Category:Bits & Bobs

As we approach October the half term gets ever nearer, what shall we do with them parents all over the country are asking themselves, Premier Inn have a terrific offer on their rooms which does not alter just because it is half term, most of the other companies do put their prices back up for …
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This is really worth a visit on a lovely sunny day the garden is well kept and watching the barges going up and down the canal all adds to the event. We had the Sunday lunches which were very good, fresh cooked veg and wonderful meat with homemade Yorkshire puds not frozen ones. The Sunday …
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Want to go somewhere a bit different, this might be it, this pub is also now quite classy and I am afraid to say it  a little expensive , but if it is for something special then it is worth it. The pub has only recently reopened it has been taken over by the chain  Soho …
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I mentioned these two pubs in my day and everyday so here are the details both are great for a sunny day in a nice garden. The Kicking Donkey, just outside Rudge very near to Brokerswood near Warminster and also the Full Moon in Rudge which is very nice but a little more expensive.

This is worth checking out Travelodge have just brought out their latest offer which is rooms from £12 per night they are for between Jan 1st and March 11th perfect if you fancy a shopping weekend away or just a chill out weekend, it is the time of year when nothing much is going on so it …
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As we approach autumn I really look forward to my annual break at Center parcs the very fact I have been going their for over 25 years says it all really, yet the place has grown, moved with the times and yet listened to what customers need and want. Visiting during the later part of …
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I came across this cookery book at a friends house it was for their daughter going off to university, it is aimed at students, the author is Betsy Bell, it is a brilliant little book. Not only will it help in this current credit crisis but it could save a lot of people from trying …
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Bake Farm just outside Salisbury on the road to Blandford it is a fruit picking farm, so kill 2 birds with one stone, pick the best fruit around here and then try their cream teas or their cakes they are really wicked, you can just go to have a coffe, you do not have to …
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If you have a couple of young teenagers with boundless energy this offer might save your sanity over the summer holidays. It is ran by the Youth Hostel Association check out www.doit4real.co.uk if you book before 17th July you get a great deal for £99 which should have been £150. It consists of 5 nights accommodation, …
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