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...
Taking a dip in Churchill’s bath
Out of all the hotels on the Luxury Galloway website, the one I was most curious about was Knockinaam Lodge. Built in 1869 as a hunting lodge, its secluded location, on the south-west tip of...
Scotland’s Chef of the Year at the Blackaddie House Hotel
One of the four hotels we picked for our romantic road trip around Dumfries and Galloway was the Blackaddie House Hotel in Sanquhar. It’s owned by Ian and Jane McAndrew and if you love...
Dumfries and Galloway road trip – Cavens Hotel
Every once in a while my husband Dougie has a hankering to return to his homeland and soak up a healthy dose of Scottishness. While our son Rory was heading off on a 10-day tour of European...
The Crown at Woodbridge, Suffolk
“Was my gin strong or is this floor uneven?” Always a good question to ask when you’re feeling a little fragile but, in this case, the floor of our bedroom at The Crown at Woodbridge,...
Taking a rest at The Cleveland Tontine
We must have driven past The Cleveland Tontine countless times on our way to and from Newcastle. There has always been something very appealing about this old coaching house which has been providing food and rest for travellers since the...
The finer things in life at Sandals Royal Plantation Hotel
“Underneath the mango tree me honey and me….” Honey Ryder emerges from the warm Caribbean sea onto the shore in Jamaica wearing a white bikini, a knife at her hip and carrying two pearly...
Taking a close look at Beaches Ocho Rios and Beaches Negril
Island Routes Catamaran As a family we have had several beach holidays but usually in the Mediterranean or the Canaries. We never thought it would be worth travelling further than Tenerife in order to...