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Dining Out – Harpurs, Melbourne

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Dining Out – The Little Kitchen, Little Eaton

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Dining Out – Meynell Langley Garden Centre & Tea Rooms

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Dining Out – The White Horse at Woolley Moor

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Dining at Binary, Derby

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Dining Out – The Machine Inn, Ashbourne

August 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

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

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

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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Dining In Derbyshire – Seafood Cave & Grill, Matlock

June 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

It felt a little surreal as Susan and I drove into Matlock Bath, late on a sunny, mid-week afternoon. Most of the traffic was heading in the opposite direction; office workers in a rush to get home. We weren’t in a hurry and our route wasn’t busy. It felt like one of those summer evenings, […]

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Dining Out – The Cobbled Street Cafe, Belper

June 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

One of my lasting childhood memories is of me and my mum, meeting my grandmother every Saturday morning in an upstairs cafe in Chesterfield. We would happily queue on the stairs until a table became available and order our milky coffee and delicious toasted teacake. Time has moved on and the smell of freshly roasted […]

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Dining Out – Bang In Belper

June 30, 2023 Alistair Plant

I used to have a ‘local’. Somewhere I could walk to for a pint with our dachshund, Rupert. When I walked through the door I’d be greeted with a one word question: ‘Usual?’ And the dog would be allowed to sit on my knee at the bar. He’d size-up everyone who walked in from the […]

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Dining in Derbyshire – The Curry Lounge, Somercotes

June 3, 2023 Alistair Plant

It was early on a Wednesday evening when we parked on the Market Place in Somercotes adjacent to the familiar restaurant entrance. The welcoming, contemporary designed foyer hadn’t changed but for one addition; in pride-of place, the wall facing the door was adorned with a large ceramic plaque. On it, in bold type, it reads […]

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Dining In Derbyshire – The Bulls Head, Holymoorside

May 2, 2023 Alistair Plant

On first glance, The Bulls Head appears your typical, traditional pub; four square it hunkers down comfortably in the centre of Holymoorside, a delightful village on the moor-side of Chesterfield. Just a scenic 20 minutes or so away from the Amber Valley, it’s an area I’m well acquainted with from my childhood and easily accessible. Through […]

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Dining Out at Nicco Restaurant & Bar

March 28, 2023 Alistair Plant

Nicco Restaurant and Cocktail Bar is contemporary Indian dining and it doesn’t shun the lime-light. Its stylish exterior and brightly lit foyer shines like a beacon among some of the faceless buildings in Pride Park. It’s easy to get to. The Derby main line railway station is less than a 10 minute walk and several […]

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Dining at Shirland Golf & Country Club

March 28, 2023 Alistair Plant

On Sunday March 5th we took the opportunity to go along to Shirland Golf Club for a carvery lunch. It’s years since I was there and was quite shocked and very pleasantly surprised to see how much work and effort has been put into what was a bit of a tired building. The quality of […]