Where We've Been
Where Weve Been in Britain...
Berkshire | Buckinghamshire | Cornwall | Cumbria | Derbyshire | Dorset | East Yorkshire | Edinburgh and the Lothians | Gloucestershire | Hampshire | Isle of Islay | Kent | Lancashire | London | Norfolk | North Wales | Northamptonshire | Nottinghamshire | Somerset | Surrey | Sussex | Warwickshire | Wiltshire |
Berkshire
Watermans Arms, Eton, Berkshire
It is a terrible shame that what used to be one of the best pubs in the Windsor area is now probably the worst. Dreadfull ...More
Buckinghamshire
Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire
There should be a given in the hotel industry (and maybe there is) that first and last impressions are of paramount importance and its a ...More
The Crown, Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire
What a fantastic day we had!! The staff at the Crown are brilliant, and the food was amazing!! I highly recommend the lamb cottage pie ...More
Cornwall
Headland Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall
As you sweep up the drive to the Headland (which is in name and in position) you would be forgiven for feeling you have taken ...More
Tintagel Castle - English Heritage, Tintagel, Cornwall
Not for the faint hearted,weary legged (or small children, dogs,the pregnant or vertigoed) Tintagel is one of the places that is better to visit on ...More
Watergate Bay Hotel, Watergate Bay, Cornwall
We thought this hotel was Fab ! An unbeatable spot high above the beach makes you think you are actually in the Ocean at high ...More
Cumbria
Castle Green Hotel, Kendal, Cumbria
The service here has got to be the friendliest for miles around. Any worries we had when arriving to find building work was going on ...More
Cavendish Arms, Cartmel, Cumbria
Struggling pub landlords should be made to visit the Cavendish Arms – real food, good selection of beers, friendly service and interesting non-alcoholic drinks (including ...More
Sweeney's Bar, Restaurant & Rooms, Keswick, Cumbria
Good sign from the off - at Sweeney’s the young kiwi who served was friendly, attentive, and above all quick.
The red and cream walls, black ...More
Troutbeck Inn, Keswick, Cumbria
This was the worst 4* accommodation i have ever stayed in, Blencathra cottage, views fantastic, cottage dated , smelly, mould in twin en-suite, as well ...More
Ye Old Fighting Cocks, Arnside, Cumbria
What a pleasant way to spend an hour: in the beer garden of Ye Old Fighting Cocks overlooking the estuary at Arnside and waiting for ...More
Derbyshire
Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, Derbyshire
Good Points: Traditional English
Bad Points: Explain the parking better before arrival, it gave us angst before we arrived but turned out OK
General review: Highly satisfactory
Date ...More
Dorset
Mortons House Hotel, Corfe Castle, Dorset
Almost felt like staying with the family!
Sink into chairs in front of log fire, relax before and after dinner. Bliss!
Dogs, although not allowed to ...More
East Yorkshire
Royal Dog & Duck, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
The late October temperature was miraculously hitting 18 Celsius as we hit the Dog and Duck in Flamborough, which made the spooked up interior with ...More
Edinburgh and the Lothians
Dalhousie Castle and Spa, Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
Simply wonderful! We loved every moment of our all too brief stay at Dalhousie. Everything from the welcome to our final breakfast passed perfectly. Of ...More
Gloucestershire
Gumstool Inn, Tetbury, Gloucestershire
We were a party of four and 30 minutes after finishing our starter we still had no main course and no one had been to ...More
Hampshire
Chestnut Horse, Easton, Hampshire
Best pasta dish in Britain is found in a Hampshire village pub !! A cold snowy day , en route to the New Forest ...More
Hotel du Vin & Bistro, Winchester, Hampshire
Quite simply the best lunch we have had in the 21st Century. Served in a sort of gallic bistro room with huge aplomb all ...More
Westover Hall, Milford on Sea, Hampshire
Just back from a splendid New Year break from this, the very warmest of hotels. Have said before and will say again the measure ...More
Isle of Islay
Harbour Inn Hotel & Restaurant, Bowmore, Isle of Islay
This is an extract from email received from Roger & Angela..
" Dear Mr & Mrs Scott
Thank you for making our 2 night stay this week ...More
Kent
Groombridge Place Gardens & Enchanted Forest, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Both enchanting and charming Groombridge is precisely the kind of attraction that I , for one, wish there were more of. Our drive deep ...More
The White Cliffs Hotel, Dover, Kent
Well we only had lunch but...Wow, loved every second. Often when lunching in hotels but not staying you can receive the second class treatment. Not ...More
Lancashire
Barton Grange Hotel, Preston, Lancashire
Barton Grange has a great feel to it, something that comes from a mix of factors. In type it falls comfortingly between the rather stuffy ...More
London
British Airways London Eye, Westminster, London
I was wary of the London Eye as a tourist trap (and the prices they try to charge for jelly-beans as you file past in ...More
Hole in the Wall, Chiswick, London
Lovely day, lovely lunch, great price and served by possibly two of the very best waitresses Chiswick has to offer - efficiency itself
Date visited: sat ...More
Novotel London Tower Bridge, Tower Hill, London
Absolutely excellent service from real professionals, and what a brilliant location, about 100m from Tower Hill tube station which made travel simple, and a stroll ...More
Patara, Fulham, London
Simply superb! In an area crammed with competition and despite the recession this place was packed. This is very serious high end Thai ...More
Pissarros on the River, Chiswick, London
Very Sunny day and had a super lunch here. Moy kids really sit still and there is plenty of safe space outside for them to ...More
Quo Vadis, Soho, London
On a bitterly cold night in Soho Quo Vadis looked about as bright and welcoming as its possible to be. This is all about ...More
Science Museum, South Kensington, London
Top place to take kids. You can feel self-righteous about sneaking some education into them, and as they are having fun at the same time ...More
Shakespeare's Globe, Southwark, London
Kids studying Shakespeare should be given the chance to drink in the atmosphere and enjoy a production at the Globe. It’s a theatrical time machine, ...More
Strand Palace Hotel, Strand, London
I reckon we got deal of the century in this large and impressive art deco hotel. Its been refurbished quite recently and still enjoys that ...More
The Roebuck, Chiswick, London
I need to revisit my constant claim that High Road House is Chiswicks busiest restaurant. This sunday the Roebuck was absolutely heaving. Its no coincidence ...More
Norfolk
Heacham Manor Hotel, Heacham, Norfolk
Definite recommend. Having booked rooms in what was described as a cottage I began to worry it could turn out to be what is euphemistically ...More
Swan Inn, Ingham, Norfolk
Over the years this pub? has changed in many ways, once a place where you could relax and have a few beers while playing pool ...More
North Wales
Pale Hall Hotel, Bala, North Wales
We stayed here for two nights after our wedding last weekend which was also my 50th birthday. Had an absolutely fabulous time.The place is so ...More
Ye Olde Bulls Head Inn, Beaumaris, North Wales
In need of rapid refreshment before a fishing trip three of us hit the Brasserie and took the tapas option, a good decision. At £6.25 ...More
Northamptonshire
Fawsley Hall, Daventry, Northamptonshire
Our stay was quite simply perfect, even the weather was kind although that was unlikely to be down to fawsley. We had a terrific room ...More
Nottinghamshire
Hart's Hotel, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Wow ! Billed as a treat by my other half our time at Harts was simply fab. Everything is right about this place and ...More
Somerset
Dunster Castle Hotel, Dunster, Somerset
We loved the historic village of Dunster with its castle and rolling country that surrounds and it might not have mattered where we stayed. However ...More
Surrey
Jolly Farmers, Betchworth, Surrey
Where do I begin?..Sat down with eight quests on a Saturday evening at 7.30 and was told by the server that nearly half the menu ...More
Wotton Hatch, Wotton, Surrey
Remembering this place of old it was with trepidation that we stopped here (15 of us) for a light bite. Need not have worried - ...More
Sussex
Bailiffscourt Hotel & Spa, Climping, Sussex
This is a really super spot, alongside a wind swept beach but totally comfortable throughout. The level of service was very very good, the spa ...More
Warwickshire
Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire
The Castle was packed on the day the four of us went (and I mean really busy with a queue to get in the car ...More
Wiltshire
The Horse & Groom Inn, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
tues lunch. Menu looked good. My chicken very well cooked and delicious. Partners salad not such a success. However best bit was the owner who ...More
Whatley Manor, Malmesbury, Wiltshire
Whatley Manor is a very serious hotel and the sum of its parts really do add up. A very energetic and seemingly young general ...More