Europe and Middle East

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Europe and Middle East. independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

James Ruddy offers you his insider's guide to hidden Norfolk. A place he knows like the back of his hand. Quaint Kessingland beach.

Insider’s Guide To Hidden Norfolk. Discover uinspoilt treasures

It is the unspoilt timelessness of Norfolk which burns its way into the hearts of visitors and fills locals with such fierce pride about their birthplace.

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If follies were built as grand statements of status by Georgian landed gentry, then the Holkham Triumphal Arch certainly fits the bill.

The Holkham Triumphal Arch. Stay in magnificent 18th Century Grandeur.

If follies were built as grand statements of status by Georgian landed gentry, then the Holkham Triumphal Arch certainly fits the bill.

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Hell Bay Hotel, Bryher, Isles of Scilly

There’s a light, bright New England beach/house-chic to Hell Bay Hotel’s mid-blue clapperboard architecture.

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Andy Mossack reviews the Great Northern Hotel at King's Cross Station, and finds you can't get much closer to the patforms! 

Great Northern Hotel. Discover Railway History in London

My Cubitt room was a masterful use of space. The largest of the three room classes and named after the great man himself, everything in it was compact yet beautifully designed

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Anthea Gerrie reviews 12:51 Restaurant in Islington. 1251 exterior credit jessicajillphotography

12:51 Restaurant. Great British Menu Winner’s own Restaurant.

The magic which saw Cochran named Champion of Champions for the 2018 GBM season is being dispensed from a small storefront restaurant strategically placed on Islington’s Upper Street

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Anthea Gerrie gets all arty as she reviews the Tate Britain Restaurant

Tate Britain Restaurant. Delicious food and art at the Tate.

From the pickled herring of his native Holland to the ham hock of his years in Kent chef Alfio Laudani’s Van Gogh-related menu at Tate Britain has them all.

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