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Gin, cake and a new hat. A weekend at The Hoste, Burnham Market, Norfolk.

Trish Burgess Posted on30/07/201830/01/2019 Burnham Market, luxury hotels, Norfolk, The Hoste 8 Comments
tea and cake at The Hoste

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 before

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Review of The Seine Experience river cruise, U by Uniworld

Trish Burgess Posted on16/07/201830/01/2019 cruising on the Seine, France, river cruise, U by Uniworld 18 Comments

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 across

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Three plays in three cities in nine days

Trish Burgess Posted on27/03/201819/01/2019 Mary Stuart, The PLay That Goes Wrong, Theatre, This House 16 Comments
Mary Stuart programme

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 decided,

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Mollett’s Farm: quality self-catering accommodation in Suffolk

Trish Burgess Posted on13/02/201819/02/2018 places to stay in Suffolk, Suffolk 4 Comments
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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 Britten

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The week we fell in love with Hotel Ylläshumina, Lapland

Trish Burgess Posted on22/01/201830/01/2019 Finland, hotels in Lapland, Inntravel, Lapland 29 Comments
View of Lake Akaslompolo from Hotel YllasHumia

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 a

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Finding inspiration at the Inntravel Discovery Day

Trish Burgess Posted on04/12/201712/12/2017 Discovery Day 2017, Inntravel 9 Comments
Inntravel Discovery Day Spanish food

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 of

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Damian Wawrzyniak brings House of Feasts to Peterborough

Trish Burgess Posted on13/09/201714/09/2017 restaurant, Reviews 16 Comments
House of Feasts Schabowy

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 with

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Review of Wigwam Holidays: Crowtree Farm, Spalding

Trish Burgess Posted on07/09/201730/01/2019 camping in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, Spalding 22 Comments
Wigwam Holiday Crowtree

“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 something

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