title	A Father's Day Pub Crawl, Ampersand Tap, Diss - 21st June 2026
intro	We're off for another longish walk of about seven miles - although it feels longer - to the Crossways at Scole for a pint, followed by a couple more and a Burger Jam burger at the Ampersand Tap, and then a final pint at the Oaksmere, where we spend quality time watching a tiny ant haul a flower petal that's at least ten times bigger than it across the patio. The Boy Phil accompanies us for the walk - which seeing as it includes three seperate pubs is officially a "crawl" - whilst Isobel meets us at Ampersand for lunch and a zero beer. Before that, Jules is over for a couple of nights, and directs Fred and Oak as they prune the birch tree in the patio area.
imgp0925	There's a brooding sunset over the side field
imgp0933	Fred's got the loppers out on the birch tree
imgp0934	Oak carries off the prunings
imgp0935	Harry on the path to Warren Hills
imgp0937	Phil's not really dressed for the nettles
imgp0940	We're on Scole Bridge
imgp0944	Harry does a sort-of pull up at Scole Pocket Park
imgp0947	Harry takes a photo of some giant hollyhocks
imgp0948	Fred and Phil on the road to the Crossways
imgp0949	In the Crossways' beer garden
imgp0950	A comedy floating crocodile head in the pond
imgp0951	The Boy Phil looks at a vintage Land Rover
imgp0952	The lads on the path to Dark Lane
imgp0953	Outside Diss Business Centre
imgp0955	Fred returns with a Burger Jam menu
imgp0957	Conversation in the Ampersand Tap
imgp0958	The wild path behind the church in Stuston
imgp0961	The Oaksmere's walled garden
imgp0962	A nice example of Salvia "Hot Lips"
imgp0965	Fred at the Oaksmere
imgp0967	Tudor chimneys and a 21st-century roof
imgp0971	A tiny ant hauls a flower petal across the patio