Local Guide
Royal Berkshire
A Royal wedding is looming, but from its Thames frontage to the wow factor of its top restaurants and pubs, the county has much to celebrate year round
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Interview: Tommy Banks on his long-held dream of opening The Abbey Inn
It must be the perfect country inn: an 18th-century former farmhouse of mellow stone, set in a beautiful, wooded valley, in the heart of the North York Moors National Park, four miles from Rievaulx Abbey and bang opposite the 12th century Cistercian, Byland Abbey. Jill Turton takes a first look at The Abbey Inn, Byland.
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Mark Hix closes The Fox Inn in Dorset
Mark Hix will permanently close his Dorset pub The Fox Inn in July after only 18 months of trading.
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News bite: Double serving – The Sherborne Arms and The Fox Inn
Pub-goers in the Cotswolds have two more options for lunch, dinner or just a drink with the news that chef Tom Noest and manager Pete Creed have expanded their growing collection. The Sherborne Arms in Northleach, and The Fox Inn, Broadwell, bring the pair’s pub portfolio to five, joining the ......
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News bite: The Abbey Inn – a pub with rooms by Tommy Banks
His innovative, hyper-local style of cookery bought the Yorkshire chef fame at The Black Swan in Oldstead, a restaurant with rooms in a former pub. Now Tommy Banks has opened a proper pub, The Abbey Inn, just minutes down the road from the mothership, overlooking the ruins of Byland Abbey. ......
