The Castle Inn, Castle Combe
Castle Combe, one of the most enchanting historic villages in England, boasts not one but…
Browsing: The Explorer
Spa of the Month: Ashdown Park
The weather is suddenly wintry after a decidedly mild autumn. The chances of overseas travel…
Danesfield House Hotel
Situated near the pretty riverside towns of Marlow in Buckinghamshire and Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, the…
Rockliffe Hall
“Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank,…
Spa of the Month: Wave Garden, Snowdonia
It’s November and I’m heading for Snowdonia. The ultimate wet weekend in Wales, right? Yes, but…
A York Stay, Part II: The Grand
More years ago than I care to remember, I had my stag do in York.…
A York Stay, Part I: Grays Court
There are various entrances to hotels that are so unforgettable that one occasionally thinks back…
Cottonmill Spa at Sopwell House
Cottonmill Spa is fast becoming the place for stressed-out Londoners to decompress. Not just because…
In the Footsteps of Austen
Classic and contemporary novelists wax lyrical on the inspiration gleaned from a walk in nature.…
Irvine Welsh in Conversation…in Magaluf
I’m relaxing in the late summer sun by a pool on the rooftop fifth floor…
Destination Deutschland, Part II: Leipzig
The destinations are getting bigger. From Altenburg it’s an hour’s drive north to Leipzig. En…
Destination Deutschland, Part I: Thuringia
This my first trip abroad in two years and I’ve almost forgotten how to pack.…