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Veggie Red Lion

Eating out in Suffolk – The Veggie Red Lion

I try to get out as much as possible to put myself in the shoes of my holiday cottage guests so that I can sample the best that Suffolk tourism has to offer. This week …

Food hamper

Stay at home holidays in the UK

Just a few short years ago, our holidays were booked in a travel agents and if we wanted to stay in this country in a holiday cottage we picked out a little ad in the …

Cosy fireplace in our Suffolk country cottage

Thank you message for 2014

Having renovated period properties around Suffolk for a number of years before I let one of them as a luxury, dog-friendly holiday cottage, I had been looking for somewhere to replicate that. But bigger! In …

Cheese at country market

Framlingham Market in Suffolk

A fabulous rural market in Framlingham. Fram (as it’s known locally) was granted permission to hold weekly markets in the 13th Century and has been doing so ever since. A very popular destination for many …

Bury St Edmunds Christmas fayre

Bury St Edmunds Christmas Fayre

Bury St Edmunds is a very picturesque town any time of the year but at Christmas it takes on a whole new, magical look and thanks to the Christmas Fayre starting today (!) it’s definitely …

Dog-friendly pub in Suffolk - The Shoulder of Mutton, Assington

Dog friendly pubs & Restaurants in Suffolk

Dog Friendly Pubs are quite common in Suffolk, many with log-fires, wooden floorboards and great food, not to mention the range of fabulous local beer, cyder and wine from such brewers and vineyards as Adnams, …