The Red Lion pub/restaurant with rooms is a quaint low rise stone-built pub surrounded by the picturesque village of Hellidon, Northamptonshire. It is the sister to The Castle at Edgehill.pub with rooms and both to the Free Spirit Pub group. It has seven bedrooms, and though we didn’t stay the night, we did get to…
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A tour of Geneva, Switzerland with a sweet twist
At the southern end of Lake Geneva, ringed by the snow-capped peaks of the Alps and the Jura mountains, the capital of the French-speaking canton of Switzerland has been attracting visitors for hundreds of years. Most head from the airport, just ten minutes from the centre, straight to the ski slopes, but go off-piste and…
Ski Safari in Switzerland’s 4 Vallées
Having missed last year’s ski season due to COVID, I was desperate to get back on the slopes. It was late March, the days warm and bright, and given that the snow was already gone from the bottom of the valley, I was a little concerned about what state the pistes would be in. I…
Top 10 things to see and do in the Italian Riviera
This narrow coastal strip of the Mediterranean region near Italy’s Liguria shore sliced by popular seaside resort towns like Portofino is a summer dream, and much more. Rich with intriguing towns and maritime villages, turquoise covers crowned by vividly coloured cliffside houses, the Italian Riviera is a culmination of the best that Ligurian, France, and…
Top 10 things to see and do in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, is going through a renaissance right now. Tourists have been flocking to the island since one of its luxury beach resorts was featured in the reality program Made in Chelsea earlier this year. Sri Lanka is easy to access with direct flights from several hubs to the…
The best wild swimming spots in Wales
Waterfall selfies, river swims and dips in the ocean, it seems like wild swimming is all the rage on social media. People are taking to swimming in lakes, waterfalls or the ocean to enjoy scenic surroundings and the health and wellbeing benefits. Taking a cold water swim is said to offer an immune system boost,…
From Chianti to Brunello, Tuscan wines to taste this Summer
Alongside the classic Italian wines, Tuscany is famous for producing a raft of award-winning native wines, taking advantage of unique topographies like the dense turf around the Apennine Mountains and coastal plains of the Tyrrhenian Sea while rediscovering the flavours of summer through the local grape varieties. A true inspiration for the European wine scene,…
Cruise review: Along the Rhône and Saône on MS Lord Byron
Cruises along the Rhine and Danube might still be the favourite but trips along France’s southern rivers are increasingly popular, not least because of the near-guaranteed sun. We boarded MS Lord Byron for a cruise through Burgundy, River Rhône & Provence. The Cruise The Burgundy, River Rhône & Provence Cruise from growing British company Riviera…
Camper Sharing – a great way to get on the road with a campervan, motorhome or caravan
Have you ever considered a road trip holiday in a campervan, a caravan or a motorhome? Some die-hards lovers of the open road have become so enamoured they have swapped traditional life to go full time into “Van Life” and become digital nomads. That’s a little extreme, and for most of us, a few short…
Discovering the cities of Kanazawa and Matsumoto, part of the Three Star Road, Japan
Japan has many famous ancient trade routes, which today are sacred pilgrimages. Highways that connected the ancient capital of Edo (now Tokyo), the famed Gokaido road between Tokaido and Nakasendo, the world-renowned Kumano Kodo are all paths well-trodden by locals and travellers alike. One of Japan’s most incredible sightseeing routes is the Mitsuboshi Kaidou, also…