What’s the first thing you do when you enter your hotel room? Bounce on the edge of the bed? Check out the mini-bar? Eat the complimentary biscuits? If you’re a blogger or you’re into...
Gin, cake and a new hat. A weekend at The Hoste, Burnham Market, Norfolk.
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...
Graduation road trip: Blackaddie Country House Hotel
When I think of our previous visit to Dumfries and Galloway last summer, what sticks in my memory is the food. Dougie and I were fortunate to enjoy excellent cuisine at all four of...
A taste of the estuary at Lympstone Manor
The end of an era is fast-approaching. Rory now has a degree in politics from Exeter University and our three years of visiting him will end next month with his graduation ceremony. I’m not...
My Top Ten Sexiest Hotel Rooms
The Times last Saturday rather beat me to this, publishing their 50 sexiest hotel rooms in Britain. But I had been mulling it over for a few weeks now – which hotel rooms had...
Luxury Family Holiday at The Ickworth Hotel, Suffollk
Passing through the large gates and along the drive through the vast estate, there was a palpable sense of excitement in the car. We drew up to the imposing honey-coloured building, which we...