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Dining Out – The White Horse at Woolley Moor

May 1, 2024 VickyP

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Set in what can only be described as the most stunning Derbyshire scenery, with rolling hills and verdant grasslands, The White Horse with rooms combines all this with excellent food. Owned for the last 17 years by David and Melanie, they have gradually developed this lovely old Inn into, in my opinion, one of the best relaxed […]

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Dining at Binary, Derby

November 1, 2023 Alistair Plant

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Binary Bar and Restaurant, Bespoke Inns newest addition, has continued to prove itself over the months to be a jewel in the crown by winning the coveted ‘Best Newcomer’ at the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards. If you haven’t tried it yet then you’re missing a treat.   We took the opportunity, over a […]

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Dining at Fairways Chevin Golf Club

November 1, 2023 Alistair Plant

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It was a very different day when we arrived at Fairways, Chevin Golf Club from over a year ago, the bright sunshine was replaced with a soft grey mizzle, but driving down the lane, the beautiful landscape that opened up still brought a smile to my face.  We had last visited for a summer lunch […]

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Dining in Derbyshire – Donington Manor Hotel

September 28, 2023 Alistair Plant

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Castle Donnington is a market town in the true sense of the word as it was granted a charter for a weekly market by King Edward I in 1278. In the centuries that followed lace making rose and declined and in 1965 the airport opened close by. The Donington Manor Hotel, situated on the high street, also […]

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Dining in Deryshire – Southwell Garden Centre

September 26, 2023 Alistair Plant

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The sansevieria is better known as a mother-in-law’s tongue. The one Susan and myself purchased from Southwell Garden Centre, on a warm mid-week afternoon at the beginning of September, is a fine looking specimen… and the red pepper tart was delicious. At home Susan looks after the house plants, bar one: the multi stemmed miniature […]

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Dining In Derbyshire – Anila Indian Restaurant

September 26, 2023 Alistair Plant

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For many years I’ve driven past the little single storey building that sits katy corner wise on the green at the junction of the A610 and the A6 at Ambergate. My first memories are when it was the Little Chef and we considered it a treat for the family. Times change however and during lockdown […]

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Dining Out – Meynell Langley Gardens & Tea Rooms

August 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

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Which ever way your journey takes you, the approach to Meynell Langley Nursery is through the most pleasant, verdant, typically English countryside that you could wish for. Meandering down twisting country lanes you could imagine yourself back in the days of the grand country house, where kitchens were supplied with produce, lovingly cultivated in the […]

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Dining Out – The Machine Inn, Ashbourne

August 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

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You may, like me, wonder what the Machine Inn in Ashbourne and a corset have in common, and your interest may be further piqued when you see the simple line drawing that identifies one of Ashbourne’s newest restaurant and boutique hotels. But looking into the history all becomes clear as for 125 years Ashbourne was […]

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Dining in Derbyshire – Taj, Alfreton

July 25, 2023 Alistair Plant

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The newly opened Taj Indian Restaurant on King Street, Alfreton provided us with the opportunity to meet  and share a unique dining experience, I’ll explain…  Owner Vir Chijar is an experienced pizza chef of many years! That’s a twist we weren’t expecting and that’s  not all as  he has a vast experience in the food […]

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Dining In Derbyshire – Darley’s

July 7, 2023 Alistair Plant

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Darley Abbey is a mill village just over a mile from the centre of Derby, on the bank of the river Derwent. On the other bank sits an area of historic, industrial heritage now part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage site. Approached from Alfreton Road, you turn along Haslams Lane and pass the Derby […]

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