South West England

Tortworth Court Four Pillars - Wotton-under-Edge, United Kingdom - March, 2008
Pay like a pauper - get treated like a lord (17.04.2008 16:23)
Why Tortworth? What appealed about the hotel was the building, a massive grey stately home-style place, the location, just off the M5 Junction 14 and finally, the price. We booked a deal for two nights in a superior room with dinner bed and breakfast for just under £240 total. Our friends Linda and Graham who live in Wales were also looking for a venue for a weekend away for Graham's [more...]

The George at Codford - Warminster, United Kingdom
By George! The Food's Not Bad (07.12.2007 14:13)
The Occasion My parents' 30th Wedding Anniversary was about 18 months ago. For their 25th we sent them to Barcelona for the weekend but for their 30th both parents were partially immobilised by various injuries so they had to make do with a visit from us and a celebratory lunch. Unfortunately for my husband and me, my folks got married on an August bank holiday weekend so the roads are [more...]

Three Ways House - Mickleton, United Kingdom - September, 2007
The Pudding Club - is it a great place to be? (23.09.2007 20:51)
In the past fortnight I've made two separate overnight stops at the Three Ways House Hotel in Mickleton - or as it's better known, The Pudding Club. In fact if you are trying to find the hotel there are no signposts for the Three Ways House but plenty for its alter ego. From about 5 miles away you'll start to see brown tourism signposts pointing the way to one of the Cotswold's most unlikely [more...]