Recent Reviews - ALadyofLeisure

Relaxing in the Lake District at Gilpin Hotel and Lake House

by Sarah Bridge
added April 28, 2023

It isn’t often that you open the curtains of your hotel room to find a group of llamas peering in at you, but then a stay at Gilpin Hotel and Lake House in the Lake District is no ordinary stay. This five-star luxury hotel near Windermere set in 21 ...

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A stay at Hambleton Hall Rutland, possibly the perfect country house hotel

by Sarah Bridge
added April 3, 2023

If you're looking for the perfect country house hotel then Hambleton Hall Rutland must be high on the list. Dating back to 1881, this classic luxury hotel in Britain's smallest county has just 15 bedrooms and two suites, each one individually styled ...

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A Suffolk hotel with angelic food at The Angel Inn Stoke-by-Nayland

by Sarah Bridge
added January 26, 2023

You don't get to be included in the Sunday Times' list of Best Places to Stay 2023 without good reason, and I was intrigued to find out what The Angel Inn Stoke-by-Nayland in Suffolk had to make it stand out from other great British hotels. Following...

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A unique stay at the Rectory Manor hotel near Lavenham in Suffolk

by Sarah Bridge
added January 8, 2023

The Rectory Manor Hotel near Lavenham is a hotel stay like no other. For a start, it's more like a B&B rather than a hotel, offering bed and breakfast 'in the style of a hotel' (according to its website), but as breakfast is charged separately to...

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A luxury hotel stay close to Tate Modern at Hilton London Bankside

by Sarah Bridge
added January 5, 2023

With rooftop beehives, a 'Vegan Suite' and classic films playing in the lobby depending on the season, Hilton London Bankside is not your typical chain hotel offering. It's also the closest hotel to Tate Modern, which makes it the ideal location to s...

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The perfect gourmet break at Northcote luxury hotel Lancashire

by Sarah Bridge
added January 5, 2023

Some hotel visits stay in your memory long after the trip itself, and my recent stay at the Northcote luxury hotel Lancashire was a case in point. Not only was it a lovely hotel located just outside the vibrant and friendly town of Clitheroe, with lu...

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Handel’s Messiah The Live Experience – a Covent Garden crowd-pleaser

by Sarah Bridge
added December 16, 2022

I honestly thought my mum was going to join in at one point. We were at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane - normally home of Frozen, the Musical - at Classical Everywhere's one-off performance of Handel's Messiah The Live Experience and during a partic...

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7 of the best Eurocamp holidays in France

by Sarah Bridge
added November 22, 2022

7 of the best Eurocamp sites in France - by someone who's been to them all! The biggest problem with trying to book a family holiday is that parents and kids usually want different things, writes guest reviewer Rachel Bridge. Kids want to go camping...

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Relaxing in the Lake District at Gilpin Hotel and Lake House

A stay at Hambleton Hall Rutland, possibly the perfect country house hotel

A Suffolk hotel with angelic food at The Angel Inn Stoke-by-Nayland

A unique stay at the Rectory Manor hotel near Lavenham in Suffolk

A luxury hotel stay close to Tate Modern at Hilton London Bankside

The perfect gourmet break at Northcote luxury hotel Lancashire

Handel’s Messiah The Live Experience – a Covent Garden crowd-pleaser

7 of the best Eurocamp holidays in France

Exploring Paddington and Wilde Aparthotels by Staycity Paddington London