The Fuzzy Duck, Armscote
Well, first of all let’s be clear. As far as we can see Jay Rayner hasn’t been to the Fuzzy Duck before us – not that we can find. However, […]
Well, first of all let’s be clear. As far as we can see Jay Rayner hasn’t been to the Fuzzy Duck before us – not that we can find. However, […]
Greenwich village in London [as opposed to NYC] languished as, if not so much a backwater, then a less than fashionable part of London. It wasn’t brilliantly connected and although […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
June 4th. Hot and sunny, the sheep are in the shade of the trees, sheltering from the searing Yorkshire sun, the air still and heavy with the scent of spring/summer* […]
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, […]
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 […]
There always seem to be programmes about railway journeys on the television – Michael Portillo‘s Great Railway Journeys are actually quite good. He’s an awful lot better doing this than […]