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Calling all kidsJune 3, 2011
“I’m bored” is the last thing any parent wants to hear over the long August holidays. Best advice? Head for London – there’s a host of events and attractions sure to keep the kids amused for hours. Malcolm Hendry, General Manager of the Rubens at the Palace, picks a handful of the best. Read more...
Top 10 most awesome sights along the Jurassic CoastMay 27, 2011
The Jurassic Coast is England’s first natural World Heritage Site, but at 95 miles long you’d struggle to explore it all in a couple of days. Charles Lotter, General Manager of Summer Lodge, picks out ten of the very best bits – so get your walking boots on and your fossil hunting hammer out for some unforgettable geological adventures! Read more...
Two tiny islands, in a world of their ownMay 20, 2011
Looking out across the sea from the Old Government House you get a great view of the tiny islands of Sark and Herm. They’re both lovely and inviting, but what would you do there? General Manager Andrew Chantrell gives you his top tips. Read more...
Witness one of the greatest natural wonders of the worldMay 13, 2011
The Oyster Box Hotel, as the name suggests, is famous for its shellfish. But between May and July every year it attracts visitors interested in a quite different type of marine life – the sardine. The annual Sardine Run, as hotel General Manager Wayne Coetzer explains, is considered the greatest natural predatory show on earth, and for good reason. Read more...
The tale of tea – take a sip of history at Summer LodgeMay 6, 2011
There’s nothing more quintessentially English than “traditional afternoon tea”, and nowhere that evokes the sense of occasion more successfully than Summer Lodge, deep in the heart of the Thomas Hardy’s Wessex. Charles Lotter, the hotel’s General Manager, serves up some tasty historical morsels to whet your appetite for this legendary repast. Read more...
The world’s ultimate gardening event is coming into bloomApril 28, 2011
The Chelsea Flower Show, a four day explosion of colours fragrances, a celebration of all things bright and beautiful, is rapidly approaching (24-28 May). Andrew Pike, General Manager of the nearby The Milestone Hotel, shares some fascinating facts about is the world’s most famous horticultural event. Read more...
Why Europe’s finest sailors abandon the sea in JuneApril 21, 2011
You might think that Geneva, capital of landlocked Switzerland, an unlikely venue for a yacht race – but you’d be wrong! As Jacques Favre, General Manager of the Hotel d’Angleterre, explains, each year the waters of Lake Geneva host one of the world’s most prestigious regattas, the Bol d’Or. Read more...
10 great reasons to visit Cape Town this winterApril 1, 2011
The weather may be a little cooler down here from May to September but Cape Town is hot in lots of other ways over these months. Brett Davidge, Manager of the Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, gives his top ten tips for great days out at this time of year. Read more...
