Durham City County Durham My travels on this occasion take me up to the north of England. I discovered that not only do they make and serve fantastic cakes and Jenga chips but you can also glimpse a few of the locations of the first Harry Potter films and visit a living museum that is
Sands Hotel Marine Drive Margate Kent CT9 1DH Tel: 01843 228 228 A trip to the seaside is one of those evocative phrases that we all have our own version of. As a child I spent quite a bit of time at West Wittering near Chichester on the south coast. Sometimes I was bored
Venus Cafe Blackpool Sands Dartmouth Devon TQ6 0RG Tel: 01803 770209 The cove at Blackpool Sands is straight out of an Enid Blyton book. It curves round in a perfect crescent the waves lapping the shingle shore with beautiful scenery all around. This area of Devon is one unexplored by many, maybe that’s why
Quex Park & Powell-Cotton Museum Birchington Kent CT7 0BH Tel: 01843 842168 There is something charming about a visit to Quex Park and House near Birchington in Kent. On the surface it appears to be a collection of over 600 stuffed animals gathered by one Victorian gentleman who liked collecting so much he built a
Foodilic 163 Weston Road Brighton BN1 2BB Tel: 01273 760 190 Eating at Foodilic is an eclectic affair. There are many doctrines at work here. You can enjoy a good breakfast, maybe smoked haddock kedgeree or eggs Benedict for a reasonable £4.75 to eat in. We were having lunch, so I felt