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Lough Eske Castle Hotel and Spa. Donegal has never looked so good.

As I walked down the Lough Eske Castle steps the following day, I felt I had been in ‘a friend’s home’, where the live egg station breakfast cook seemed to know everyone’s names

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Exterior of Kilronanan Castle Estate less lawn

Kilronanan Castle Estate and Spa. County Roscommon has never looked so good.

It was good fortune that brought me an hour early to the Drawing Room Bar so that I could sample a glass of Guinness, served with that the special care and magic that you only find in Ireland.

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Andy Mossack reviews The Grand Trunk Road Restaurant and finds Mayfair has come to South Woodford.

The Grand Trunk Road Restaurant. South Woodford Indian food has never tasted so good.

Created by Rajesh Suri, formerly of Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Tamarind, this is Indian fine dining for sure, but without the hefty Mayfair price tag.

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Le Touquet Golf Resort

Le Touquet Golf Resort. Discover 2 magnificent golf courses

Andy Mossack reviews the recent golf renovations at La Mer and La Forêt and joins up with course architect Patrice Boissonnas to hear firsthand what’s made everyone excited at Le Touquet Golf Resort.

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Manitobal from gallery

Manitoba Tigella London. Eat the best of Italy.

It sounds like the Latin name for an obscure herb, but Manitoba Tigella is actually an authentic Italian restaurant freshly arrived in London’s New Oxford Street

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Andy Mossack reviews The Frog Restaurant by Adam Handling. Adam wall Press Image

The Frog Restaurant. Discover the culinary magic of Adam Handling.

The Frog Restaurant is the perfect stage for Adam Handling’s extraordinary culinary creations and the new Frog by Adam Handling Covent Garden promises more of the same but for the less on-trend perhaps.

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