Dougie and I don’t usually make a big fuss about our wedding anniversary. We’re lucky if we manage a card swap and a steak dinner. Which is why I was surprised when, two days...
Review of The Seine Experience river cruise, U by Uniworld
Docked in Paris, the passengers on board The B, U by Uniworld’s black pearl on the Seine, had just finished their main course at dinner. Suddenly the rhythmic sounds of Rihanna’s “We Found Love” thudded out...
Three plays in three cities in nine days
We didn’t plan it: a week and a bit of theatre-going just, sort of, evolved. This House in Cambridge was booked because Dougie and I were taking our car in for a service and...
Mollett’s Farm: quality self-catering accommodation in Suffolk
Classical music enthusiasts will no doubt have the annual Aldeburgh Festival marked in their diaries. This annual event takes place in June at Snape Maltings, a fabulous concert venue in Suffolk established by Benjamin...
The week we fell in love with Hotel Ylläshumina, Lapland
Lapland brings to mind Christmas, when excited children visit with their families to see Santa Claus in his real home. After the New Year celebrations, when the children have gone home and Santa has...
Finding inspiration at the Inntravel Discovery Day
Described as a ‘living brochure’, the Inntravel Discovery Day is held every three years to inspire its customers looking to book their next holiday with the ‘Slow Holiday’ experts. On Saturday 2nd December, hundreds...
Damian Wawrzyniak brings House of Feasts to Peterborough
Welcome to the House of Feasts – a restaurant in the village of Eye Green on the outskirts of Peterborough. Chef Consultant Damian Wawrzyniak has transformed the village pub into a beautifully stylish establishment...
Review of Wigwam Holidays: Crowtree Farm, Spalding
“I’ve forgotten the milk!” We’d only just arrived at Crowtree Farm to try out Wigwam Holidays, courtesy of owners, Patrick and Anne Mews. Forgetting the milk was just typical of me; I always forget...