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This article examines the Transpennine Real Ale Trail, a popular leisure activity where participants travel between rural pubs by train, drinking craft beer along the way. While the trail was initially promoted as a fun way to support local businesses, it has also caused tensions in the rural communities it passes through. Large groups of drinkers, sometimes disruptive, create conflicts with local residents and other train passengers. The study uses the concept of rhythmanalysis to explore how different groups experience and move through the spaces of the ale trail, showing how leisure and drinking can create both moments of enjoyment and sources of friction in public spaces.
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This page is a summary of: Rhythm and booze: contesting leisure mobilities on the Transpennine Real Ale Trail, Mobilities, October 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2020.1820189.
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