Reviews

Afternoon tea on a steam train - could there be a more British way to spend a Sunday afternoon?

A good day out in the pub often boils down to being in the right place at the right time. And I think I’ve struck gold.

St Peter’s Hill Players are staging a very serious play with all the pitfalls that could entail – and can come away with their heads held high.

It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say boarded up windows isn’t a good look for a pub.

I passed a sign on my walk to The Swan which stated ‘Britain’s Tallest Windmill - 50yds’.

Walking into The Reindeer Inn was like heading into a timewarp.

A visibly emotional Torvill and Dean thanked their home county as they took to the ice for a final skate.

After a whirlwind of acrobatics and laughter, I found myself in an entirely different scenario as I explored the grounds and the castle itself.

Over a glorious bank holiday weekend, a friend and I stumbled across some of the best and freshest food I’ve had in a long time.

Forget everything you think you know about the circus — there was no ringmaster and no random acts here.

“Dog’s welcome. People tolerated.”

You know those meals where you end up jumping into a photo booth, learning a new pub game and examining the signature of a Madchester icon?

Fans of zombie movies and TV series will know all too well those scenes where the story’s hero finds themself in a normal place… but bizarrely alone.

The Still is a real grand-looking old boozer.

A choral society provides a moving performance at a cathedral.

With a whiff of summer in the air I thought it would be a good time to start checking out some beer gardens.

When it comes to eating out, I’m a simple creature.

When I told a friend I was heading to this pub he sucked the air in through his teeth and wished me ‘good luck’.

I’ve recently been told I must take better care of myself so when I was invited to try a new wellbeing experience locally, I jumped at the chance.

There seemed to be a bit of a signal issue at the Drayman’s Arms when I walked in.