Food miles are so low at the Minskip Farm Shop that you can see vegetables growing in the field...
It’s a quick dash down Lincolnshire’s A15 to Uncle Henry’s, a superior farm shop, butchery and...
Spectacular views and a counter laden with homemade food make Soutra a special place to stop....
This is a handsome, red-gabled pub on the road to Hungerford. It's spirited too, as it was...
The evocatively named Lost Kitchen is a gift for seekers of the unusual. Housed in a traditional...
Don’t be put off by the misleading 15-minute diversion, as Bonnefirebox is around four miles...
It’s hard to beat ‘The Hairy Barista’ as a coffee shop name, and the same goes for the coffee...
The Courtyard Craft Centre is a lovely pop-in near Poole, brimming with interesting folk and...
A 15th-century coaching inn in the quintessentially English village of Dedham, the Sun Inn has an...
Wentbridge is a pretty West Yorkshire village with lovely walks and a good pub. To add some...
The gateway to Swansea Bay's Mumbles headland and the Gower AONB, Swansea city itself is often...
Gilbies is frequently described as a hidden gem, tucked behind the main street in the leafy...
The lovely Stubbings nursery provides respite from the M4 and M40 motorways. The Glasshouse...
Cairn Lodge began as a home-run business when John and Aileen MacInnes spotted a gap on the M74...
Haverfordwest is Pembrokeshire's ancient county town. It's a handy journey breaker before...
The Crown is a proper village pub, from the spreading chestnut tree in the small courtyard at the...
We had to prise ourselves away from the café and farm shop at Fenton Barns, with their multitude...
Chicken scratch happily in the fields alongside, and birds sing merrily from boughs in the...
Pyne’s is a cracking farm shop and café serving excellent coffee and exceptional food – fast. The...
Piled with unusual gifts, crockery, homeware, reclamation finds, greetings cards, furniture,...
The rambling Rothiemurchus Estate covers one of the largest remaining areas of ancient...
Berwick Lodge is perilously close to the M5 yet achieves something extraordinary. It lures you in...
A favourite with families, the Farm Café has benefited from improvements by its new owners to...
You’re not imagining things if you hear the squawk of a parrot as you walk into Laggan Coffee...
One for the eco-minded, the Pitney Farm Café is one of just a few Soil Association-accredited...
This cosy deli is a proper treat just seconds from the main road. It’s located in the intriguing...
The Field Kitchen is a cornucopia of delights based on the Riverford Organic Farm, so you can...
A handsome, open-armed pub just minutes from the M6. Inside is snug and easy-going: chairs and...
The magnificent 13th-century cathedral is reason alone for stopping in Dunblane, a picturesque...
You can do your weekly grocery round in Udder Farm Shop, which has a deli, fishmonger, gift,...
A sleeping beauty, restored to life after a nearly hundred-year hiatus, Annandale Distillery...
Sometimes in life, unusual combinations work: chocolate and chilli, bacon and maple syrup. On...
