Category Archives: Pets

Dog friendly B & B in the heart of the New Forest

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Natasha Blair

  Built in 1627 the Grade 2 listed Thatched Cottage Hotel in the heart of  Brockenhurst  is a pretty, thatched, dog friendly bed and breakfast with 10 bedrooms. Mine had an open fireplace and timber-beamed ceiling. Brockenhurst has a mainline … Continue reading →

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Gastro dog-friendly pub in Hampstead

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Natasha Blair

The Freemason’s Arms  Whenever I go to Hampstead to meet friends we invariably end up at the Freemason’s Arms on the south side of the Heath. The big plus for me and lots of others who frequent the gastro-pub is … Continue reading →

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Atmospheric hotel in Pretty Village of Dunster

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Natasha Blair

The dog-friendly Luttrell Arms in Dunster, Somerset one of the oldest post-houses in Britain, occupies the site of three ancient houses. Recorded in 1443, two of them were at that time conveyed to Richard Luttrell, who already held the other. … Continue reading →

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Little Venice Dog-friendly Cafe in Garden Centre

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Natasha Blair

Dog-friendly Quince Tree Café at Clifton Nurseries The Quince Tree Café, hidden away in an otherwise residential area bordering on Little Venice, is where you are likely to find many of the locals. Walk down a passage way where on … Continue reading →

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Dog-friendly Pub the Owl in Lovely Setting

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Natasha Blair

Discovered a lovely pet friendly pub in Loughton. The Owl looks out on a paddock with horses. There are table and chairs outside and an area with swings and an assortment of things for children to play on. Inside there … Continue reading →

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May Bank Holiday Little Venice Cavalcade

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Natasha Blair

  A great way to spend the three days of the May Bank Holiday weekend is by wandering along the waterways of Little Venice as the Inland Waterways Association organises their annual gathering of canal boats. Starting on Saturday from … Continue reading →

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Trendy Ghent Restaurant

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Natasha Blair

Prominently positioned on the bank of the River Leie in the historic centre of Ghent, The Belga Queen Restaurant doesn’t look anything special from the outside apart from lots of tables and chairs with, on closer inspection, a stand filled … Continue reading →

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Liege’s Historic Five Star Hotel

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Natasha Blair

Belgium’s Crowne Plaza, Liège The 126-bedroom dog-friendly Crowne Plaza Liege is the city’s only five star hotel. The hotel incorporates two former town houses from the 16th century the Selys Longchamps, and the Comtes de Mean on the Mont Saint-Martin. … Continue reading →

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Audrey Hepburn photographs at the National Portrait Gallery

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Natasha Blair

Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon opens tomorrow at the London’s National Portrait Gallery just off Trafalgar Square. If there is anyone that I would have wanted to be in looks and style, she would have been it. Not for … Continue reading →

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Stately, dog-friendly, splendour in Truro

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Natasha Blair

Hidden away, but only minutes from the town’s centre, the 34 bedroom Alverton Hotel in Truro is impressive to say the least. The east wing was built as Alverton Manor in 1830, and later became a nunnery. A chapel, now … Continue reading →

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