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A few weekends back, I was lucky enough to stay at Hector’s Apartments in Deal, on the Kent coast, for a boutique fishing trip (you can read all about it in my piece for The Guardian). What made it extra fun was that Mark Rae (half of soulful hip-hop duo Rae & Christian, and Mr [...]
LEEDS CASTLE FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR
When? 6–7 November
Where? Maidstone, Kent (Not Leeds. Obviously.)
What? Fireworks light up the sky (and reflect beautifully in the lake) on this proper olde English night (and day) out, amid the mediaeval splendour of Leeds Castle and its grounds – all to the strains of famous film scores. There isn’t another bonfire night [...]
You know what big fans we are of our own Great British coastline here, and it’s not like we need much persuading to dig out our buckets and spades and storm the UK’s best beaches at the first hint of a little weak sunshine.
Part of the pleasure is tucking into that classic beach and on-the-pier [...]
Ah – the Great British seaside, a holiday institution that has seen more revivals and reinventions than Madonna’s on-stage wardrobe. With the Euro gaining strength, the credit crunch biting (anyone else sick of hearing that term already?) and growing interest in train travel and supporting local enterprise, making the most of our very own coast [...]
