The Café at Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire
There’s a little almost derelict Priory near Osmotherley in North Yorkshire. It’s the ruin of a 14th Century Carthusian order dissolved, like many others, by Henry VIII when he set […]
Tag Archives: food
Street Food Tour, Hanoi
You come to Vietnam for lots of things – the culture, the people, the countryside, the history…and the food. So many fresh flavours. People had told us to avoid it […]
Maison Polanka, Siem Reap, Cambodia
We arrived at Maison Polanka after three weeks travelling – flying, driving, sailing – around Vietnam and Cambodia. We moved every couple of days, the longest being the sail up […]
CB Inn, North Yorkshire
Before we head off to the sunshine in Vietnam and Cambodia [why?…have you seen the sky in that picture?…ed] we’ve had a couple of walks, terminating in Yorkshire’s remote pubs […]
Tan Hill Inn, North Yorkshire
If you’re old enough to remember the Everest Double Glazing ad, featuring Ted Moult [who??…ed] then the Tan Hill In will be familiar to you. But, in all likelihood, probably […]
Roots, York
We don’t do lunch. Well, not proper lunches. Not Prawn cocktail, great slabs of roast beef and Black Forest gateau. (Why ever not, you cheapskates?…Ed). Usually it’s maybe a simple […]
Farmacy, London
Not to be confused with the late un-lamented “Pharmacy” run by Damien Hirst and his gullible pals [there is Pharmacy 2 for the terminally desperate], this one is “run” by […]
Bitter End Yacht Club, BVIs
Once upon a time we arranged the “last great family holiday”. You know, when your children have [almost] grown up, are away working or at university and you want to […]
Hotel Claris, Barcelona
We seem to have been “resting” over the autumn and winter, with a lack of posts. Sorry. So, in a burst of catching up here’s a blast from the past. […]
The Hare, Scawton, North Yorkshire
The Hare has been on the list for a while now. In fact, it’s nearly five years since Paul and Liz took over a failing pub and we still hadn’t […]
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