by Kathryn Burrington | Jun 1, 2017 | England, Europe, Northern Europe, West Sussex
With a view of the rolling South Downs, Park House Hotel is a fabulous family-run Edwardian country house hotel from the Best Loved Hotels collection. Despite living just a half hour drive away all my life, I never knew it existed. Even the name of the village it is...
by Kathryn Burrington | May 15, 2017 | England, Europe, Food and Drink, Northern Europe, West Sussex
I recently spent a superb weekend with my sister at the Goodwood Estate near Chichester in West Sussex, and now feel compelled to share with you my new favourite drink, Hendrick’s Cucumber and Black Pepper Gin Cocktail. Our evening started with a fabulous swim...
by Kathryn Burrington | May 2, 2017 | East Sussex, Eastbourne, England, Europe, Northern Europe
As we drift along the river as it meanders through the Seven Sisters Country Park, the only sound I can hear is the rhythmic slosh of our paddle and the birds singing. Kayaking along the Cuckmere River is a magical way to spend an afternoon. My friend, Suzanne and I...
by Kathryn Burrington | Mar 8, 2017 | Beach Escapes, Dorset, England, Europe, Northern Europe, Review, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
As we drove into Swanage the sun was shining. Pretty stone cottages lined the streets. Beyond the houses, rolling green hills gave way to the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast, formed hundreds of millions of years ago – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, popular with fossil...
by Kathryn Burrington | Feb 14, 2017 | Cotswold, England, Europe, Northern Europe
The sun shines bright in a wonderfully clear blue sky as the train pulls out of London’s Paddington Station. It’s not long before we are in the countryside, and the frost covered fields and hedgerows sparkle in the sunlight. I’m so pleased to have...
by Kathryn Burrington | Feb 8, 2017 | City Breaks, Europe, Food and Drink, Food Tour Reviews, Guides, tours & tastings, Markets, Northern Europe, Northern Ireland
Two things I always look out for when travelling are food markets and food tours. I’m a great believer in getting to know a culture through its food, and the guys at Belfast-based Taste and Tour clearly agree with me, as I found out recently on their Belfast...
by Kathryn Burrington | Jan 29, 2017 | Europe, Northern Europe, Northern Ireland, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Any Game of Thrones fan would get excited at the prospect of exploring Northern Ireland – it’s scattered with dramatic filming locations, and is the undisputed birthplace of the most successful TV series ever. Even if you have never seen a single episode of Game of...
by Kathryn Burrington | Dec 19, 2016 | Christmas, City Breaks, England, Europe, Festivals, London, Northern Europe
7 The Christmas Lights of London Twinkling lights, festive window displays, ice-rinks and markets aplenty – London is a fabulous city to visit any time of year, but it really excels at Christmas. I’d photographed and written about Christmas in London a...
by Kathryn Burrington | Nov 25, 2016 | East Sussex, Eastbourne, England, Northern Europe
A stroll along the beach, breathing in the salty air, watching the seagulls and the ever-changing sea, there really is nothing like it for reinvigorating you. I was born and have lived all my life by the Sussex seaside and I can’t imagine living anywhere else....
by Kathryn Burrington | Oct 2, 2016 | Culture, England, London, Northern Europe, West Sussex
As the first few notes of the banjo rang out across the auditorium, a grin began to spread across face. My mum leant over and whispered, “I already know I’m going to love it!”, mirroring my own thoughts precisely. Over the next few hours I sat...
