 

16 of 50: The Muggleton Inn (Maidstone, Kent)

There are 2 spoons in Maidstone, and it's just up the road.  So the wife and I left, on the journey she tells me that she fancies a visit to 'budda belly', I have to say it didn't really interest me as our last few visits were not great.  Anyway, we went to this pub and had a drink on the way, I really fancied a burger, but off we went to the belly.  It was much better than expected since a recent refit/change.   ..