Cod and Lobster, Staithes, North Yorkshire
A day of beautiful sunshine and clear blue sky; the air crisp and the visibility excellent – you can see the ships on the north sea in the distance as […]
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The Star at Harome, North Yorkshire
If you’re a bit anorakish [is that a word…ed?] then you can go round looking at roof tiles and trying to spot what happened in the evolution of buildings. Many […]
The Durham Ox, Crayke, North Yorkshire
About a hundred years ago we went to a nice little village pub in Ashwell or Abington Piggots or some such, Hertfordshire, after a walk across the fields from Steeple […]
Royal Hotel, Runswick Bay, North Yorkshire
There’s a great walk from Staithes along the edge of the cliffs to Runswick Bay. Marvellous scenery and bracing breezes give you a good appetite for lunch at either end. […]
The Arts Club, Dover Street, London
Christmas is a time for celebrating with friends and colleagues – this year is was Annabel’s in Mayfair [phew] – but, if you’re lucky enough to have a friend who’s […]
The Sandpiper Inn, Leyburn, North Yorkshire
Normally there’s only one choice for eating at the eastern end of Wensleydale – the Blue Lion at East Witton – and that’s where we were for lunch on the Friday […]
Yorebridge House, North Yorkshire
Finding good places in the Yorkshire Dales isn’t all that difficult [except during the few glorious days of the TDF 2014] so when a new place opens it faces some […]
Beit Sabee, Luxor
Nour El Nil run four beautiful dahabiehs on the Nile, and set the standard for quality. They also have Beit Sabee, a small, fifteen room guesthouse, perfectly situated on the […]
Dahabieh “Meroe”, Nour El Nil, Luxor
The dahabieh Meroe, by Nour El Nil, the most beautiful boat on the Nile. Since the revolution in Egypt tourism has drained away. Nearly all of the large boats which […]
Clarke’s Bakery, Nottinghill, London
Changed forever from Alan Bennett’s bohemian era, Nottinghill is terribly smart these days. Recently seen in the Guardian, this shop/café/restaurant is the very last word in patisseries, as they call them […]
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