Head south-west to Paschoe House, a little piece of Heaven in the heart of Devon. There are country house hotels which feel like hotels and there are country house hotels which feel like homes, and then there is Paschoe House, a stunning grade II listed, family-run, country house offering luxurious rooms and a glorious 3-AA […]
Hotels in Devon – Great Boutique Hotels in Devon and More
Hotels in Devon and other great places to stay. Planning a trip to the West Country? Devon is one of my personal favourites – a quintessentially English holiday destination with a series of pretty south-coast harbour towns that are dubbed The English Riviera. You’ll find fabulous seafood in Brixham, home to England’s largest fish market. […]
The Lugger Hotel Portloe – offering the best of Cornwall
The best in Cornish hospitality and an unbeatable seaside location So close to the seaside that if you miss the front door you’ll end up in the sea, The Lugger Hotel sits right on the water’s edge in the heart of picturesque Portloe. Quaint and quintessentially Cornish, the village hugs the hillside as the road […]
Billesley Manor – Review
A luxurious countryside hotel break steeped in history. Here at London Unattached, we love a hotel that has some real history and Billesley Manor near Stratford Upon Avon is not only a beautiful Elizabethan Manor House Hotel but also played a crucial part in Shakespeare’s creative and personal life. Rumour has that he wrote ‘As […]
The Angel, Abergavenny
A Welsh Weekend at The Angel, Abergavenny. Some time ago, we were invited to try the famous afternoon tea at The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny. It looked and sounded completely delicious – and my colleague came back enthusing about the hotel itself. So, a second invitation to stay at The Angel and learn more about […]
Durham: Shining a light on a cultural county
Winter is coming and it’s a great time to take a break in the UK. Head north from London on the train from Kings Cross and within three hours you’ll arrive in Durham. Here you’ll find an awe-inspiring Cathedral and an impressive castle; quaint cobbled streets; cosy independent bars and restaurants offering excellent local food […]
Bedruthan Hotel, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall – Review.
Bedruthan Hotel a perfect getaway in North Cornwall. The stylish Bedruthan Hotel, built into the cliffs above the golden beach of Mawgan Porth, is only a short distance from Newquay airport and is an ideal base for a family or walking holiday exploring the beautiful North Cornish coast. It is dog-friendly with rooms suitable for […]
Opera, sustainability and the Modern Seigneur – A trip to Sark
Visiting Sark for the Opera Festival. What brings a group of strangers to spend a weekend on Sark, the smallest of the four main Channel Islands… One with no cars, with a claim to fame of being the most recently abolished feudal system in Europe and with their very own Seigneur. An intimate Opera Festival […]
room2 Hometel Southampton – Review
Staying on the Dock of the Bay New restaurant concepts turn up on a regular basis but innovation in the traditionally more conservative hotel sector is harder to find. The idea of the ‘hometel’ as introduced by room2, a new hospitality brand, is to bring together the ‘best bits of hotels’ with the ‘comfort and […]
Alone with the Rosetta Stone – VIP Private Access to the British Museum
Early bird guided tour – Egyptian galleries and other treasures Did you know almost six million people visited the British Museum last year? While it’s great that so many tourists and locals appreciate the wonderful collections of artefacts that we have here in London, those of us who know the British Museum well can sometimes […]