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Up Helly Aa. Discover Shetland’s Fire Festival.

A hundred years from now, Shetland’s fire festival, Up Helly Aa, will be the stuff of legend; a litany of morphed tales of Viking lore handed down over the generations

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Hankies Marble Arch. Delicious Indian Fare off Park Lane.

Hankies Marble Arch is a food triumph for Chef Arora who quite rightly tells me “with small portion sizes, you have to have a realistic price point and I believe we have a perfect balance.” I have to agree, with the most expensive item at £9 it is a highly affordable evening out in central London.

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Chilston Park Hotel. Enjoy acres of luxury in the Garden of England.

It’s the sort of venue with its crammed treasure trove of antiquarian maps, ceramic plates, grandfather clocks, historic manuscripts and oriental prints and vases which could not just host The Antiques Road Show for a weekend but for an entire series.

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Moo Krata Thai BBQ

Moo Krata Thai BBQ and Hot Pot. Authentic Thai in London.

Any lovers of a good Korean barbecue or a Thai hot pot will simply get the best of both worlds here. Moo Krata is the brainchild of Thai restaurant entrepreneur Fah Sundravorakul,

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Devonshire Club. Experience the positive glamour of a private members club.

Devonshire Club: A quiet, spacious luxury hotel in a good London location is a rare find – and one that’s reasonably priced is especially unusual.

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Bass and Lobster Food House. Day catch fresh fish and seafood.

Fresh ingredients are at the heart of the Food House’s success. Merely hours ago, that firm fillet of red mullet on your plate was innocently swimming just off St. Helier

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