Susan and Neil have an idyllic cottage near Belper in Derbyshire, and were kind enough to invite us for a couple of days R&R – usually in the shape of exhilarating walks, fabulous home-cooked food, ample drinks and rare conversation. Oh, and games of Scrabble and Balderdash. Having walked for miles around the grounds of [...]
I was ordered here by Carol the other day to take a break from everything. We’d been here before, both individually and together, on the latter occasion taking advantage of a special Bank Holiday offer to stay over, which was tremendous. Hence this also appearing in the Staying in the UK section. Anyhow – I [...]
Carol and I trialled The Old Counting House as a potential location for her Mum’s upcoming 70th birthday dinner. The restaurant is very olde worlde with plenty of beams (but not over the top!) and the staff very friendly and attentive. The menu is certainly varied with plenty of choice. Carol opted for a Thai [...]
