Spa of the Month: St Nicholas Bay, Crete
The southernmost of all Greece’s islands has, unsurprisingly, the longest summer. This is why at almost the end of October,…
The Bush, Farnham
I always believed the Victorians covered up their table legs to avoid male excitement, a sort of burqa from the…
Spa of the Month: St Nicholas Bay, Crete
The southernmost of all Greece’s islands has, unsurprisingly, the longest summer. This is why at almost the end of October,…
The Space Coast, Florida, Part II: The Wildlife
Florida is famous for something else which holds a strong appeal for me – its wildlife, and one species in…
Precipice by Robert Harris
Robert Harris has the knack of finding interesting historical individuals or events around which to build a riveting story. Their…
‘Siena: The Rise of Painting’ at The National Gallery
Transferring directly from the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where it has been ‘the hottest ticket in town’, Siena: The…
Precipice by Robert Harris
Robert Harris has the knack of finding interesting historical individuals or events around which to build a riveting story. Their…
English National Ballet’s Nutcracker
This week’s premiere of English National Ballet’s brand new Nutcracker (replacing Wayne Eagling’s hugely successful 2010 production) at the London…
The Pirates of Penzance at the ENO
The first half of English National Opera’s winter season has come to a close (it’s back in January) with The…
Summer 1954 at Oxford Playhouse
The great Terence Rattigan – the playwright laureate of longing and repression – has been called underrated and overlooked so…
The Silver Birch
When is a Michelin starred restaurant not a Michelin starred restaurant? This is an unusually easy riddle to answer; it’s…
The Silver Birch
When is a Michelin starred restaurant not a Michelin starred restaurant? This is an unusually easy riddle to answer; it’s…
The Silver Birch
When is a Michelin starred restaurant not a Michelin starred restaurant? This is an unusually easy riddle to answer; it’s…
Home From Home: Painswick – The Queen of the Cotswolds
I’m hurtling through one of the Cotswold’s prettiest towns, racing the sun as I go. Its tightly-packed streets are a…
Home From Home: Painswick – The Queen of the Cotswolds
I’m hurtling through one of the Cotswold’s prettiest towns, racing the sun as I go. Its tightly-packed streets are a…