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Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa. Newmarket’s historic home of horseracing.

Newmarket. The ancestral home of British horseracing is a perfect backdrop to the Bedford Lodge Hotel and Spa. As if on cue, expertly-groomed thoroughbred racehorses canter past my bedroom window exercising around the adjacent paddocks and training stables.

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As English as the afternoon tea the hotel serves, De Vere Tortworth Court in South Gloucestershire, with white beehives dotted along the lengthy drive, Union Jack fluttering above, epitomises the quintessential country retreat.

De Vere Tortworth Court. Discover a quintessential country retreat

As English as the afternoon tea the hotel serves, Tortworth Court in South Gloucestershire, with white beehives dotted along the lengthy drive, Union Jack fluttering above, epitomises the quintessential country retreat. 

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Flora Indica. Moreish food and Inventive cocktails.

Tucked away on London’s fashionable Old Brompton Road (some might even call it Chelsea)  just a short stroll from Earls Court station, Flora Indica is so introvert you might mistake it for one of those curious old book shops.

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Cedar Manor. Experience one of the best awarded hotels in the Lake District.

Cedar Manor, within an easy walk of Lake Windermere, is winning a constant slew of awards since Caroline and Jonathan Kaye picked up the keys 10 years ago.

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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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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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