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Howard’s House Hotel

Howard’s House Hotel Reviewed by Em Marshall-Luck Howard’s House Hotel is found in the idyllic Wiltshire village of Teffont Evias, set amidst pure tranquillity. To reach it, one steps back delightfully into the past, as one twists down tiny winding … Continue reading

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Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham

Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham Ellenborough Park was a surprise – albeit one of the nicest possible: a great rambling old pile in Cheltenham; the original Tudor house (which dates from the early fifteenth century) presenting a glorious step back in time, … Continue reading

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The Bell Inn, Lyndhurst

The Bell Inn, Lyndhurst The Bell Inn is to be found in pretty, popular Lyndhurst in the New Forest, with its bustling shops and restaurants; an extremely suitable establishment for a lunch or dinner after a day exploring the paths, … Continue reading

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Li Veli, Covent Garden

Li Veli, Covent Garden The end of a long, cold, damp and rather miserable winter day saw our family taking grateful respite from the weather in Li Veli, a centrally-situated restaurant on Covent Garden’s Long Acre. Although the restaurant wasn’t immediately … Continue reading

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The Langton Arms

The Langton Arms An award-winning country pub in the heart of the Dorset countryside This beautiful, thatched, seventeenth-century pub is reached through a ford running alongside a handsome arched stone bridge and thence through a picture-perfect chocolate-box Dorset village of … Continue reading

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Festive Food and Drink, Christmas 2015

Festive Food and Drink, Christmas 2015 Em Marshall-Luck selects some treats for the Season I have here a fine crop of recommendations for the festive season: all impressive and outstanding beverages for celebratory gatherings, family occasions and special meals, at … Continue reading

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The Peacock at Rowsley

The Peacock at Rowsley First impressions of this small boutique hotel in Rowsley, near Bakewell in the Peak District, are very favourable. Staff welcome one into a space that is at once cosy and smart; both the greeting and the … Continue reading

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The Jetty, Christchurch

The Jetty, Christchurch Over recent years I had become rather familiar with Christchurch Harbour Hotel’s The Jetty restaurant, with long, lazy lunchtimes sitting outside in the sun with my border collie and a glass of chilled, aromatic Gewürztraminer, watching the … Continue reading

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Harrogate and West Park Hotel

Harrogate and West Park Hotel In its heyday, Harrogate was a bustling, genteel spa town; an almost compulsory item on the “must visit” agenda of the well-heeled late Georgian and Victorian, whereat they undertook a daily routine of social and … Continue reading

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Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf

Rudding Park Hotel, Spa and Golf The original building which now houses Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf dates from 1805 – an elegant, large, beautifully symmetrical Georgian house with huge landscaped gardens which offer occluded views of the house. … Continue reading

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