The King’s Arms, Prestbury, Cheltenham
We walk from our friends’ house in Cheltenham past the racecourse to the pub. We passed, or nearly passed, the other two pubs in this suburb of Cheltenham but made […]
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Travelling by train in Europe
We’ve always enjoyed travelling by train. Early holidays involved non-corridor carriages from Leeds to Morecambe – make sure you get in the right compartment! Thirty plus years ago we travelled […]
La Locanda dei Monacone, Napoli
Great – we can book this one. 7pm or 9pm. We’re old – guess which we go for? We’ve had a busy day strolling around Napoli. Tomorrow we head for the National […]
Café Murano, London
After a long day at Hampton Court we don’t want to stray too far from the hotel. We’re staying the Covent Garden hotel in, you guessed it, Covent Garden. We’ve […]
Moor Hall, Lancashire
So, as you eat lovely meals in a succession of great restaurants you’re constantly comparing one with another. “That was the best meal we’ve had…”. Until the next time, of […]
Vine House Café, Helmsley
After the wet [wet??…Ed] January and February we snatched a couple of shortish walks to stop us going round the bend…even more than we are now. The Dales are always […]
Sanders Yard Bistro, Whitby
Spring! IS NEARELY HERE! Well, its late February and the sun is shining, the birds are singing and the serving staff at Sanders Bistro can’t do enough for us, so […]
Isla, Durham
Well, it’s not Yorkshire (soon be a new category, alongside England…Ed) but it’s but a short train ride. Durham – beautiful cathedral city (nine arches) and incredibly well respected university. […]
Hansom, Bedale, North Yorkshire
So, when a famous restaurant critic [No Not Marina O’Loughlin…no, not Jay Rayner…Ed] turns up at your door, having begged a lift from some local… …and the further north you […]
Henry’s, Bath
Bath…and its buildings. They never cease to amaze us. Not perfect, or particularly smart [1 bed flat on the Royal Crescent – £1m?] but acres and acres of them. Wimpey […]
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