Posts in category Places we go

Swinton Park in North Yorkshire has been on my wish list for a long long time, it’s just one of those places that regularly get’s talked about.

Clearly Waitrose have somehow sensed my excitement for Christmas 2015 and this week kindly invited to have Christmas dinner with them together with a few other handpicked bloggers.

Considering a family holiday in Wales? Our Chris took his family to the beautiful Sykes Cottage and he reveals all about some great places to go here.

Wondering where your next foodie adventure could take you? Don’t be put off by Lake Como’s exclusive name. The cuisine, views (and prices) – are special.

Rib-eye on the bone, grass fed and dry aged it’s flame grilled and served with what The Meat Co call their internationally renowned house basting

Our foodie adventures continue to Glasgow, a city that now offers so many great restaurants to choose from. We plumped for one of the best.

We try out a hotel located just within the North Yorkshire Moors boundary, offering a very quite peaceful and rural environment.

Read all about our Claire’s family glamping trip to Jollydays Glamping site in Buttercrambe Moor Wood in North Yorkshire with her family.

Douro Valley – Porto, or Oporto as some like to call it, is the gateway to the Douro Valley – a mass of beautiful rolling hills with row after row of vines weighted down with bunches of grapes just bursting to be harvested. At the base of the valley lies the Douro River

Do you ever wonder why blogs exist? What fun do people like me actually get from writing about something over and over and what of all that work?

I can’t speak for everybody on some of those questions. What I can do is tell you about one amazing week as a northern blogger and hopefully you’ll see some of the perks.