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, […]
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Le Langhe, York
We’ve avoided York for quite a while now. Perhaps we over did it? It’s always bustling with tourists and the universities have grown and expanded so it’s always busy. Once […]
Bohemia, Club Hotel & Spa, St Helier, Jersey
First foray into the Channel Islands for our guest writers, Edon Tours Inc. Although we’d usually recommend these islands for a bit of spring/autumn sun the weather has been so […]
Sharrow Bay, Ullswater, Lake District
We used to sail a little dinghy on Ullswater, keeping it on the shore in a friendly [and cheap] field on the northern shore. It was a Cornish Coble which […]
Angel Inn, Hetton, North Yorkshire
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* […]
Bens d’Avall, Mallorca
In the search for some sunshine – long absent in Yorkshire this year [though we haven’t had much rain so business as usual then] – we set off for 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 […]
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, […]
Le Champignon Sauvage, Cheltenham
We got in just in time, a couple of weeks before the Cheltenham Festival started [10th – 13th March 2015], so there was a table available for a mid-week lunch. […]
The Olive Tree Restaurant, Bath
We have a tag “Top Ten Views” – a worthy accolade we think – useful and certainly helps if you’re choosing a place to eat for a special occasion. So, speaking […]
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