British Travel Journal | Summer 2019
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
Hooray it’s the summer! – and all we want to do is travel - to see as much of the British Isles in this glistening sunshine as we possibly can, and with tourism in the UK rising rapidly from previous years, it seems we are not alone.... Inside this issue we tour the new South West Coast 300 driving route in Scotland, Nathan Outlaw takes our food columnist, Chantal Borciani on a gourmand’s tour of the spectacular Cornish coastline, we visit the wonderful new Machrie Hotel on the Isle of Islay, ‘In search of Scotch Whisky’, we go behind-the-scenes at Wimbledon, learn to ride the waves at surfer’s paradise, Fistral Beach, Newquay, we join a cookery class to improve the culinary skills, find adventure after-dark with our 10 unique experiences - and not to mention all of our regulars too - with the latest Travel News, What's On Cultural Agenda, and featured destinations and travel itineraries we hope will inspire you to book that holiday you have been dreaming of too!
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VICTUALS<br />
W H A T ' S N E W<br />
Restaurants | Food | Drink | Hotels<br />
SCOTLAND’S FIRST VODKA<br />
DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE<br />
Located 20 miles north of Dundee, Ogilvy<br />
Vodka – Scotland’s first potato vodka<br />
distillery – has opened the doors of its new<br />
£150K visitor centre. ogilvyspirits.com<br />
SCALLOPS, SUNSHINE AND SPARKLING WINE!<br />
Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival, one of the UK’s top seafood festivals, is set to take place<br />
over the weekend of 13-14 July, along Weymouth’s historic and picturesque harbour.<br />
The award-winning event, now in its 12th year, is free to attend and offers over 100 stalls of<br />
seafood, chef demos, children’s activities and delicious English sparkling wine. Drawing crowds<br />
of over 50,000 people, it is home to the top names in seafood producers, chefs, and<br />
fishermen from Dorset and across the country. dorsetseafood.co.uk<br />
FINE ENGLISH FIZZ<br />
Digby Fine English has recently opened their<br />
elegant new tasting room and cellar door in<br />
the beautiful town of Arundel, West Sussex.<br />
digby-fine-english.com<br />
N E W<br />
THE FLOATING SPA<br />
Revitalise with this unique spa experience,<br />
moored on the banks of the Monkey Island<br />
Estate - a private island with 30 exquisite<br />
guest rooms - now open in Bray-on-Thames.<br />
monkeyislandestate.co.uk<br />
MANDARIN ORIENTAL<br />
Following a multi-million pound restoration,<br />
Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has<br />
now re-opened, and is honouring the hotel’s<br />
illustrious 117-year history with a series of events.<br />
mandarinoriental.com<br />
We love this new cookbook priced £18, from<br />
mezepublishing.co.uk and summery bottle of<br />
<strong>2019</strong> Babylonstoren Mourvèdre Rosé, priced<br />
£14.90, from babylonstoren.com<br />
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