Searching for the best places to eat, sleep, relax and be entertained across the UK
We try and test the latest bars, restaurants, hotels and spa’s across the East Midlands and further afield, so that we can report back to you to share our detailed experiences.
Vietcentric recently opened in the newly regenerated Snienton Market area of Avenue B and is the new venture of owner Kimi Leu, a former Vietnamese refugee boat child who fled her homeland at the age of eight, spending some time in Hong Kong until the age of 15 when she came to the UK. She has experience in running several businesses including her own restaurant and so is fully qualified to now be running cookery classes and sharing her knowledge with others.
The Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel sits nestled in the heart of Kegworth Village, Nottinghamshire not far from East Midlands Airport, giving it an instant USP…
As a business owner I am sure many of you can relate to the fact that you just ‘keep going’ and often forget to take sufficient breaks, holidays and well general ‘me time’ and I am no exception, so when Jamie and Tina Polak, owners of the 5 star gold awarded Horspools Luxury Retreat, invited me to stay, you couldn’t get me there fast enough…
Sailing- something I have never done and if I’m honest something I have tended to avoid ever since having a bout of sea sickness on a ferry to Ireland, but then the sea was very choppy and is notorious for it.
After a day of sailing with Viking Mariners as part of their Stay and Sail package this Summer, I was delighted to discover I was then being put up in a principle double room at Kesgrave Hall, part of the Milsom Hotel group and what a beautiful hotel it is – white exterior, full of character and surrounded by countryside, situated in Kesgrave, Ipswich- a short twenty minute journey by car from the Haven Mariner.
Eva Humphries is Nottingham’s leading registered nutritional therapist and the brains behind Wholefood Warrior and has some impressive letters after her name: DipION, mBANT, CNHC just to give you that added security.
Brand new party bar Be At One, seems to be the name on everyone’s lips at the moment when it comes to places to visit as part of Nottingham’s nightlife and so I decided to go along and see what all the fuss was about…
The Residence Boutique Hotel is now officially open and is situated on the site of The Nottinghamshire Golf and Country Club in Cotgrave- a popular site for both golf fans and weddings and events in the Nottinghamshire county.
Situated in the heart of the Herfordshire hills, The Mews at Sopwell House are a brand new and exciting edition to the popular site nestled within grounds spanning twelve acres. Sopwell House itself is a converted 18th century Georgian Manor House
Calm Water Floatation based in the Lady Bay area of West Bridgford, Nottingham is a real hidden gem, encouraging you to leave your stresses and strains at the door and enjoy a minimum one hour of complete relaxation inside one of their floatation pods.
Saying goodbye to the long standing Welbeck Hotel in Nottingham was sad for me, however seeing what has replaced it has made up for the sadness, as now in its place stands modern, ‘aparthotel’ – Roomzzz…
The country house mansion lies in over 60 acres of charming woodland, rolling countryside and lake and so I was more than happy to accommodate.