![]() The hotel is an old coaching inn, with log fires and riverside gardens, which reopened in late August under new management. The aromas of roasting coffee and baking bread fill the brick-walled yard opposite the Talbot Hotel in Malton, Yorkshire’s self-proclaimed food capital. ![]() The four daily tours (£18pp, individual bubbles only) include apple juice and cider tasting, an insight into the farm’s work from “blossom to bottle”, and an amble through the orchards. The Armagh Cider Company is in full harvest mode, with a rich smell of apples from the orchards and pungent fermenting in the cidery. Buy a £1 permit from the well-stocked Bothy farm shop (Tuesday to Saturday) to admire the fiery beeches and ornamental lakes.Ĭider and soda, Armagh Late September sees Armagh’s pared-down Food and Cider Festival, offering treats such as a vegetarian tasting evening, cooking with fire (Sunday) and cidery tours (all limited availability). For autumnal perfection, drive or catch bus X5 along the coast to stroll round the Gosford House Estate, a well-kept local secret. Then work up an appetite walking back along this rocky valley, with a neoclassical well and resident otters, ready for tea at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (free, book ahead). ![]() Half a mile downstream, have a peek at the edible garden project in the Royal Botanic Garden (free). Nearby Dean Village, a cluster of old mill houses with turrets and crow-stepped gables, is the gateway to an afternoon stroll beside the Water of Leith. A cheaper option is the Loft hostel off Princes Street (private doubles from £40), a 10-minute walk from Stockbridge. Across the road is the Raeburn (from £110 B&B) hotel, a comfy Stockbridge base with muted teal-and-heather decor, roll-top baths, its own restaurant and a big log fire in the bar.
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