An easy day trip from London by car or train, the independent charm of cool, sceney Whitstable is a magnate for summer holiday makers, out-of-season weekenders and spur-of-the-moment day trippers. Between the working fishing harbour, shingle beaches, pretty cottages and beach huts, there are vibrant eating and drinking destinations, ......
Speeding down to the South West? Consider taking things slow on the A303, positively littered with charming pubs, superior farm shops and an award-winning restaurant. Food and travel writer Emma Henderson, a frequent traveler between Devon and London, shares her favourite places to stop along the route.
What began as a minor accolade in the 2010 edition of the Guide is now the most important event in our calendar. Thanks to your nominations, and the undercover work of our inspectors, our 100 Best Local Restaurants celebrate the very best of local dining in Britain today.
Most restaurant critics will be familiar with the profession’s equivalent of a bat-signal. I do not mean this in the literal sense of a spot-lit logo in the night sky. No, I am talking about the digital message flares that those of us in the professional gluttony game soon ......
The old cliché that ‘to eat well in England you should eat breakfast three times a day’ hasn’t been true for a very long time. But given the incredible variety on offer in central London, you’ll want to eat breakfast three times a day at least.
