As I drive up to The Malvern Spa I assume that my SatNav has brought me to the wrong place. I’ve been to a fair few spas in my time, and all of them have been either in country house hotels, or on the coast or in swish city centre locations – apart from the […]
Afternoon tea: Reform Social & Grill
Afternoon tea is a British tradition which dates from the nineteenth century. Apparently the 7th Duchess of Bedford, a friend of Queen Victoria’s, started the custom of afternoon tea in a bid to satisfy her hunger until dinner. Initially afternoon tea involved something small to eat with a drink of tea. These days afternoon tea […]
Family days out: Quex Park
‘Mum, I can’t believe you said that. Who says that? It’s so embarrassing’ says my son, in an outraged tone. ‘I’m proud of you and ashamed at the same time’ says my younger nephew, solemnly. My sister laughs and says: ‘Well I didn’t know what ‘re-spawn’ meant either!’ Quex Park We’re talking about paintballing. I’m […]
Kensington Palace tour
‘In Georgian times anyone could come here and join the royal court as long as they were wearing the right clothes’ says Alison, our City Wonders tour guide. But the outfits on display barely qualify as clothes. I think they’re best described as expensive constructions: We’re at London’s Kensington Palace, purchased by King William and […]
Afternoon tea at The Milestone Hotel
The best hotel in the UK? The Milestone Hotel is opposite London’s Kensington Gardens in a 19th century Grade II listed building. In January the Milestone was voted the best UK Hotel in the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice awards and I went there for a tour and afternoon tea with a group of fellow BritMums travel […]
