The King’s Head, Kettlewell, North Yorkshire
Wharfedale is arguably the softest landscape of the Yorkshire Dales [it’s all relative…] right in the south of the dales – see map below. It’s home to Grassington as its […]
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The Horseshoe Inn, Levisham, North Yorkshire
We’re equally torn between the North Yorks Moors and the Yorkshire Dales. Both are spectacular and beautiful, but the Moors tend to be softer – the stone more yellow sandstone […]
Hotel de Paris et de la Poste, Sens
There was quite a good article in the Times on June 6th [subscribers only apparently for the website] about journeys from the French coast to all points south, with suggested stops […]
Yves St Laurent Exhibition, Bowes Museum, County Durham
Thinking back to the recent visit to the Roof Gardens, Kensington and the BIBA store – the vibrant centre of 1960s culture in Britain – a quiet revolution was taking […]
Babylon at The Roof Gardens, London
London in the 1960s and early 1970s was the place to be… the “happening place, man”. Unfortunately, we weren’t there. In spirit maybe, but not in the flesh. Too busy […]
Carpenters Arms, Felixkirk, North Yorkshire
Where to go for a quick supper on a Tuesday night in June? Many places now close both Monday and Tuesday, as well as Sunday evenings. Gone are the days […]
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Described by The Ivy as the Black Forest Gateau of the ’90s. Now that we’re some twenty plus years on we see it’s absolutely thriving on the menus up north. […]
The Orangerie, Rockcliffe Hall, County Durham
Rockcliffe Hall Hotel is a luxury hotel, spa and golf course in Hurworth. It sits right on the banks of the River Tees, where the Tees is a beautiful river […]
The Buck Inn, Maunby, North Yorkshire
Maunby is a little village in North Yorkshire, and is on a road to nowhere; cul-de-sac; dead end. In other words, you have to be going to Maunby with a […]
Tassili, The Grand Hotel, St Helier, Jersey
Tassili is the fourth and final restaurant by Edon Tours on their visit to Jersey. Michelin Star and three AA Rosettes, and making the best use of local produce [potatoes again?]. […]
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