This post is the first in a travel series on Miranda’s Notebook detailing my holiday in Penzance, Cornwall. Over the next week, I’ll be sharing all about where we stayed and what we did, as well as restaurant recommendations and a general guide to the area, so do keep checking back for updates! First Class […]
Please note: my stay at the Artist Residence and meal at Fraser’s Fish & Chips were complimentary for the purpose of review. All opinions expressed are my own. Last Saturday, Mum and I checked into The Artist Residence hotel on Chapel Street in Penzance. We’d both previously stayed at the Artist Residence branch in Oxfordshire, […]
Please note: my meal at Tolcarne Inn was complimentary for the purpose of review. All opinions expressed are my own. Tolcarne Inn is situated in Newlyn Harbour, just a 20 minute walk (or 5 minute taxi ride) from our B&B, Chapel House. Newlyn is still a working fishing village in Cornwall, and much of the […]
Please note: my stay at Chapel House was complimentary for the purpose of review. All opinions expressed are my own. Last weekend, I turned 32, and I was so excited to be in Cornwall to celebrate my birthday. I took my Mum with me, and we had such a fun time revisiting many of our […]
Listen to the latest Tea & Reads here. My Tea Read choice for this Friday is a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson called A Visit From the Sea. I’ve been inspired by my trip to Penzance (I’ll be travelling to Cornwall as this Tea Reads episode airs) to choose this poem, as there’s a fun connection […]
For me, a highlight of early autumn is the appearance of dahlias, which come into their own in September and bloom spectacularly until the first frosts of October. The flower shop next to my local tube station is currently overflowing with them, and it’s a weekly delight of mine to select a bunch. I ponder […]
In my ‘Talking Shop’ series, I introduce you to some of my favourite independent shops around the UK…. Illyria Pottery, Oxford After finishing our lunch at Gee’s, Mum and I set off to Illyria Pottery, only a 10 minute walk away in Oxford’s vibrant Jericho. I’d been keen to visit the shop ever since discovering […]
Last Thursday, I travelled to The Angel Hotel in Abergavenny, Wales, to enjoy their fabulous High Tea menu in collaboration with The East India Company. Considering I have a podcast called Tea & Tattle, it’s unlikely that it would come as a shock that I adore a good Afternoon Tea, and High Tea is even […]
Carbis Bay Hotel: A Literary Heritage I’m so pleased to bring you my final hotel review from my holiday in Cornwall. The Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate was the last we stayed in whilst at St Ives, and our stay was a delight from start to finish. The larger and grander sister hotel to The Gannet […]
Child-Friendly Seaside Luxury After our night at the Scarlet Hotel, Mum and I made the very short journey a little further along the coast to the Scarlet’s sister hotel, the Bedruthan Hotel and Spa. Our bags had already been transported for us and were waiting in our hotel room, which I thought was a very […]