Short Breaks Archive
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Hiking El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain
Posted on January 23, 2020 | No CommentsRupert Parker explores the smallest and most westerly Canary Island, walking among its 500 extinct volcanic craters and enjoying its crystal clear waters El Hierro is the most remote Canary... -
Windermere hotel Storrs Hall launches new luxury cabins following £1m investment
Posted on January 21, 2020 | No CommentsStorrs Hall, the luxury four-star hotel on the shores of Lake Windermere, is now taking bookings for its new wood view and lake view cabins following a £1m investment programme... -
Croatia’s Gulf of Kvarner and the Islands
Posted on January 14, 2020 | No CommentsThe Gulf of Kvarner contains a number of attractive islands and Krk, the largest, is connected to Rijeka, Croatia’s main port, by bridge. Rupert Parker spends a few days exploring... -
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters Exhibition
Posted on December 15, 2019 | No CommentsA gallery restores formerly marginal figures to the spotlight, reports John Westbrooke The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition plans to tell the untold story of the women of the Pre-Raphaelite... -
George IV: Art & Spectacle
Posted on December 4, 2019 | No CommentsJohn Westbrooke on a notorious king and great collector King George IV seems to have felt an affinity with his predecessor, Charles I. Both were men of taste who built... -
Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution Exhibition
Posted on November 29, 2019 | No CommentsAn exceptional loan from the National Gallery in London is being restored for next year’s ‘Van Eyck’ exhibition in Ghent (Belgium) On 1 February 2020, the exhibition ‘Van Eyck.... -
Hiking the Dolomites around Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy
Posted on November 29, 2019 | No CommentsMore than a chic ski resort, Cortina makes the perfect base for exploring the Dolomites. Rupert Parker sets out on foot The village of Cortina nestles in the River Boite... -
Celebrate the arrival of 2020 with a three-night New Year’s Eve package at the Crown & Castle in Orford
Posted on November 26, 2019 | No CommentsSee in the arrival of 2020 at the Crown & Castle in Orford with a three night dinner B&B New Year’s Eve package. The cosy restaurant with rooms is a... -
The Gunton Arms, Thorpe Market – Review
Posted on November 23, 2019 | No CommentsWhile on a weekend away in Norfolk Neil Hennessy-Vass discovers a restaurant that delivers on many different levels We dined in the ‘Elk Room’. Its provenance, a 10,000-year-old elk’s head... -
Christmas at Ye Olde Bell
Posted on November 22, 2019 | No CommentsYe Olde Bell Hotel & Spa on the borders of Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire offers the perfect festive retreat With open roaring fires, crisp country walks, relaxing spa and delicious...