Sporadic Travels

June 26, 2021

Quick Review: The Greyhound Hotel Restaurant, Peak District Review

The Greyhound Hotel and Pub won the “Best in County” pub and bar awards in 2019 and is seen as one of the best places to eat in its area. We pulled up at the 18th century Grade II listed Georgian building in the evening and parked in the hotel’s free car park. The building was refurnished in 2017 and […]

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June 19, 2021

A few hours in Heights of Abraham, Peak District Review

We were in a huge rush when we visited the well reviewed Remarkable Hare restaurant in Matlock to line our stomaches before visiting the Heights of Abraham; a popular tourist attraction on a hilltop. The Remarkable Hare Entering the handsome building I didn’t have time to enjoy a slow meal since the Heights of Abraham was closing in two hours. […]

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June 12, 2021

Review: Cedar House B&B in Matlock, Peak District Review

Due to the close proximity of most towns within the Peak District, the location of the hotel didn’t matter too much and we ultimately settled on Matlock for our four night stay. I chose to stay in Cedar House B&B for three simple reasons: good reviews on Booking.com, good pricing at £75 per night for a double room and complimentary […]

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June 5, 2021

A hour at Dovedale Stepping Stones, Peak District Review

The car ride from London to our B&B in Matlock would take at least three hours, so I dropped in a quick visit to Dovedale stepping stones along the way as a break. Of course we could have combined this with a healthy hike up Thorpe Cloud; an isolated limestone hill viewable from the stepping stones, but one look at […]

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May 27, 2021

Four days Itinerary in The Peak District

The Peak District was my second Covid 19 trip of 2020. By this point I knew what to expect from an UK trip at this time of year: unreliable weather, lots of walks in nature, small towns and villages, and early closures. I chose the Peak District since it was closer than the Lake District to London and I’d never […]

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May 22, 2021

Review: Caernarfon Castle and the longest sign in Wales

Wales is famous for its castles and I meant to visit a few during my stay there. However due to Covid many were either closed or had strict requirements for visits; as a result of this I had to book Conwy castle and Caernarfon Castle on the same day. Usually I would avoid this as there’s a risk of being […]

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May 15, 2021

Quick Review: Wal restaurant in Caernarfon, Wales

Wal has a very modern exterior with subtle gold signage, grey front and orange umbrellas. It feels more like a bar/pub than a restaurant especially with the dark interior. This Italian restaurant was following Covid procedures via the installation of plastic screens, but the majority of diners were outside in the sun so we had the inside to ourselves. I […]

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May 8, 2021

A few hours in Conwy Castle, Wales Review

A beautiful medieval fortress in a historic town, Conwy castle dominates the skyline of Conwy and serves as its most famous landmark. Due to Covid there were group size limits for visits and we had to book ourselves into timed slots. We had some time early in the morning so we wandered around Conwy a little This included seeing the smallest […]

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May 1, 2021

Quick Review: Olif in Betws-Y-Coed, Wales Review

I’d booked Olif, a Welsh tapas and gin bar, for dinner which was a compulsory requirement during the Covid pandemic. The staff took the pandemic seriously and there were plastic barriers between all the tables. We ordered a few tapas including cockles (£6), squid (£7), cod bites (£7) and prawns (£7). I wanted to try the Taffy Apple Cider (£5) […]

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April 24, 2021

A hour in Fairy Glen in Betws-Y-Coed, Wales Review

We visited Fairy Glen after our hike up Mt Snowdon and if I’d known how much additional climbing I had to do there I might have chosen to go somewhere else. I thought Fairy Glen was a sanitised package of nature for tourists to gawk at safely behind new fencing, but I was in for a surprise. You really have […]

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