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Swansea, stars and seafood
It was only when an internet search for Swansea hotels brought up Catherine Zeta-Jones that I realised quite how many stars hail from this Welsh gem of a town! Did you… Read more
Food glorious food
What do you call a deer with no eyes
This was my favourite joke to tell when I was (a lot) younger and I am also immensely ashamed to admit that, until quite a number of years after this… Read more
Feeling sheepish
Considering I have a few bizarre food ‘issues’, such as not liking the texture of beans and freaking out if peas touch anything else on my plate, I was really… Read more
Growing up as a true Yorkshire boy
Like most people I know I never go to see the attractions on my doorstep. For example, I live in York and have never been in the Minster. Local attractions… Read more
The BEST WESTERN Bolholt Country Park Hotel
In my last post I mentioned I’d won a 2 night break at the BEST WESTERN Bolholt Country Park Hotel. Wooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! On arrival we were greeted with a wonderful receptionist who… Read more
C is for Christmas
Christmas is all about satisfying your inner child as well as your belly. So, I have combined the two and, in a truly childish fashion, I have compiled the top… Read more
BEST WESTERN Walworth Castle Hotel’s signature dish
Ste Myers, head chef at BEST WESTERN Walworth Castle Hotel, Darlington shows us how to make his signature dish Cinder toffee and ginger cheesecake with cracked black pepper ice cream.
Get me out of bed and in the mood
I am one of those people who really struggles to get out of bed on a morning (ask anyone I work with I am always the last to arrive!) and… Read more
A Stop By and a Wey Aye at the BEST WESTERN Ryokan Hotel
My Geordie fiancé needs no excuse to get back to his homeland so when the Ryokan Hotel in Newcastle became a Best Western earlier this year, he had my bags packed quicker… Read more