The Gastrotourist
Some meals are worth a special journey. In The Gastrotourist we profile select destination restaurants from across the UK and beyond. Select a restaurant from the list below
Box Tree, Ilkley
For fifty years now, the Box Tree at Ilkley has enjoyed a reputation as one of the north's best restaurants. At its peak, it boasted two Michelin stars and in September 2004 -- with the arrival of husband-and-wife team Simon and Rena Gueller -- the good times returned. Simon worked with Ma...Read This Article
Cliveden, Taplow
Cliveden is unique. One of the world's finest luxury hotels, this grand stately home is set in the heart of the Berkshire countryside, surrounded by 376 acres of magnificent National Trust gardens and parkland. It is arguably the finest luxury hotel near to London and Heathrow Airport wher...Read This Article
Combe House, Devon
The restaurant at Combe House serves fine food and offers exciting wines, specially selected by passionate wine lovers. The seasonal menus offer the best locally reared meat, game from the Combe estate and local, freshly caught fish. The passionate Master Chefs of Great Britain and the...Read This Article
Gidleigh Park, Chagford
Under the new ownership of Andrew and Christina Brownsword and with Michael Caines MBE remaining at the helm of the kitchen, Gidleigh Park has been totally refreshed. The refurbishment programme has taken 11 months to complete and has sensitively retained the original architectural and des...Read This Article
Gilpin Lodge, Windermere
Set in 20 private acres of tranquil gardens, moors and woodland above Lake Windermere, this elegant Lakeland home has been crafted over the years into a luxurious and award-winning country house hotel. It's a romantic getaway with a reputation for fine dining and top-quality accommodation....Read This Article
Holbeck Ghyll, Windermere
Enjoying a stunning position overlooking Windermere and the Langdale Fells, Holbeck Ghyll was the former hunting lodge of Lord Lonsdale, 'The Yellow Earl' and first president of the AA. The arts and crafts interior features stained glass, carved wooden panelling and inglenook fireplaces an...Read This Article
Homewood Park, Hinton Charterhouse
Set in beautiful countryside, Homewood Park is a luxury country house hotel just six miles from Bath and only 30 minutes from the M4. The hotel has received many awards for both its service and facilities over the years and guests appreciate the warm, welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. The...Read This Article
Le Relais Bernard Loiseau, Saulieu
The story of Bernard Loiseau has all the elements of a Greek tragedy. A perfectionist who drove himself relentlessly, he took a down-at-heel property in an unfashionable part of Burgundy and turned it into one of the three-Michelin-starred temples of French gastronomy and country hospitali...Read This Article
Lower Slaughter Manor, Lower Slaughter
Lower Slaughter Manor is one of the finest 17th-century country houses in the south of England. It stands in its own lovely gardens next to the historic church of St. Mary in the heart of the beautiful Cotswold village of Lower Slaughter. The pretty River Eye, crossed by two small stone fo...Read This Article
Northcote, Langho
Now entering its third decade under the impeccable stewardship of Nigel Haworth and Craig Bancroft, Northcote at Langho, near Blackburn, is the quintessential 'restaurant with rooms'. Nigel oversees the Michelin-starred kitchen and this former winner of the Egon Ronay Chef Of The Year awar...Read This Article
Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath
The Dower House restaurant overlooks the secluded gardens of the Royal Crescent Hotel which are one of Bath's best-kept secrets. There's nowhere else in Bath quite as pleasurable as the hotel's stunning gardens for morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea or a quiet drink in the evening. In su...Read This Article
Seaham Hall, County Durham
Lord Byron married and honeymooned here in 1815, enjoying the same bracing sea air and rugged North Sea coastline that attracts visitors to this day. But behind its imposing 19th century facade, Seaham Hall has more than fresh air and history to offer its guests, not least The White Room, ...Read This Article
Sharrow Bay, Ullswater
This is the classic English country house experience and arguably where the whole concept first originated. Sharrow Bay overlooks Ullswater from its northeast shore and a quieter and more tranquil part of the Lake District you would be hard-pressed to find. It sits in 12 acres of private g...Read This Article
Simon Radley At The Chester Grosvenor
Simon Radley has been at the helm in the five-star Chester Grosvenor Hotel & Spa's kitchens for 20 years, holding a Michelin star for 18 of them. In honour of that stellar achievement, the hotel's iconic Arkle restaurant has been recently refurbished and renamed as Simon Radley at the Ches...Read This Article
Ston Easton Park, Ston Easton
A superb Palladian mansion set in one of the West Country's most romantic estates, Ston Easton Park exudes elegance, warmth and comfort. Log fires, comfortable antique furniture and exquisite paintings evoke memories of a more leisured age and provide a welcome you might associate with a m...Read This Article
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