The Privy Counsel (A Bog Blog): The Inn at Hawnby

Monday, 9 January 2012

The Inn at Hawnby

And it came to pass that on Boxing Day, we went for a walk in the Yorkshire countryside with some friends in the vain hope of resetting the calorie/exercise balance. A pint in a charming Inn afterwards balanced us nicely.

The standard cautionary sign. Sigh. When will they learn?

Soap and lotion!

Carpet - how plush! And unsanitary!

Charmingly, a towel was provided as well as an air-dryer.

The scenery around Hawnby

Enjoying a pint at the Inn. (If you meet these people, run for your life.)

How many points did the bog in this charming country inn get, then? Five, but unfortunately we had to deduct one for the carpet - too unsanitary for words! Hygeia is in a rest-home receiving intravenous drugs until her nerves recover!

The Inn at Hawnby
Hawnby, Nr. Helmsley,
North Yorkshire, YO62 5QS
Telephone 01439 798202

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Our simple sense of humour belies our actual academic credentials.

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What in the name of arse are Privy Counsel Pin-Ups? you may wonder. And wonder rightly. Put simply, it's a picture of a celebrity in the bath. Any celebrity, any bath. We're not picky.

The Privy Counsel Pin-Ups now come with up to 50 % more gender equality! (And considerably lower levels of creepiness.)

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FRIENDS

We have a frankly mindboggling amount of Friends, who are our eyes and ears (and, in some cases, noses) and keep us updated on interesting toilet-related things happening around the world. You can locate our friends in "There's Reason to Our Madness" (a.k.a. "labels") below. For instance, there's Australian Friend, Enlightened Friend, Semi-Intellectual Friend, Tudor Friend, Medievalist (with a Side Interest in Roman Archaeology) Friend, etc. Oh, and Jonny counts as a friend for administrative reasons.

OTHER DELIGHTFUL AND EDIFYING SITES

A delightful blog by two feisty females ranting about the patriarchy, while simultaneously tweeting the pick-up lines we DO want to hear.

outoflinesblog.wordpress.com

A dear friend of ours runs this excellent blog on make-up, which you, too, may enjoy if you're learned in the lore of Scandiwegian languages:
skimmerskuggan.blogspot.com

We also heartily recommend this webiste, endorsing it with a jolly slap on the back and loud, hearty laughter:
zduk.co.uk

If your intellect is rampant in the extreme and you enjoy history, archaeology and church architecture, then do check out this excellent blog, written by a very dear and very insane friend of ours:
janeheloise.wordpress.com

Our friend Maureen Helen writes a thoughtful, philosophical, and ragingly intellectual blog:
maureenhelen.com

If you're interested in RSI, or other pain conditions, or Indian food, or rickshaw wallahs, or goats, then this blog is kind of a riot:
rsirehabblog.blogspot.com

If you're fond of cats, here is a blog with many pictures of cats:
catstrophil.tumblr.com

SOMETIMES THERE IS NO REASON TO OUR MADNESS: HOW THE POINTS SYSTEM WORKS

We gave up all belief in the logic of our points system long ago. But sometimes we use it just for kicks, and when we do, the points awarded are as follows:

* Covered loo roll holder: +1
* Loo roll lying loose: -1
* Normal white loo roll: +1
* Unbleached: +2
* Quilted or coloured: -1

* Bin in stall covered: +1
*Bin not pushing unpleasantly against user: +2

* Easy-to-use flush, not requiring great mechanical strength: +1
* Water-saving: +2
* Hard to use: -1

* Toilets clean: +1
* Toilets dirty: -1

* Revolving towel: +1
* Air dryer: -1
* Hygienic air dryer: +1
* Normal towel (unless clean and displaying evidence of being frequently changed): -1

* Push lever or other easy-to-use tap: +1
* Photo-cell tap: +2
* Lack of hot water: -1
* Unpleasant, separated taps: -1

*Pleasant soap: +1
* Also handlotion: +2
* No soap: -1

*Coat hook: +1
* Coat hook sturdy enough for rucksack or other large bag: +2
* No coat hook: -1

* Possibility of opening door without touching handle on exit: +1 bonus point.

* Toilets with noise-insulating cubicles (or no cubicle): +1 bonus point.

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