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Neil Sowerby

Neil Sowerby

The outstanding northern food and drink journalist of his generation

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2020 09 30 Buxton Crescent Front

Travel: Buxton Crescent Spa Hotel – we test the waters

After a £70million, 17-years in the making renovation, Neil Sowerby finds himself in pampered heaven

2020 05 10 St Ives Seafront

Sail Lofts St Ives are a Cornish dream

Neil Sowerby battens down the hatches in a luxury dog-friendly coastal bolthole

2020 04 18 Homewood Outside

Homewood bound for quirky country house charm

A boutique base for the Roman city, but Neil Sowerby discovers much more

190703 River

In Deepest Dordogne is there life after foie gras?

Surely the Dordogne, bastion of regional tradition, built on foundations of foie gras, confit and...

190414 Ponies

Tall trees and a small dog in the New Forest

Our base, the award-winning, mega dog-friendly Balmer Lawn Hotel, was itself built in the mid-1800s...

190218 Lawrence Night

The Lawrence – bijou luxury lair just a broomstick ride away

The Lawrence makes a stylish, boutique base for visiting Pendle Witch Country and the Ribble...

181202 Hams Teresas

Why Seville Tapas is my new Devouring passion

We were in Seville as part of a guided foodie stroll run by Devour, www.devourtours.comwhich...

181130 Gaztelugatxe

Footloose and foodwise on a pilgrimage to Bilbao

This circular walk was organised by award-winning tour operators Purely Pyrenees. The next four days...

181201 Longuevillemain

Coast, country and city – how to have a Corking time!

And to think we’d only come to Youghal (pronounced Yawl), on a late detour, for...

181123 Dartmouth

Go west for wine, cheese… and the Mayflower ghosts

This is still a county rich in all things edible and drinkable – dairy, meat...

181013 Speedboat

Eagle Villas – luxury Greek lodgings with Godlike views

The temptation was to never stray from Eagles Villas, a recent extension of the perennially...

180426 Northern Avenue Bridge

Walking Boston in the footsteps of greatness

This most strollable of American cities holds surprises around every corner. Best to begin on...