[Disclosure: I’ve been invited to the Draycote Hotel twice for the purposes of this blog – once to review the Sunday lunch and once for an afternoon tea] Say ‘Draycote […]
Review: The Draycote Hotel, Rugby
April 22, 2023
Review: The Crown Inn, Church Enstone, near Chipping Norton
December 22, 2022
[Disclosure: We were invited for a complimentary stay and dinner at The Crown Inn to review for this blog] Somehow, having lived an hour-ish from the Cotswolds for most of […]
Review: The Telegraph Hotel, Coventry
September 4, 2022
[I won a competition for an overnight stay, dinner and breakfast at the Telegraph Hotel. It wasn’t for the purposes of this blog and I wasn’t required to write a […]
A birthday treat at The Wild Boar, Windermere
January 2, 2021
“I’ve organised a birthday surprise. We’re going somewhere that does great food but is also dog-friendly. Like, ACTUALLY, dog friendly.” Words that might sound strange and a bit crazy to […]
Living it up at the Hotel Tresanton, St Mawes
August 15, 2019
Our lunch at the Hotel Tresanton was just one of an abundance of food-focused things we did in our time down in St Mawes. For other things to do if […]
Escape to the trees at Wootton Park
December 4, 2018
Treehouses, hot tubs, birdsong, barbecues. You might be thinking of far-flung places. Somewhere in the Far East maybe? Or perhaps some swanky enclave down south where the rich and famous […]
A glorious 24 hours at the Goodwood Estate
July 2, 2018
I’ve wanted to eat a proper meal at Farmer, Butcher, Chef since I wrote a piece about it for my day job (which is here by the way). That was […]
Escaping from it all at Jacobs Plough, Bicester
April 15, 2018
Sometimes, when it all gets too much, you just need to escape and curl up in a room away from home, sleeping at inappropriate times, eating an inappropriate amount of […]
An English seaside break at the Bay Tree Hotel, Broadstairs
March 22, 2018
As a land-locked Midlander, I often crave the seaside. And for some reason, we always tend to head south or west. As a kid, seaside involved good old Weston-super-Mare or […]
Taking a day away from reality at Ye Olde Bell, Barnby Moor, Retford
November 19, 2017
Trying to get a firefighter to a spa isn’t the easiest thing. Especially when they’ve been mentally scarred by one. The last time I took Mr M into a spa, […]
