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Tewkesbury Park Hotel. Discover this plain clothes jewel

A smart, modern hotel and restaurant, recently renovated at a cost of £10m, not to mention a sweeping 18-hole golf course in 165 acres of undulating parkland,  are eclipsed only by the town’s exquisite riverbank, wealth of Tudor architecture and Tewkesbury Abbey, one of the nation’s finest Norman churches.

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What do you pack for a stay at The Cary Arms and Spa? “The Inn on the Beach”, as the strap-line advises, gives some clues.

The Cary Arms and Spa. Experience Wonderful beachside living in Babbacombe, Devon

With palm trees, stylish motorboats whizzing across the bay for water-skiing, seas sometimes as azure as the Med and bobbing white spinnakers – this could by the French Riviera.

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Andy Mossack stays and eats at The Wellington Arms in Hampshire

The Wellington Arms. Celebrate the Duke of Wellington in wonderful Hampshire

The king bed was royally adorned with quality crisp linen and duck-down pillows while the generous bathroom ticked all the right boxes for me; Espa toiletries and thick fluffy towels, rain forest shower and separate bathtub.

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Michael Edwards stays and eats at The Red Lion in Odiham  TheRedLionOdiham 78

The Red Lion. Discover this 500 year old pub with rooms in Odiham

The Red Lion is a class act and it’s a shame King John missed out. I reckon he would have given it a royal seal of approval too.

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Tredwells. A delicious Marcus Wareing eatery in London’s theatreland.

Despite winning an AA London Restaurant of the Year title, some have praised it as a comfort food haven, others dismissing the place as over-hyped.

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Anthea Gerrie reviews Studio Olafur Eliasson Kitchen at Tate Modern Studio Olafur Eliasson Kitchen at Terrace Bar as part of Olafur Eliasson In real life at Tate Modern London 2

Studio Olafur Eliasson Kitchen at Tate Modern. Discover a delicious food art pop up.

  This particular show is due to end in January when the exhibition finishes, but given the current demand for exciting and elegant vegetarian fare, it could run and run.

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