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items: Best restaurants in Margate: where locals eat and drink in the Kentish seaside town
items: 25 small towns across the UK that every foodie should visit
items: Best restaurants in St Albans: where to eat and drink
items: Best restaurants in Oxford: where to eat, drink and stay
items: Best restaurants in Kent
items: Best restaurants in Broadstairs: where to eat and drink
items: Whitstable best restaurants: where to eat and drink
items: Foodie producers in Kent
items: Foodie producers in Sussex
items: The Salutation, Sandwich: restaurant and hotel review
items: Heckfield Place, Hampshire: hotel review
items: Best restaurants in Winchester
items: Ramsgate foodie guide: where locals eat and drink
items: The Isle of Wight foodie guide: where locals eat and drink
items: 5 places to eat and drink in Faversham
items: The Oxford Blue, Old Windsor: restaurant review

Best restaurants in Margate: where locals eat and drink in the Kentish seaside town
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date: 2025-11-06T15:10:36.000Z
creator: Alex Crossley
subject: Europe
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Explore this cool coastal Kent town via elegant fish suppers, plump Whitstable rock oysters and scoops of rhubarb and custard gelato
encoded: Looking for Margate restaurants? Want to know the locals' favourite fish and chips in this Kentish seaside town? Check out our favourite places to eat and drink in Margate below, then peruse more seaside holidays for food lovers including the best restaurants in Deal and where to eat in Brighton. The best places to eat and drink in Margate Angela’s – for elegant seafood Two small dining rooms separated by a central kitchen, Angela’s is as no-frills as the menu, which prides itself on simplicity and minimal waste (even the tabletops have been fashioned out of recycled plastic bags). Plump Whitstable rock oysters, mussels with cider and garlic, whole roasted plaice and thornback ray with brown butter are just some of the reasons why Angela’s is still in rude health after more than half a century. angelasofmargate.com Forts Café – for vibey brunch This popular spot is always bustling with local creatives catching up over some of the best brunch dishes in town. The focaccia sandwiches are legendary on the Margate food scene, with fillings such as braised brisket with pickled chilli and herby aioli, jerk jackfruit with pineapple and corn slaw, and the epic bacon sarnie. Baristas work wonders with speciality coffee beans roasted by a rotation of the country’s best, from Manchester’s Ancoats to Somerset-based Round Hill Roastery. @fortscoffee Pomus – for Sunday feasting Unassumingly located in Margate’s revamped shopping precinct, Ryan Jacovides’s bistro and wine bar has all the warm, friendly feels of a neighbourhood favourite. Prime spot is perched on a mustard-hued stool at the burnt orange counter, so you can peruse the bottles on the shelves behind and watch head chef Aaron Costen and his team look after the impressive cooking. Pop in for a herbaceous rosemary-infused negroni, house-infused vermouth spritz or glass of floral Kentish sparkling wine, or bed in for the Sunday sharing feast. Things kick off with a selection of snacks such as mackerel rillettes, soy and gi…

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25 small towns across the UK that every foodie should visit
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date: 2025-07-07T15:35:21.000Z
subject: East
subject: North West travel
subject: South East travel
subject: South West travel
subject: Travel
subject: Travel Scotland
subject: UK
subject: Wales travel
subject: Yorkshire & Humber travel
subject: Great Getaways
description: From Welsh market towns with creative culinary gatherings to Yorkshire boroughs that are home to artisan roasters and gin distilleries, these are 10 of the best foodie towns across the UK for a staycation
encoded: Looking for UK staycations? Want to know the best towns for foodies? Check out our guide for the must-visit UK towns that every foodie should visit. Filled with must-try restaurants, bakeries and bars, there is something for everyone in 0ur gourmet picks – from an island getaway in Jersey to picturesque Bruton in Somerset's green rolling hills. For more travel inspiration, find out the best unique UK holiday cottages for foodies and check out our best gastropubs with rooms. Feeling active? See our picks of 10 unique walking holidays for foodies. If you're planning a summer holiday, check out our UK summer travel ideas. Totnes, Devon The market town of Totnes in Devon has some of the most progressive organic restaurants in the country. The Bull Inn is driving the charge with its ecological and social impact pledges, including commitments to “field grown, not flown”, mindful meat, seasonality and supplier-led organic food. Its inventive menu includes such dishes as roasted courgettes, whipped tahini, preserved lemon, pumpkin seed picada and basque cheesecake with plums. Eversfield organic farm shop & café has a menu of all-day brunch classics such as toasted banana bread with seasonal compote and Turkish eggs with warm chilli butter. The Totnes Sunday food market is the biggest in Devon offering up fine produce from local producers. For a taste of fine-dining, head to Gather which showcases locally sourced and wild foraged ingredients from Devon’s fields, shoreline, rivers and hedgerows. Where to stay: not just a restaurant, you can also stay at The Bull Inn. There are nine chic, minimally-designed rooms to choose from plus a four-bed self catering apartment (with it's own private terrace) that is ideal for larger groups. Doubles from £165, check availability at booking.com Alnwick, Northumberland The market town of Alnwick, famous for its historic castle, is quietly becoming something of a culinary hotspot. New fine-dining restaurant Sonnet serves up a tasting menu i…

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Best restaurants in St Albans: where to eat and drink
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date: 2025-04-22T14:05:18.000Z
creator: Charlotte Morgan
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: The best food spots to try in St Albans, including the city’s most popular pizzeria, sharing tacos and our favourite farm shop cafés, restaurants and bakeries
encoded: Looking for restaurants in St Albans? Want to know where to eat in the cathedral city? Local Charlotte Morgan shares her insider tips for the best places to eat in St Albans, including where to find the best cocktails, cinnamon buns and tacos. For more travel guides, check out our best foodie day trips from London by train and small towns across the UK that every foodie should visit. Also discover our pick of the best restaurants in Winchester, best restaurants in Oxford and best restaurants in Cambridge. Best places to eat and drink in St Albans Gracey’s Pizza – best for pizza Who would have thought that Chiswell Green, a quiet conurbation halfway between St Albans city centre and the M25, would be home to 2024’s most talked-about St Albans eatery? Gracey’s Pizza, next to the village store, is so popular that townsfolk like me have been waking up early to guarantee a slot on its online click-and-collect system. It's a tiny joint, with one or two tables inside, a few places to perch outside and an open kitchen where the family-run team transform smooth balls of 36-hour fermented dough into American-style pizzas with crunchy crusts, charred air bubbles and a San Marzano tomato sauce. It's a sauce so flavoursome and fresh that one pizza, the marinara, doesn’t even need cheese on top to be a success – just a few shavings of sweet garlic and fresh oregano (no dried herbs here). Whether it’s the pizza sauce, hand-cut slices of spicy Calabrian salami, 36-month aged parmesan, or dough made from flour milled at nearby Redbournbury Mill (a beautiful working mill – visit for bags of flour and fat eccles cakes), it’s the quality of ingredients that really makes these pizzas shine. If you can only choose one, get The New Haven – baked extra-long for optimal charring, with a base thick with sauce, two types of mozzarella, Pecorino Romano and garlic. graceyspizza.com Hazéls – best for a special occasion Hazéls, a pocket-sized, candle-lit restaurant with linen café curtains and wa…

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Best restaurants in Oxford: where to eat, drink and stay
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date: 2025-04-11T09:52:51.000Z
creator: Milly Kenny-Ryder
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
subject: Students
description: Explore Oxford's French wine bars, cheese shops and cafés hidden down passages between ancient university college buildings
encoded: Looking for Oxford restaurants to try? Check out our ideas for eating and drinking in the university city, from Jericho to Summertown and beyond… For more exciting restaurants and weekend ideas for food lovers, check out our best UK city breaks and foodie day trips from London by train. For more city guides, discover the best restaurants in Bristol, best restaurants in Cambridge and best restaurants in Cheltenham. Jump to: The best places to eat and drink in Oxford Where to stay in Oxford Best places to eat and drink in Oxford Pompette – for French fare and wine Pompette, meaning tipsy in French, is run by husband-and-wife duo Laura and Pascal Wiedemann. The focus is on French classics with European influences, from the food to the design: start with warm bread (all of which comes from local French bakery Gatineau), slathered with butter and sprinkled with sea salt from dinky pots on the table. Order the piping hot croquettes to share, oozing with a gently spiced roux sauce and nuggets of ham. Desserts are not to be missed, from hearty choux buns laced with boozy cherries and a glossy chocolate sauce to crisp meringues loaded with lightly-whipped vanilla cream, chunks of juicy rhubarb and pistachios. Wine is the focus when it comes to drinks, from natural and low-intervention to sweet orange options from Georgia but it’s the French wines that really shine. pompetterestaurant.co.uk Permit Room – for Indian sharing plates The sister restaurant to Dishoom, Permit Room now has three locations, with a fourth opening in May 2025, that all embrace the now familiar Irani café vibe of the popular restaurant. Tucked down one of Oxford’s oldest city streets, Permit Room serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner with menus that feature all the Dishoom favourites, refreshing cocktails and its famous house chai. As expected, this place is all about sharing, no matter your party size, so make sure you pick something from each section of the menu. We’d say four to five plates for a tab…

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Best restaurants in Kent
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date: 2024-09-27T12:06:30.000Z
creator: olivemagazine
subject: South East travel
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: Discover the best restaurants and places to eat in Kent, from no-frills seafood to Michelin-starred fine dining, homemade pasta and unbeatable ice cream
encoded: Looking for the best restaurants in Kent and must-visit foodie spots? Here's our expert guide to the best places to eat and drink in Kent, England. From Whitstable to Margate and Broadstairs, Kent's north-east coast hosts a range of restaurants, cafés, bars and even vineyards for foodies to enjoy, celebrating local produce. From a Michelin-starred gastropub for special occasions to the freshest seafood and unmissable gelato, there is plenty to keep foodies happy. For more UK restaurant inspiration, check out our guides to the best restaurants in the Cotswolds, best restaurants in Cornwall, best restaurants in Nottingham or the best restaurants in the Lake District and the best restaurants in York. Best restaurants in Kent Angela’s, Margate – for seafood Two small dining rooms separated by a central kitchen, Angela’s is as no-frills as the menu, which prides itself on simplicity and minimal waste (even the tabletops have been fashioned out of recycled plastic bags). Plump Whitstable rock oysters, mussels with cider and garlic, whole roasted plaice and thornback ray with brown butter are just some of the reasons why Angela’s is still in rude health after more than half a century. angelasofmargate.com The Sportsman, Seasalter – for fine dining Probably the most well-known restaurant in the area, The Sportsman is a Michelin-starred gastropub in Seasalter but isn’t half as pretentious as that sounds. If you're visiting Whitstable, take a taxi out to The Sportsman for lunch then enjoy a leisurely walk back along the coast to walk off any excess. Bookings need to be made quite far in advance but it's worth it. Treading a clever line between casual and classy, the pub’s wooden floors, scrubbed pine tables and pumps of Shepherd Neame beer (brewed in nearby Faversham) maintain the feel of a rural pub (just). Likewise, when it comes to the food, there’s no pretension, just locally sourced seasonal ingredients cooked simply but with an expert understanding of flavour combinatio…

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Best restaurants in Broadstairs: where to eat and drink
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date: 2024-08-14T10:30:13.000Z
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: Check out our top places to eat and drink in Broadstairs, a coastal town in Kent full of foodie spots
encoded: Planning a foodie seaside break? Check out the best restaurants in Broadstairs and other places to eat in our local guide. We have also found where to stay in Broadstairs if you want to make a weekend out of it and visit as many restaurants as you can... For more restaurant inspiration, check out our guide to the best restaurants in Deal, the best restaurants in Margate and the best restaurants in Bournemouth. Best restaurants in Broadstairs Twenty Seven Harbour Street – best for sea views The sea views and food are equally stunning at this smart bay-side restaurant serving small plates cooked over fire. The restaurant, formerly known as Wyatt and Jones and still under the same ownership, has an upmarket but inviting feel with dark grey painted wood panelling and an open kitchen. Dishes from the charcoal oven might include cod loin served with a smoked cream veloute, trout and herring or roe or Kentish lamb rump with aubergine puree. The restaurant also opens for breakfast. The owners reckon the best seat in the house is table 11 at the bar with it’s own ‘cute nook’ and great views. twentysevenharbourstreet.co.uk Kebbells – best for imaginative seafood plates Share globally-inspired seafood plates at this Michelin guide recommended restaurant set above Viking Bay. Take a seat at the counter in the handsome dining room with it’s parquet flooring and bare wood tables for imaginative creations like tandoori scallops, yogurt, crispy chickpeas, raisin gel, coriander or a whole flame grilled sea bream with garlic and lemon. Enjoy a cocktail-fuelled weekend brunch that might include Turkish eggs or chorizo patatas bravas. kebbells.com Albariño – best Spanish food in Broadstairs A stone’s throw from the seafront, this colourful and comfortable restaurant and deli with counter and table seating has been serving up the best Spanish and local produce for more than a decade. Acorn-fed Iberico pork belly might be served Spanish-style with clams, parsley and garlic, while locally…

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Whitstable best restaurants: where to eat and drink
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date: 2024-06-27T13:08:51.000Z
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
subject: Local city guides
description: The seaside town of Whitstable has plenty to offer foodies, from Michelin-starred gastropubs and the best fish and chips to tapas and the best bakery
encoded: Looking for the best Whitstable restaurants? We've found the best places to eat in Whitstable in Kent and there's something for everyone: try Whitstable oysters, Michelin-starred dining, traditional tapas and much more. For more like this, discover more of our foodie day trips from London by train or for more seaside inspiration, check out our guides to the best restaurants in Deal and the best restaurants in Margate.. A popular choice for day-trippers in the southeast looking for a foodie day out by the sea, Whitstable deserves a little more lingering. In the summer, especially, this quaint little fishing town comes alive with the sound of fish and chip papers rustling, prosecco bottles being popped on the beach and oyster shells being cracked open. And each July it even hosts a whole festival dedicated to local Whitstable oysters. Best restaurants in Whitstable Samphire For Kentish produce The best Kentish produce is on offer at chef and owner George Begg’s cosy all-day dining high street bistro. Opened in 2006 a pebble’s throw from Whitstable beach, Samphire has been consistently popular with locals and visitors, including Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge, for seasonal dishes such as asparagus, ricotta and potato pithivier and brunch dishes such as sugar pit bacon loin with fried eggs and hash brown. samphirewhitstable.co.uk Harbour Street Tapas For tapas You’ll find this intimate tapas restaurant set among the boutique shops of Harbour Street. The simple decor of white-washed walls and wooden tables and chairs puts the spotlight squarely on the menu of classic Spanish dishes and more modern creations made with local produce. Choose from a plate of Jamón Ibérico, patatas bravas or tortilla or try pork belly with red cabbage and PX sauce, all paired with a glass of something from the short list of mainly Spanish wines. harbourstreettapas.com Grain & Hearth Best bakery in Whitstable Baker Adam Pagor relocated what was a micro-bakery in London to this bakery and c…

Foodie producers in Kent
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date: 2020-03-31T09:58:24.000Z
creator: Clare Hargreaves
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Ruby-red blackthorn liqueur, seaweed-flecked sourdough and stuffed roast mallard are on the menu in this coastal county
encoded: Food and travel writer Clare Hargreaves takes us on a virtual foodie road trip through Kent, stopping off at country pubs, smokehouses and cheesemakers. Looking for more places to visit in Kent? Read our foodie guide to Margate here Many of us take the frothy white blossoms of the blackthorn tree as a sign that spring has finally sprung. But for forager Miles Irving, the thorny leaf shoots that follow are even more exciting. He gathers them from Kentish hedgerows for customers, some of whom blend the leaves with red wine and brandy to create épine (thorn) aperitif, a drink that hails from France. The ruby-red liquor tasted, surprisingly, of of almond, as I discover when I join the locals (and resident cat Monty) at the bar of The Red Lion in Stodmarsh, a traditional clapboard building buried among the lanes of north-east Kent. The only passing traffic is wellied walkers visiting the neighbouring nature reserve. “You only come here if you want to be here, or you’re lost,” says front-of-house Mark Winstone. Bottles of épine join the rainbow of homemade infusions that line the bar’s shelves. There’s vodka infused with watermint (an edible plant found in streams), horseradish gin (used in the pub’s bloody mary, alongside foraged wild celery) and spirits flavoured with anything from moss to porcini and wild passion fruit. As I sip my aperitif, its subtle almond flavours remind me of amaretto – this is the homemade, Kentish, version. Épine is just one of many collaborations between Miles, who’s been foraging professionally for nearly two decades, and The Red Lion’s chefs, Morgan Lewis and John Young. This is a pub that’s always had a reputation for being eccentric. But now, thanks to enthusiastic chefs and a wild larder, its eccentricity has an off-the-wall flavour – nothing is ordinary here. Wood ants that taste of balsamic vinegar give an acidic crunch to salads, Whitstable oysters come with seaside succulents, and if you order a dirty martini it will be made not with o…

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Foodie producers in Sussex
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date: 2020-02-07T14:54:22.000Z
creator: Clare Hargreaves
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Locally grown yuzu, new-wave ciders and caramelised goat’s cheese are just some of the culinary surprises hidden in this region’s rolling hills and beech woods
encoded: Looking for pubs in Sussex? Want to know what to eat in the South East region? Food and travel writer Clare Hargreaves takes us on a foodie road trip though Sussex, stopping off at dairy farms, microbreweries and gastro pubs. They’re rebellious, inquisitive, sometimes bolshy and their pet hate is fresh air. No, not your stereotypical teenager but the 220 coffee-and-cream milking goats belonging to Kevin and Alison Blunt of Greenacres Farm in East Sussex. Neither of the Blunts hail from a farming family – he trained as a biochemist, she as a nurse – but in the late 1980s the couple decided to apply their expertise to a different science: making an exquisite soft mould-ripened goat’s cheese, which they christened Golden Cross after their hamlet. I meet the Blunts on their six-acre farm, north of Eastbourne. Kevin is herding the goats from their straw-bedded barns out into the fields, where they make a beeline for the hawthorn hedges. “Goats are browsers not grazers so they find hedges a lot more interesting than grass,” says Kevin. “They hate the wet and cold, so after a few minutes outside they’re usually asking to go back in.” In the dairy, Alison and son Matthew ladle raw goat’s milk curds into log-shaped moulds, following a recipe bequeathed to them by a French cheesemaker. Once salted and dried, the cheese logs are dusted with charcoal, which creates a pleasing border between the pure white cheese inside and the velvety penicillium mould enveloping it. Golden Cross is not just making awards judges and cheese-lovers happy but also local chefs. One of them, Matt Gillan, has just set up shop in nearby Slaugham (pronounced Slaffam) following a successful crowdfunding campaign. Previously head chef at The Pass at South Lodge hotel, near Horsham, where he won a Michelin star, Gillan’s latest venture is Heritage, a gastro-pub-with-rooms hidden among the thick beech woods of the High Weald, West Sussex. Matt is best known for goat’s meat rather than cheese, having featur…

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The Salutation, Sandwich: restaurant and hotel review
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date: 2019-07-16T13:51:42.000Z
creator: Charlotte Morgan
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Spend the night at this stately hotel for an affordable fine-dining dinner and al fresco afternoon tea
encoded: Looking for places to stay in Kent? Want a country-yet-contemporary hotel? Read our review of The Salutation, and check out more places to eat in Kent here. ***This hotel has now closed The Salutation in a nutshell Just 200ft from the River Stour, the stately Salutation, designed by Edwin Lutyens, is a masterpiece in Georgian grandeur (albeit with an uber-modern tasting room and glass-fronted open kitchen downstairs). The vibe It’s an elegant place, where the atmosphere is hushed and the carpets are spotless. Expect sweeping staircases, twisted columns, double-height sash windows and nearly four acres of carefully tended gardens (also designed by Lutyens). If you fancy a stroll, head to the Poplar walk then continue to the wet meadow, where you can sit awhile and admire the house from a distance. There’s also a timber-clad lounge-cum-bar, a drawing room where afternoon tea is served, and a pretty terrace that looks out onto the gardens. Outside, also on the estate, is a gift shop, café and a small nursery where you can buy plants (more than 100 of those on sale can’t be found anywhere else in the country). Which room should I book at The Salutation? All eight bedrooms are vast, with views of the garden and St Clement’s Church beyond. Billowing curtains, Chesterfield-style sofas and ornate bed canopies lend a heritage feel to four of the rooms, while the others (Farrer, Lutyens, Jekyll and Gertrude) are more contemporary with navy blue walls, geometric rugs and sloping roofs. You can make your own tea and coffee, but there are no fridges for fresh milk. The food and drink The kitchen, refreshed in 2017 when chef Shane Hughes took over, is designed to be entirely transparent. It’s glass-fronted, so diners (who eat at gnarled wooden benches) can watch their meal come together (or turn to face the other side of the room and enjoy tropical garden views). The dining room itself is deliberately muted – dove grey walls, simple panelling and modern lighting – to let those vi…

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Heckfield Place, Hampshire: hotel review
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date: 2018-09-11T13:51:54.000Z
creator: Chloe Scott-Moncrieff
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Read our hotel and restaurant review of Heckfield Place, a grand and artfully designed hotel in Hampshire offering 46 individually styled bedrooms, a wood-fired restaurant called Hearth and a no-fuss, ingredient-led restaurant called Marle
encoded: Looking for Hampshire hotels? Read our Heckfield Place hotel review, a luxury spa hotel in Hampshire. What is Heckfield Place's USP? The UK’s longest-awaited hotel is finally open. Six years on from its originally touted opening date, Heckfield Place in Hampshire launched in late summer 2018 and the consensus is that it was worth the wait. Expect 46 elegant bedrooms and two restaurants directed by chef Skye Gyngell (her restaurant Spring, in Somerset House, is also backed by Heckfield’s owner, Gerald Chan). Chan wants the place to feel like home rather than a hotel; intimate touches include allowing his private collection of paintings and photography to be hung across the house. He is also committed to sustainability, so there is not just an onsite biodynamic kitchen garden but also a whole farm to supply the hotel’s two restaurants, Marle and Hearth. In addition, the 400 acres of parkland that surround the hotel are being restored to their 19th century-style glory days. And the vibe? Intimate, opulent, charming and one of a kind. For example, the flowers and veg are grown biodynamically, according to phases of the moon, and leaves from the grounds’ ancient trees - parts of an arboretum planted by 19th century horticulturalist William Wildsmith - are left where they lie to create mulch instead of being leaf-blowered away. Collaborations with craftspeople are encouraged and tea is supplied by Henrietta Lovell’s Rare Tea Company. Logs for Hearth, where cooking is only over fire, have been carefully chosen by log-savant Mark Parr, of the London Log Co. Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow, the biodynamic farm in Herefordshire that works in partnership with Gyngell, has been consulting. The aim is to redefine modern luxury, and woo a chic international crowd, London’s food pilgrims and locals. Which room should I book at Heckfield Place? Under interior designer Ben Thompson’s influence, the hotel’s 46 bedrooms are decorated in a palate of soft earthy colours, with exposed plaste…

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Best restaurants in Winchester
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date: 2018-08-31T10:31:19.000Z
creator: Charlotte Morgan
subject: South East travel
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: The top 10 restaurants, cafes, pubs and foodie B&Bs to try in Hampshire's Winchester, from old fashioned watering holes to modern lunchtime spots
encoded: Winchester, 2016's ‘best place to live in Britain’*, is indeed a beautiful city. In the space of a 10-minute walk you can enjoy Winchester High Street peppered with talented buskers, imposing views of Winchester Cathedral and the River Kitchen, which passes through the National Trust’s city watermill. But it’s Winchester's restaurants and foodie scene that attracts us the most – take a look at our top 10 suggestions for where to eat and drink in Winchester. Discover more city guides with our pick of the best restaurants in St Albans, best restaurants in Oxford and best restaurants in Sheffield. Best places to eat and drink in Winchester Coffee Lab UK – best coffee in Winchester Dhan Tamang, 5-time reigning UK latte art champion, travels the country making coffees look beautiful. You can find him most regularly behind the coffee machine at this smart coffee shop in Winchester. The Roasting Party roasts the coffee, with a bespoke house blend called Create. The knowledgeable and passionate barista team also serves guest blends and single origin coffee. @coffeelabacademy Which coffee to order: The flat white made with house Create blend, the flavour is just delightful, with milk chocolate and strawberry jam notes. Forte Kitchen – best for lunch in Winchester A top spot for lunch (although they do serve dinner on Fridays and Saturdays), Forte Kitchen on Parchment Street is easy to miss – the entrance may be tiny, but inside it’s a large, airy space with charcoal grey walls and clusters of industrial lights that look like giant spiders. There’s plenty to choose from for lunch, but we like the sound of honey and orange roast ham with fried, free-range eggs and hand-cut chips; or the pastrami sandwich with gherkins and mustard. fortekitchen.co.uk The Wykeham Arms – best pub in Winchester Just a short walk from the house Jane Austen once lived in is The Wykeham Arms, an apparent favourite of Colin Firth and Robert Plant. It’s an 18th century coaching inn with beautiful curve…

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Ramsgate foodie guide: where locals eat and drink
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date: 2018-06-27T14:23:09.000Z
subject: Restaurants
subject: South East
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Discover our pick of the best places to eat and drink in Ramsgate on the northeast coast of Kent
encoded: Looking for Ramsgate restaurants? This seaside town on the far northeast tip of Kent cashes in on old-world charm, offering hungry visitors much more than your standard beachside fish and chips. Here are our best places to eat and drink in Ramsgate... Arya – best small plates restaurant in Ramsgate To get to Arya, you have to go through The Ravensgate Arms – not exactly a hardship. Leave yourself time for a pre-dinner cocktail, the staff will happily add it to your restaurant bill, to be paid at the end. Enquiring glances follow you as you head up the stairs behind an unmarked door. At the top, a window into the kitchen gives you a glimpse of the action before you’re ushered into the small, six-table dining room decorated with local art, all of which is for sale. The menu is as petite as the dining room, but with three snacks, six small plates, three sharing plates and three desserts, there’s still plenty of choice – if, by some miracle, you’re not tempted to order one of everything. The larger sharing plates are simple but focused: baked Tunworth cheese with bread, whole bream with pink fir potatoes and Iberico pork with padron peppers. Read our full review of Arya here Vinyl Head – best vegan food in Ramsgate For a vinyl and vegan vibe, head to Vinyl Head café-cum-record store in Ramsgate’s Georgian heart. facebook.com/vinylheadramsgate The Albion – best place to stay in Ramsgate On the corner of grand Wellington Crescent, overlooking Ramsgate’s harbour, The Albion hotel is in prime position for sea-gazing, especially if you book the suite that comes with a wraparound terrace. The nine bedrooms at this Regency-style hotel are set around a beautiful circling staircase and come with fine bedlinen, plush carpets and an immaculate finish. The on-site restaurant and bar, Townley's, has just been renovated and covers most bases, from super-healthy salads to sliders, small plate sharing dishes to larger meat and fish dishes (try the whole chicken for two). If you visit a…

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The Isle of Wight foodie guide: where locals eat and drink
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date: 2018-04-16T09:08:03.000Z
creator: Charlotte Morgan
subject: Bar reviews
subject: Drink
subject: South East travel
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: Our round-up of the best places to eat and drink on the Isle of Wight. Including Gallybagger cheese soufflé at The Royal, pretty plates from Robert Thompson, and all things Danish at The Little Gloster
encoded: Brits have been holidaying on the Isle of Wight for nearly 200 years, many of them inspired by Queen Victoria, who built a much-loved retreat (Osborne House) there. It’s partly that bygone charm that attracts us today. On the island’s southern tip you can stay in a hotel – The Royal, distinguished by its original wrought-iron porch – that the Michelin Guide has recommended every year since it was first published in 1911. But skip over to Newport or Cowes and you’ll find ambitious young restaurateurs transforming island produce into clean, modern food that challenges the Isle of Wight’s nostalgic reputation. olive’s must-visits for foodies on the Isle of Wight The Royal – for a Victorian experience Afternoon tea served on manicured lawns and a lofty dining room that looks as if it once doubled as a ballroom show that The Royal hasn’t lost its Victorian feel. Bedrooms enjoy the same ambience (arched, floor-to-ceiling windows are a highlight), and most are painted sky blue to compliment the views of Ventnor Bay, a five-minute walk away. Perhaps it’s the old fashioned dining room, but we didn’t expect such clever, delicate cooking from The Royal’s restaurant. A cheese soufflé made from Isle of Wight Gallybagger cheese (similar to cheddar) was so light that it evaporated on the tongue; and pearly white lemon sole caught that day had just the right level of bite. Prune and Armagnac soufflé was 10/10. The Little Gloster – for a Scandi sleepover At the opposite end of the scale, The Little Gloster in Cowes takes inspiration from co-owner Ben Cooke’s Danish grandmother. Set against The Solent, a stretch of water usually peppered with sailboats, it looks like an unfussy little bungalow from the outside; but inside its clean, white interiors are illuminated by candlelight, Scandinavian-style. There are three bedrooms, all large suites, and all with the same minimalistic-yet-cosy feel – watch the sailboats race from your very own veranda, decorated with squashy cushions. Not su…

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5 places to eat and drink in Faversham
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date: 2017-07-14T08:49:41.000Z
subject: South East travel
subject: Travel
subject: UK
description: Check out our expert guide to the best places to eat and drink in Faversham, Kent’s oldest market town - also home to Britain’s oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame. Faversham was a foodie secret which only locals and a few discerning visitors knew about. Try everything from locally sourced meats to Winterdale Shaw cheese and, fresh fish straight off the boats from Whitstable and Hythe
encoded: Our expert guide to the best restaurants, cafes and bars in Faversham, Kent’s oldest market town. Until recently Faversham, home to Britain’s oldest brewery, Shepherd Neame - was a foodie secret which only locals and a few discerning visitors knew about. But now word is out about its burgeoning crop of restaurants, microbreweries and street markets, as well as its annual hop and food festivals, both in September. Read’s restaurant with rooms This elegant Georgian manor-with-rooms on the edge of town has been offering high-end dining for exactly four decades and shows no signs of running out of steam. Much of the fruit and vegetables used by chef-owner David Pitchford and his young team are from the estate’s own walled garden, or from nearby Brogdale - home of the national fruit collection - while fish comes fresh off the boats at Whitstable and Hythe. Firm menu fixtures include the mature Montgomery Cheddar cheese soufflé with smoked haddock in a cream sauce and, for pud, its famous raspberry soufflé. The Yard Café There’s an arty vibe at this boho café, tucked down a cobbled alley off the town’s Preston Street. The menu revolves around salads and hot and cold sandwiches made from seasonal, locally sourced ingredients, plus there’s freshly roasted coffee from Canterbury’s Micro Roastery. Try the Yard chicken ‘burger’: pan-fried free-range chicken breast and prosciutto in a warm bread roll. The café displays work by local artists, and regularly hosts music bands, poetry nights and yoga sessions. It’s open daytime only, except on Thursdays when it hosts a Thirsty Thursday Supper Club. Macknade Fine Foods The Macknade family (branches of which hail from Italy) have been farming and selling food in Faversham for 170 years, and their magnificent food hall has long had a reputation as the best in Kent. It’s an excellent place to stock up on Kentish produce, from local meats to Winterdale Shaw cheese, strawberries from nearby Vinson Farm, and Coxy’s liqueurs. The coffee in…

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The Oxford Blue, Old Windsor: restaurant review
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date: 2017-02-23T11:57:02.000Z
creator: Laura Rowe
subject: Restaurants
subject: South East travel
subject: UK
subject: Travel
description: We review newly renovated pub The Oxford Blue in Old Windsor, and discover attention to detail rarely seen outside of the capital’s fine-dining restaurants
encoded: It’s been two years in the making but the last day of 2016 marked the long-anticipated opening of chef patron Steven Ellis’s first solo venture, Old Windsor’s The Oxford Blue. Let’s make things clear from the off, it’s worth the wait. As the former sous chef of three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, and with Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen and Andrew Pern’s Michelin-starred Star Inn in North Yorkshire on his CV, it’s little wonder that Steven’s menu here is as elegant as it is. Described as one “based on tradition and comfort, presented with a modern twist”, there are familiar pub favourites – a ploughman’s, soup and homemade bread, liver and onions, beef sirloin – but nothing is quite as it seems. (It’s better.) We spot the ploughman’s being served across the dining room – ham is theatrically carved from a trolley and served alongside wedges of Kirkland mature Lancashire – while little black pudding bonbons to get us started are served with military precision from trays by the young but well-versed team. Josh, our waiter, is only 18 and yet advises us on the details of any dish we quiz him on (we weren’t testing, honest), and recommends wine, and later cheese, with authority and charm. This is, in no small part, down to general manager Daniel Crump and restaurant manager Margriet Vandezande-Crump (who created the drinks list). The husband and wife team, and best friends and former colleagues of Steven, have themselves worked for some of the country’s best – Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, Petrus and Adam Byatt’s Trinity. A starter of ‘warm potato salad’ reveals Steven’s attention to detail, playful attitude towards traditional flavour pairings, and a clear obsession with good ingredients. A variety of potatoes are served in a multitude of ways – purple truffle potatoes are boiled and sliced, one more (nutty in flavour) is fried into a crisp, while another's skin is made into some sort of sublime vegetarian crackling and stuffed with yet more whipped potato with chives a…

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