Dear Chester: Deva Victrix
NICK HAMMOND heads north for a spot of Roman roamin’ in a former fort town once enigmatically called Deva…
Author Nick Hammond
Tales from the Oriental
Dusklit opera on one of London’s busiest streets? Whatever next. Nick Hammond laments summer’s passing…
The Navigation Inn Cigar Lounge
Some sticks in the sticks? NICK HAMMOND adds his two penneth to help put together…
A Family Safari, Part III
IN the third instalment of his family safari of a lifetime, NICK HAMMOND visits a…
A True Fit for a Gent
NICK HAMMOND does his bit for gentlemen’s grooming and revels in the sweet smell of…
The Kensington Hotel
NICK HAMMOND settles into new digs in London’s leafy museum district – and finds a hotel…
Tales from The Oriental
An army marches on its stomach, according to Napoleon Bonaparte. So does NICK HAMMOND according…
Bugsy Malone at the Lyric Hammersmith
He watched the Jodie Foster movie version as a kid, now NICK HAMMOND is a…
The Crowne Plaza Affair
Our man stumbles on a newly-invested-in hotel going the extra mile to pull locals and…
The Call of Callington: Langman’s
NICK HAMMOND excels himself in the West Country by finding a tiny restaurant offering gargantuan…
The Tweed Run
Sartorial splendour comes in many forms. NICK HAMMOND recommends trying on an old friend for…
The Horn of Plenty
In a little-known corner of olde England, there’s a richly-wooded valley; pocked with old tin…