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Dining Out

Dining Out – Harpurs, Melbourne

November 27, 2024 VickyP 0

Harpurs Melbourne is a prime example of why Bespoke Inn’s five-strong lineup has become a tour de force in the culinary, bar, and hotel industries. Invited to see Harpurs Melbourne firsthand, we met General Manager Mark Nellist and Head Chef Daniel Wujkiewicz to learn what makes the venue so popular and to try and make […]

Walks

Walk Derbyshire – A Pleasant Walk from Pilsley to Hassop

November 27, 2024 VickyP 0

Pilsley, Bakewell is a very picturesque village within the Chatsworth estate. Many of the gritstone cottages in the village are occupied by estate workers at Chatsworth. There is a lovely spacious green in the middle of the village and there are stunning views all around the village. Part of the village was built in the […]

Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interview – Paul Chuckle

November 27, 2024 VickyP 0

by Steve Orme On his first show on his own: “I was a bit nervous. The music was just about to start playing and I looked across the stage. We always used to come on from opposite sides and I could swear I saw Barry standing there putting his thumbs up. I felt great. I […]

Featured

Lumsdale Glass

November 27, 2024 VickyP 0

By Steve Orme Glass-blowing is a dying craft that is expected to disappear in the next ten years. But one Derbyshire company is leading the way in ensuring that the unique artistry will continue well into the future. Lumsdale Glass is a traditional glass-blowing studio in the delightful Lumsdale Valley, just above Matlock. Jonathan Abbott […]

Featured

Allestree & Quarndon Living Large with Big Halls and Bigger Histories

November 27, 2024 VickyP 0

by Tom Bell For those familiar with the grand Amber Valley constituency, you will know all about the rolling terrain that presents stunning walks for the novice, weekend rambler, or the experienced, polished-boots-and-waterproof-trousered hiker. But, something very interesting lies within two particularly delightful places, just a mere five-minute drive from each other. Standing on either […]

Walks

Walk Derbyshire

October 30, 2024 VickyP 0

Belper is a lovely little town with many shops, restaurants and a gorgeous cinema. It is situated on the Derwent River and has a vast history. Belper is the birthplace of the factory system. Derwent Valley Mills were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001. With Cromford Mill hosting a visitors centre to […]

Celebrity Interviews

Celebrity Interview – Kiki Dee

October 30, 2024 VickyP 0

There are few opportunities to see a genuine superstar performing in Derbyshire. One appearing at an intimate venue is even rarer. But Kiki Dee who is coming to Belper this month is no ordinary superstar. Kiki has done virtually everything in the music business. She secured her first recording contract when she was 16, was […]

Dining Out

Dining Out – The Little Kitchen, Little Eaton

October 30, 2024 VickyP 0

Over my very long and undistinguished working lifetime I’ve done many and varied jobs. One, was working with my father. The work was physically demanding and required, what I would call, an early start; with no time to eat before leaving home. So, after the first of the day’s deliveries had been loaded onto the […]

Lost Houses

The Lost Houses of Derbyshire – Burdett’s House, Full Street, Derby

October 30, 2024 VickyP 0

Peter Perez Burdett is an important, enigmatic and tantalizing figure. He is best remembered as a cartographer, having surveyed and drawn only the second one inch to one mile UK county map of Derbyshire and he repeated the exercise with Cheshire. He was also a talented artist, he claimed to have invented the mezzotint, and […]