Let me tell you about Whitby. There are places and then there are places. Whitby is definitely one of the latter. I’ve trekked across continents, sampled street food in bustling markets. Sipped fine wines in Michelin-starred joints, but there’s something about this ancient fishing town on the North Yorkshire coast that just gets under your skin. […]
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Leith. Not the first thing you think of when you think of Edinburgh. A certain postcard image springs to mind, doesn’t it? The magnificent castle perched on a volcanic rock. A distant drone of bagpipes echoing down a cobbled lane. Tartan tat spilling from every third shopfront. Tourists shuffling along in a polite, whisky-fuelled haze.
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Staithes , a seaside town on the coast of North Yorkshire. So ridiculously charming, it feels like it’s been lifted straight from the pages of a storybook. A place where the scenery is so epic it makes your jaw drop, the food is so comforting it warms your soul. And the weather. Well, the weather
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Last week we had the the pleasure of seeing our daughter get married. The marriage took place in Norwood Park in Southwell just outside Nottingham. I’m not ashamed to say I cried like a baby during the ceremony! It also gave me the chance to finally visit Southwell. I can’t believe I’ve never been here
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Welcome to the next episode of the podcast and our first since we relocated back to Nottingham earlier in the year. Today’s guests are Matt and Lucy, the owners of The Abdication micropub in Daybrook in Nottingham. What a pub, and it also has the added advantage of being our local! So, sit back and
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