Albert Beckett and his small herd arrived here from Shropshire in 1937. Three generations later,...
A real taste of the region awaits at the friendly Hearth Café, which is a mine of north-eastern...
The Village Café is a new addition to the Bidford high street, and has been an instant hit with...
If you prefer a chat-fuelled chow down to a formal meal, beeline for Bootleggers in Hopeman with...
The gateway to Swansea Bay's Mumbles headland and the Gower AONB, Swansea city itself is often...
Natural Surroundings is an eight-acre wildlife reserve and Norfolk's Wildflower Centre, with a...
Gilks' is not 'just another garage themed café', it's the real deal. Run by Keith, Linda,...
Above Innerleithen, in the heart of the Tweed valley, is Caberston Forest. Take a woodland wander...
You’re as likely to rub shoulders with narrowboaters as landlubbers at this countryside farm...
Zoom up the A419 towards the Cotswold Lakes (haunt of watersporters and nature spotters) to find...
This grand stately home was almost scrapped for timber in the 1920s. Imagine! Thankfully, the...
Jane Austen herself could not have composed a more picture-perfect scene than the vision of the...
The old stone walls and wooden beams welcome you to the Flintlock Inn, where log-burners and...
With baskets of frothy flowers at the windows and a stately Georgian entrance, the Crown and...
This is a handsome, red-gabled pub on the road to Hungerford. It's spirited too, as it was...
The A4019 from the M5 brings you almost to the door of this café, whose smiling staff have hearts...
Whether you want to eat, play or stay, Charleton Fruit Farm awaits. With so many strings to its...
The Courtyard Craft Centre is a lovely pop-in near Poole, brimming with interesting folk and...
Skirt the tulip and sunflower field at the entrance to Alison and Ian’s working farm to find this...
Surrounded by fields and backed by the rearing embankment of the Weald Park hill fort, Calcott...
Haverfordwest is Pembrokeshire's ancient county town. It's a handy journey breaker before...
Not so long ago the Mexboro’ Arms Hotel was down on its luck, languishing by the roadside, but...
Dorchester is the Casterbridge of Thomas Hardy's novels. Escape the madding car crowds to enjoy...
However arduous your journey the sound of wind rustling through the reeds in the lake at...
Sometimes in life, unusual combinations work: chocolate and chilli, bacon and maple syrup. On...
The evocatively named Lost Kitchen is a gift for seekers of the unusual. Housed in a traditional...
Skirt round a lush field and pass the 'freshly laid eggs' honesty box and you'll spot the...
The Courtyard is within a horse's neigh of Ascot. Fresh, relaxing and festooned with foliage,...
Food miles are so low at the Minskip Farm Shop that you can see vegetables growing in the field...
The Lowlands are often overlooked but take some time to drop in to Kinross on your way through...
The family-run Three Trees Farm Shop & Café is part of a mixed farm housed on Chiseldon's...
Traditional crow-stepped gable, quirky nooks and of course a sundial in the corner, this café is...
