After two blissful nights spent in a luxury lodge at the South Lakeland Leisure Village, Dougie and I were sad to be leaving. It felt too soon to be giving up the comfy sofas and
Review of South Lakeland Leisure Village
If you’re searching for luxury self-catering lodge accommodation situated perfectly between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, take a look at South Lakeland Leisure Village. The holiday park is part of Pure Leisure Group
The benefits of short breaks
When was the last time we took a fortnight’s holiday? Summer 2013 in the Austrian Lakes. All our holidays since then have been short breaks, many of them under a week. This summer in particular has
Places to visit in Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is an area of Scotland that borders England and yet it can often be overlooked by visitors. After just a week travelling around the area, I would recommend turning left at Gretna Green and exploring
Kelpies and kirkyards in Kirkcudbright
I have always struggled with the pronunciation of Scottish place names. Dougie hoots with laughter when I read names from the map phonetically. Who knew that Milngavie is pronounced ‘mil-guy’ rather than ‘mill-un-gav-ee’? Likewise the lovely
Douglas comes home to Threave Castle
Earlier this year readers of the BBC’s Countryfile magazine voted Dumfries and Galloway the ‘Holiday Destination of the Year’ award. You can’t have a more resounding recommendation than an accolade from such a trusted, wonderfully
Wigtown: Scotland’s National Book Town
Book towns were established in 1961 by book dealer Richard Booth from Hay-on-Wye. Whilst this one is the biggie in the UK there is a smaller book town in the village of Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales.
A room with a view at the Balcary Bay Hotel
Each of the independent hotels we chose from the Luxury Galloway website has a unique selling point. It hardly seems appropriate to stamp these beautiful, esteemed establishments with such a modern term as a USP but