by Helen Kain | Sep 14, 2017 | Castles & Stately Houses, England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay
We are very comfortably situated at the Chatsworth Hunting Tower, and have had a marvellous few days visiting Haddon Hall, Hardwick Hall and the exhibit at Chatsworth itself, House Style, Five Centuries of Fashion. More to come on all of these adventures! The...
by Helen Kain | Jun 22, 2013 | England, Entertablement Abroad, Libations, Recipes By Type, Unique Places to Stay
On our last night before we left for Sissinghurst, we went to Cliveden for dinner. An Italianate mansion set among 375 acres, it’s most famous for being the home of Nancy Astor and her cronies (do women have cronies?) during the roaring 1920s and more subdued...
by Helen Kain | Jun 21, 2013 | England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay
We had heard marvellous things about The Five Arrows, on the property at Waddesdon Manor and made reservations for dinner after our visit to Windsor. We had enjoyed an excellent lunch at Waddesdon itself on our earlier visit, and eagerly awaited our meal at the sister...
by Helen Kain | Jun 19, 2013 | England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay
Working our way south, our next stop was the Luton Hoo, an English Country House turned hotel in Bedfordshire. It would be our base for the next few days. (A “hoo” is a Saxon word meaning the spur of a hill, for those similarly perplexed by the name.) By...
by Helen Kain | Jun 15, 2013 | England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay
Leaving Durham, we drove southward towards Middlethorpe Hall, a William and Mary Country House built in 1699 and now the property of the National Trust. This would be our home base for the next few days. We had unwittingly booked our stay during the York Races,...
by Helen Kain | Jun 11, 2013 | England, Entertablement Abroad, Unique Places to Stay
Landing at Heathrow after an overnight flight, we picked up the rental car and headed for Northumberland, which is about a five-hour drive from London. I had slept well on the plane, and dozed in the car, but Glenn was quite road-weary by the time we arrived at...