Great Northern Hotel
Around twenty years ago, when the redevelopment of King’s Cross began in earnest, there were…
Author Alex Larman
An Arresting Stay at Great Scotland Yard
It sometimes seems as if London has hotels that are themed around every kind of…
The Oarsman, Marlow
In Three Men In A Boat – perhaps the ur-text when it comes to charming,…
The Fat Badger, Richmond
When I visited the Gladwin brothers’ Sussex restaurant in Soho last year, I decided that…
Dormy House
‘Live in Oxford, do you? Know the Cotswolds?’ If I had a pound for every…
When In Rome
The pandemic took many things from us, most of which do not need to be…
Ganymede
What’s in a name, eh? For a restaurant to call itself Ganymede shows a certain…
A Cliveden Return
On 8 July 1961, a 19-year old showgirl named Christine Keeler dived into a swimming…
10 Greek Street
Central London is swamped with ‘concept’ restaurants. It can be both dispiriting and overwhelming for…
A Warwickshire Weekend at Mallory Court
When one thinks about Warwickshire, all sorts of cliches come to mind, mostly Shakespearean in…
A Clifton Sojourn
Clifton, at the heart of Bristol, is a curious place. In the Georgian centre, usually…
Hawksmoor Wood Wharf
I could smell Hawksmoor Wood Wharf before I could see it. This is, admittedly, a…