England
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Sparkling success for a certain chalky region in England
Wine and travel writer Chris Boiling examines what’s happening in one of the world’s fastest growing wine regions.
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Bristol bubbles up near Bath
Visitors to England will, no doubt, have heard of – if not visited – the ancient Roman city of Bath, about three hours west of London.
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Long Live the Victorian (and Albert) Afternoon Tea
Britain’s Victorian era, from 1837-1901, produced many great things.
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London’s legendary Ivy a Kensington fav
The Ivy has continued to grow over the years, taking over prime real estate in Covent Garden (a natural), Marylebone, Chelsea, Kensington, as far west as Wimbledon and a few hours further, to Bristol, one of the foodiest cities outside the big smoke.
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New Forest is a gamboller’s paradise
There’s a place in England unlike any other in the Western world.
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London’s chippie masters
A casual ‘Chippie,’ traditional ‘British Fare,’ a ‘National Institution,’ a taste of ‘Heaven on a plate’…Whatever the cliché, Masters Super Fish in southeast London does Fish and Chips, served properly, so properly, even the Financial Times named it one of the best 5 fish and chip shops in the city.
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Calcot Manor’s sweet rural delights
There is a tradition in Britain, particularly for Londoners, of regular retreats to the countryside, or simply, ‘the country.’ These days, the actual location matters far less than the hotel, itself.
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Kaspar’s friendly Savoy style London affair
There may be some debate among hotel snobs about which of London’s three most historic, legendary hotels are the best.
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Be ministered to on Scilly Islands
Amy Hughes The harder it is to get somewhere, generally the more special the place.
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Pilgrimage to a culinary mecca
Surrender to the slow seductive pleasures of Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons in rural Oxfordshire Amy Hughes About an hour’s train journey from Marylebone station, sits a romantic idyll where the faithful have been making a pilgrimage to Raymond Blanc’s mecca, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons.
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