The Art School, Liverpool
That great conurbation of Manchester and Liverpool [and Salford, Rochdale etc] – dubbed the new Northern Powerhouse by Her Majesty’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne – is surprisingly deficient […]
Category Archives: Europe
Portrait Suites, Rome
Our italian road trip saw us visit Rome for the first time in many, many years. You really need to live here to appreciate the wealth of history – a […]
Villa Bordoni, Greve in Chianti, Tuscany
We’ve always believed that wine you drink on holiday doesn’t travel well and tastes completely different in the searing heat of the Yorkshire summer. About twenty years ago we visited […]
Wagamama, Soho, London
Fast food doesn’t always get the best press, where the speed of delivery isn’t enough to offset the perceived lack of quality or nutritional value. Apparently though, the Doner Kebab […]
Wykeham Arms, Winchester
We’ve been to Winchester a few times and, though it would be tempting to stay in the Hotel du Vin, there’s a little pub that offers much better atmosphere, food, […]
Mizen Head Hotel, Bamburgh, Northumberland
As most of you will know, the County of Yorkshire has just a few more people than the aspirationally independent country of Scotland [Ecosse] with around 5.3m people. Whilst the […]
The Ship, Low Newton, Northumberland
We’re starting to find pubs in the north where you can listen to some decent live music – jazz, blues, folk even [no, not country thanks]. There seemed to be […]
Rick Stein’s Restaurant , Padstow, Cornwall
The acclaimed Star at Harome, the pub with the thatch – oh, and really, really good food – spawned a whole industry in the village of Harome; places to stay, […]
The Wheelhouse Crab & Oyster Bar, Falmouth
Wow, Cornwall is a long way from Yorkshire. Well, to be fair, it’s a long way from anywhere. We were forced to break the long trek at the Queensberry Hotel […]
Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles Hotel
In terms of Scottish grandeur, the Gleneagles Hotel has to rank amongst the most famous. Long established as a premier destination for holidays and sporting breaks – think golf, for […]
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