UK hotels

• Test Driving The Vineyard at Stockcross - a wine-soaked retreat, both inside and out

  

  We take a trip out of town to Newbury to try both the inside and alfresco restaurants at The Vineyard in Stockcross - and try a fair few of their Californian wines too... 

• Andrew Clarke takes over the menu at Hertford House (in Hertford)

  

  News reaches us of big changes to a hotel/restaurant that's within very easy distance of Londoners fancying a day-trip or night away. And most importantly, it sees chef Andrew Clarke, formerly of St Leonards and who's recently been at Tramshed, in charge of the main restaurant menu there. And there's much more to the hotel that's worth checking out. 

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• Test Driving the Moor Hall breakfast box - replicating their amazing breakfast feast at home

  

  The two-Michelin-starred Moor Hall is known for its epic breakfast. We see if the at-home version can live up to high expectations.  

• The best new UK hotels for foodies opening in 2021

  

  With every popular hotel booked up till the end of summer; if you're planning a UK staycation (and who isn't) then what you really need to know about are this year's interesting new hotel openings.

• Birch, Zebra Riding Club and Valeries - a review of the new-style hotel and restaurant to de-stress city folk

  

  Barely 30 minutes away from central London, this new Hertfordshire getaway is aiming to shake up the UK hotel scene, pitching itself as a hotel meets festival experience. And it comes with a restaurant from Robin Gill to boot. 

• Checking into Coworth Park for a bespoke menu experience

  

  Five star country hotel Coworth Park has come up with an incredibly personalised restaurant experience for special occasions. We went to try it out.

• Checking into the award-winning Moor Hall - an extraordinary restaurant with rooms

  Mark Birchall and his team have turned this Jacobean manor house into a world class destination for foodies - we checked in for a modern day feast. 

• Test Driving The Mariners in Rock (with a stay in Padstow Townhouse too)

  We do the Paul Ainsworth double - staying in his Padstow Townhouse before popping across the estuary to check out his Mariners pub in Rock.  

• A super overnight destination for stressed Londoners - we check into The Grove

  

  Who wants to be facing a four hour schlep on the motorway when you can be at your minibreak destination in under an hour from London? We check out The Grove in Hertfordshire which has just seen its Glasshouse restaurant reopen after a three month makeover.

• Motels get the Soho House makeover - we check into Mollie's Motel and Diner

  Soho House's Nick Jones has designs on the UK's budget travel market and Mollie's Motel & Diner is how he plans to disrupt it. We take a look.

• A Tudor coaching inn with wow factor - we check into The Lygon Arms

  Now part of a hotel group that encompasses Cliveden and Chewton Glen, Broadway's Lygon Arms post-makeover is quite the weekend destination.

• Checking into Whatley Manor - an ultra modern menu in a Malmesbury manor house

  Just outside the ancient market town of Malmesbury you'll find this beautiful manor house serving up an incredibly modern menu.

• Away from it all - we check into The Whitebrook in Monmouthshire

  Really get away from it all with this former Manoir aux Quat' Saison chef and his restaurant with rooms

• Down by the river: checking into Michael Caines' Lympstone Manor

  The Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines now has his very own place in Devon. We went to check it out.

• The best new UK hotels for food lovers

  Looking to escape London, but want to book somewhere where the food's every bit as good as the view? We preview the best new hotels for foodies in 2017