Auberge du Lac at Brocket Hall – hotel and restaurant review
Stately Homes have always held a fascination. Great houses set amongst manicured lawns, and trees often grown from seedlings collected by intrepid botanists a couple...
Park Plaza Westminster Bridge – hotel and restaurant review
London is my home so I admit that I probably have a bias. I think it is one of the most fascinating cities in the...
Big Ben, London Bus and Afternoon Tea at The Howard – restaurant review
(This hotel has now closed) Londoners love London. Tourists love London. It’s a city that is vibrant but with nooks of tranquillity, historic with a...
The Dorchester – for breakfast – restaurant review
It’s one of London’s most iconic hotels. Ask any local or tourist to name a couple of the most famous hotels in London and the...
Atlantico at The Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel – review
The Pestana Chelsea Bridge Hotel is a 4-star hotel in one of London’s most iconic of locations. It’s conveniently placed just a few yards from...
Perrier-Jouët Champagne Lounge at Dukes Hotel – review
Dukes Hotel is found unobtrusively tucked away in one of London’s most prestigious neighbourhoods. The stunning building graces a quiet corner of St. James’s and...
Eckington Manor Cookery School and B & B – review
Eckington Manor is just outside the market town of Pershore, Worcestershire, and could well provide one of the most memorable breaks you have had in...
The Elms Hotel Worcestershire – hotel review
This is an imposing Queen Anne mansion. Go on, admit it, you can’t remember who Queen Anne was and didn’t know she was a builder....
Brockencote Hall for lunch – restaurant review
Joseph and Alison Petitjean have owned and run Brockencote Hall for the last 24 years. They had been living in France and were just married,...
Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill – hotel review
London is indeed one of the world’s great cities. It’s a magnet for tourists from every corner of the globe. They come to visit famed...
Castle House Hotel, Hereford – review
I confess, this isn’t a part of the country I know well. OK, it’s true, I am a city sort but I am increasingly charmed...
the bell at skenfrith, Monmouthshire – hotel review
the bell (note the corporate lower-case letters) at Skenfrith, Monmouthshire could easily be overlooked. You need to know it’s there and it’s worth the drive...
Whisky & Cheese Matching at the Athenaeum – bar review
This was our first visit to this most charming of central London hotels. Its location is hard to beat, being on Piccadilly and between Green...
Men’s Afternoon Tea at De Ville restaurant – review
The Mandeville Hotel is located in the trendy Marylebone Village, within a few minutes’ walk of some of London’s most exciting shops, art galleries and...
Langtry’s Restaurant, Sloane Street – review
[ Langtry’s Restaurant is now closed. ] The Cadogan Hotel in Sloane Street, Knightsbridge, was built in 1887. The name commemorates the Earls Cadogan, who,...
Nipa Thai Restaurant, London – review
A couple of decades ago a Thai restaurant was rare. It’s the advent of cheaper long-haul flights and more adventurous eating habits that has allowed...
The Royal Lancaster London Hotel Peter Pan Afternoon Tea – review
Peter is a seven-day-old infant who, “like all infants”, used to be part bird. Peter has complete faith in his flying abilities, so, upon overhearing...
Sanctum Soho Hotel’s No.20 Restaurant for Breakfast – review
Sanctum Soho Hotel is in the heart of London’s West End. Two Georgian townhouses have been converted into a striking 30-bedroom boutique hotel. It’s right...
Indigo Afternoon Tea – One Aldwych Hotel – restaurant review
Indigo Restaurant at One Aldwych Hotel is the ideal spot for a spot of tea. Its unique location allows for the essential “people watching” without...
Chill out at Winter’s Hot Spot – The Howard, London, goes Chalet Chic! – review
The Howard has a superb location. It’s just across from Temple Underground station and has a magnificent view of the River Thames. A favourite hotel...