We recently took a canal boat holiday on the Leeds Liverpool canal. (You can read the full review here) We started at Barnoldswick and spent one night moored in Foulridge outside the lovely Cafe Cargo. It hadn’t really been on our radar before as I was looking for canal side pubs for overnight stops but … Read more
Carluccio’s, St Helen’s Square, York, Review – If you are looking for a nice relaxed restaurant in the centre of York, you can’t go far wrong with Carluccio’s in St Helen’s Square. I took Miss H and two of her friends over the summer holidays to sample some proper Italian dishes. The restaurant goes back … Read more
Amazing Asian Fusion at The Wok Inn Blackpool, Review – on our recent trip to Blackpool we tried something a bit different, The Wok Inn, Seaside Noodle Bar. It’s a family run Asian fusion restaurant and a new venture by the team who run Michael Wan’s Mandarin a Chinese restaurant that has been open in the … Read more
Over half term we had a great day out at Snozone in Xscape at Castleford. We tried one of their fabulous sledging sessions. At the moment they have a special summer offer on for just £4.99 each! Make sure you wrap up warm as it’s -7 on the slope. You can hire ski clothing, but … Read more
Thai Restaurant York – York is a fantastic place to visit with lots to do and some amazing restaurants to visit. Thai is a particular favourite of mine and I am working on reviewing some of my favourite Thai restaurants in York. My list is based on my favourites and Thai restaurants that have been … Read more
Lucia York Review – Every so often, when they nag me enough and I can get time off work, I meet up with some old school friends for lunch in York. We like to try different places as there are so many fabulous restaurants there. This week we tried Lucia which is tucked behind Grape … Read more
York Restaurant Week UK – Ooh I am rather excited about this! This year York (the one in England!) will see it’s own Restaurant Week. There will be over 40 restaurants taking part with set menus at £10, £15 and £20 each. It will be a great way of trying something new. For example Pairings on … Read more
Turtle Bay York – Last weekend we popped into York to see the Christmas Market and to visit Santa himself at the York Chocolate Story. While we were there we had a lovely lunch with the kids at Turtle Bay. Now, I have been a few times before as I love Caribbean food, but had … Read more
Jack’s Restaurant Pocklington – Over the weekend a new Chinese restaurant opened in Pocklington where the old Garden Chinese restaurant was. Now, we have always been regulars at the Garden but you could definitely seen a decline in recent months, which is always a real shame. So, we were keen to see how things had … Read more
Sumo Flemingate, Pan Asian Restaurant in Beverley – Sumo is a pan Asian restaurant and takeaway in Flemingate, Beverley. It’s tucked away around the corner from the cinema so it could be easy to miss – but it would be a shame if you did. It’s small and intimate inside. There are just four tables, … Read more