Sometimes in life, unusual combinations work: chocolate and chilli, bacon and maple syrup. On...
* Under new ownership. Please check opening times ahead, particularly if going out of your way to...
Food miles are so low at the Minskip Farm Shop that you can see vegetables growing in the field...
If heading east along the M2 bound for Canterbury, Margate or a ferry from Dover, divert at...
When the 1980s' milk quotas created a surplus for dairy farmers Martin and Thelma, did they...
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a café in a new-build community just off the M1 might be dull...
Swathed in Virginia creeper, you’ll find the Malthouse tucked away near the church in the heart...
There's something comforting about visiting a family-run business. The award-winning Dalesman...
The Kitchen is not just a tea-room and coffee shop but also a studio for the cake artists at work...
There's so much to say about Heron Farm Vineyard that we almost need to drop the little joining...
The Smiddy Farm Shop stands on the site of the old village blacksmith’s, now transformed into a...
The Pantry is such a wonderfully social and community-focused place that to hear it had pushed up...
Innerleithen is a beautiful town in the Scottish Borders. Wool and knitwear have powered its...
Prepare to marvel at the ingenious horticultural tesselation at RHS Garden Bridgewater, the Royal...
Slav and Daniela have run their well-liked café in this striking building - on the corner of Bank...
Swing off the M6 and into the Cheshire countryside to find the Ginger and Pickles tea-room at...
The adage 'arrive a stranger, leave a friend' could have been written for this happy, homely art...
Emmett’s has traded in Peasenhall since 1820. Do take a moment to enjoy this pretty village with...
Ely is worth every minute of diversion, with its glory of a cathedral and sense of peace. In the...
Kenyon Hall Farm, on the Cheshire and Lancashire border, has been lovingly tended by the Bulmers...
The folk at The Bridge were so proudly independent (and keen to join The Extra Mile) that we're...
Ever-busy Walberswick is a lovely seaside village and The Anchor is its award-winning gastro-pub....
For the warmest of country welcomes, look no further than the Hay Barn Café. The ladies who work...
It’s the warm reception and personal service that regulars to Gin and Pickles praise so highly....
The Canal Quarter just east of central Lancaster is seeing some serious and ambitious cultural...
This fabulous place is a Small Farm Shop of the Year finalist in the 2023 Farm Retail Awards...
If you crave the homely aroma of fresh-baked bread, follow your nose off the M56 and into the...
Sometimes in life you take a risk...and it pays off. That's exactly what happened for Kate and...
Llandeilo is one of those places you're 'sorry-not-sorry' that more people have yet to hear...
In some countries, big cities are often blessed with a dedicated cookbook bookshop. If only the...
Beetham is a beautiful, narrow-laned, Postman Pat-styled village of stone houses on the...
You won’t find a quirkier place to stop than this 1850s railway carriage and old double-decker...