Northcote Manor hotel, near Blackburn is a lovely surprise. Country House makes it sound posh and pretentious; it’s not. It’s a small privately run hotel in an unfashionable part of Lancashire, set in beautiful countryside. Walk in on a cold winter’s day, just before Christmas, and you will be greeted with a brightly lit
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What I like best about the Taj West End is that it doesn’t feel like a hotel. Bedrooms are situated in low rise blocks and scattered villas, set in 25 acres of lush gardens. A few rooms are also situated in the main building that dates from the colonial 19th century. I’ve stayed at this
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Madrid is more sophisticated than its sister Barcelona and superior to its distant cousins on the south coast. Spectacular buildings and statues, fountains, wide streets with plane trees, shops, good restaurants, museums, and galleries – what else could one want? Add to that the fact it is spotlessly clean, easy to get around and the
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Southern Ireland might not seem the obvious choice for a vegetarian weekend, but a concentration of superb veggie providers in Cork had me jumping at the first excuse to go there.
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