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London Steakhouse Company City. Enjoy Succulent steaks Marvo Pierre White style.

There was once a time when Middlesex Street was called Petticoat Lane and the area was intensely poor. Times have changed and these days Middlesex Street is awash with restaurants and bars and the feeling is intensely well to do. The London Steakhouse Company City sits proudly in the centre of all this looking very much at home here.

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Mestizo

Mestizo Mexican Restaurant. Authentic Mexican Street food.

London is short on Mexican restaurants which deliver the real thing, rather than the dreadful Tex-Mex experience. I’ve travelled extensively in Mexico and adore the street food so I’m looking forward to trying Mestizo, situated between Warren Street and Camden Town.

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Walking the Way of St Francis

Walking the Way of St Francis. Discover An alternative Pilgrim trail to the Camino

Pilgrim routes are popular these days and many people walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain, but few have heard of walking the Way of St Francis. Rupert Parker walks the route from Le Marche to Umbria.

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Perugia. Precious Pearl of Umbria.

Perugia is the capital of Umbria and one of the best preserved of the region’s hill towns. The walls are still intact, encircling the medieval centre and you can easily spend a few days here exploring its steep streets.No wonder why they call it Perugia Pearl of Umbria

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La Fosse Restaurant. Awesome foodie heaven in Dorset.

Here, in the southern county where so much fine produce is grown, the picturesque hamlet of Cranborne fields La Fosse, a restaurant with rooms designed to delight gourmet guests.

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Terry Marsh reviews the stunning Devonshire Arms Hotel in Wharfdale Yorkshire.

Devonshire Arms Hotel. Discover glorious Yorkshire Dales views.

Settled peaceably near the intersection between the A59 and the river Wharfe, the Devonshire Arms Hotel has an air of lordly splendour, a commanding presence with a pedigree that is getting on for 300 years old, and possibly more.

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