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Review of 'Astle Park Traction Engine Rally 2026'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T16:31:00+00:00

Review of 'Astle Park Traction Engine Rally 2026' Having very much enjoyed the “Astle Park Traction Engine Rally” last year (see here for review) we decided to once again head out this year. This time we opted to visit on the Saturday when it is open longer and has fireworks in the evening though these ended up being cancelled due to the prolonged drought we have been having.

Review of 'GOAT'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T16:00:27+00:00

Review of 'GOAT' With the demise of Kennedy's American Diner a few years ago there was a large vacant shop on the Nantwich high street. We were intrigued to find “GOAT” taking it's place, uniquely for Nantwich and unusual for the UK, a “sports bar”. This is not really my sort of thing, with my not being a huge fan of sports though watching things like Formula 1 (car racing) and the Olympics so it has taken a bit of time for us to visit and what got us in the door was their Wednesday special:…

Review of 'FiftySeven'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T15:26:46+00:00

Review of 'FiftySeven' I am not sure it is entirely fair to review “FiftySeven” as we only had a single dish between us, but, I can certainly share with you what it was like...but can't speak too much for any other food other than to say there is a good selection.

Guernsey - external edit

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T14:59:58+00:00

Guernsey The small island of Guernsey is beautiful but, it has to be said, is not renown for it's food. Basically British food with a bit of seafood...Can be tasty, mind you... Restaurant Reviews ] Latest Reviews

Review of 'The Lost Yeti'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T14:59:58+00:00

Review of 'The Lost Yeti' On a recent visit to St. Peter Port, uninspired by the options near our hotel we headed down to the waterfront to see what we could find. Walking along we were somewhat disappointed but were approached by a lady welcoming us to visit

Review of 'The Devil Wears Prada'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T14:24:32+00:00

Review of 'The Devil Wears Prada' New graduate Andrea “Andy” Sachs (Anne Hathaway) lands a job that, little does she know, “a million girls would kill for” as assistant to Chief editor of top-selling fashion magazine “Runway” Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep). Andy is immediately thrown into the deep end for the demanding and opinionated Miranda but quickly manages to get on her feet and addresses her lack of any sort of dress sense with the assistance of the delightfully camp art director Nige…

Review of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T14:22:00+00:00

Review of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Twenty years after the events of The Devil Wears Prada Andrea “Andy” Sachs (Anne Hathaway) is a respected global journalist based in New York City. When her entire newsroom is fired she is hired as Runway fashion magazine's features editor by Irv Ravitz (Tibor Feldman), who owns Runway's parent company and is Miranda Priestly's (Meryl Streep) boss. Miranda is unaware of this and is struggling to cope with the modern reality of the fashion industry which ha…

Staffordshire - [Attractions] Updated to add information about "World of Wedgewood"

steve (steve@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T13:14:55+00:00

Staffordshire Introduction [Staffordshire] Located in the north midlands Staffordshire borders Birmingham to the south, Cheshire to the north-west, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, and Warwickshire to the south and Shropshire to the west. Towns Gnosall [Tunnel 34] We visited the small rural town of Gnosall on the Shropshire Union Canal with it's for the

Review of 'The Whisper Man'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T12:45:13+00:00

Review of 'The Whisper Man' Recently widowed novelist Tom Kennedy (Adam Scott) moves to Garretton with his imaginative young son Jake (Acston Luca Porto) to start a new life. Little do they know that the small town is facing mysterious kidnapping and murders of young boys matching the circumstances of a similar string of murders years before. When Jake himself is taken the clock is ticking as Tom contacts his estranged father Peter Willis (Robert De Niro) who was involved in tracking down an…

Review of 'The Colorado Kid'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-11-01T12:13:31+00:00

Review of 'The Colorado Kid' The Colorado Kid by Stephen King On a small island off the coast of Maine a man is discovered on a beach propped up against a trash can and most obviously dead. He is not a local and he has no identifying documentation...so who is he and how did he get here? Two old men, the sole operators of the local newspaper, tell the mysterious story of

Review of 'Chihuly Nights'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:56:20+00:00

Review of 'Chihuly Nights' Dale Chihuly is a truly amazing artist who can twist glass into the most amazing, organic shapes. His work hangs from the top of the atrium at London's Victoria and Albert museum which has always really captured my eye. When we heard he was putting on a exhibition at Kew Gardens this immediately drew our attention and I promptly purchased tickets for one the

Review of 'The Rising Sun'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:49:12+00:00

Review of 'The Rising Sun' We have passed this small, but always busy, pub while travelling locally between Nantwich and Crewe but have never visited. It always looks so inviting when we pass with a sharp, modern exterior and, really, there is no reason not to drop in. So we decided to pay a visit early on a Saturday evening

Review of 'Old Hall Restaurant'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:48:55+00:00

Review of 'Old Hall Restaurant' While travelling down to Hay-On-Wye for the annual “Hay Festival”, late on a Friday night, we were looking for somewhere to eat but there are not a lot to choose from, mostly pubs, fast food outlets (even these are few and far between), takeaways, and petrol stations. We really wanted to eat in as I am not a big fan of eating in the car when I am trying to drive. So, as we left Shrewsbury behind heading south on the A49 on our way to Hereford, we spotted an ol…

Review of 'Kum Koon Garden'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:48:18+00:00

Review of 'Kum Koon Garden' A personal favourite A favourite haunt for dim sum it has been a few years since I have visited for dinner but the dim sum is probably the most varied in the city but not the best prepared. Service is a bit lack-luster but it is nice to see the trolleys come around (much better than having to select from a list of dishes

Review of 'Wagamama'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:47:55+00:00

Review of 'Wagamama' Wagamama has to be one of my favourite, if not my number one favourite, restaurant in London. Though over the past few years it has aged a bit and looks a bit dated than when I first visited four years ago today it still serves the food that made it an

Review of '9 Mill Street'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:47:29+00:00

Review of '9 Mill Street' Formerly the site of The Townhouse, “9 Mill Street” is a completely different vibe entirely, now, dramatically, specializing in “Pan-Asian small plates” rather than modern English/French. The prices are still fairly steep though.

Review of 'Katz's Delicatessen'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:43:41+00:00

Review of 'Katz's Delicatessen' I think it is fair to say that “Katz's Deli” is an institution. For more than a century it has been providing New Yorkers with some of the best deli sandwiches in the world and it shows no sign of slowing down. A part of American culture like baseball, Katz's appears in modern cultural references (including the notorious scene from

Review of 'Astle Park Traction Engine Rally 2025'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:09:43+00:00

Review of 'Astle Park Traction Engine Rally 2025' We are lucky to live in a country where we can still see steam tractors actually working having been lovingly maintained and restored by their, doubtless, poor owners. The Astle Park Traction Engine Rally allows you to get right up and close to the action. We attended on a very hot Sunday (the rain held off and it was VERY dry) and despite a lot of walking we likely did not see t…

Review of 'Frieze Sculpture 2018'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:04:49+00:00

Review of 'Frieze Sculpture 2018' Held every summer in The English Gardens in Regents Park (on the east middle side of the park) this is a free display of some truly wild sculpture. The web site offers a free map to the sculptures as well as a (recommended) mobile phone app. The map is really required as it is easy to overlook some of the pieces such as one hanging from a tree

Review of 'Christmas at Kew 2019'

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-10-31T18:03:42+00:00

Review of 'Christmas at Kew 2019' It is hard to believe the last time we visited “Christmas at Kew” was in 2016. This annual event sees Kew Gardens opening in the evening, transformed with a trail through the gardens taking you from one festive light installation to another. What was particularly notable about this year's display is the introduction of music throughout in addition to several amazing new displays. Sadly, unless you have a…