Guest Blog Posts

One the fab things about Suffolk (I’m an outsider) is that the pace of life seems to be very relaxed, so our guests seem to adopt that approach when they're out and about too. And what better place to do this than, in my opinion, along the most beautiful river in Suffolk? I’ve been up and down most of them and the Deben is my favourite. There are other wonderful rivers in our county, all with stunning scenery and of course, great pubs, but the Deben is the one that I enjoy the most.

Make new connections and learn new skills at the newly launched small group retreats at Westbrook Court Country House near Hay on Wye in Herefordshire

One of our absolute favourite One Off Places in Devon, this blog post features The Lookout Tower, a unique holiday rental located in an outstanding location overlooking the dramatic seascape of the East Devon coastline.  It is very different to most average coastal holiday cottages in Devon!

Have you ever been to – or through –Suffolk?  The answer might be ‘yes, but just to the coast’ or as far as Flatford Mill on the River Stour (border country between Suffolk and Essex, made famous by Constable’s Haywain picture).  More often the response is ‘no’ because it is simply not en route to anywhere other than Norfolk, and most people go there the quick way via Cambridgeshire!

It wasn’t long after turning off the M6 that familiar cityscapes turned to patchwork-quilt fields, wide valley floors, quaint villages with thriving pubs and fields of bleating lambs.  Criss-crossing from the Staffordshire Moors into the Derbyshire Dales looked literally taken from a film set:  it’s no wonder the landscape was chosen as the filming location for Peak Practice, a popular, nineties TV Drama. The series was based in the village of Longnor, our home for a few days’ walking based from Jack’s Cottage.