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Rachel Recommends… A Northumberland Staycation

Rachel Recommends… A Northumberland Staycation

Our country has been experiencing a staycation boom in recent years, some suggest it’s due to the economic downturn but if you ask me it’s because more and more people are realising that Britain really is GREAT! So I thought I would share with you one of my favourite places for a holiday at home, Northumberland. It […]

Rachel Recommends… A Great British Pie!

Rachel Recommends… A Great British Pie!

I never really need an excuse to tuck in to one of Britain’s finest foods, the mighty pie, but last week was officially British Pie Week so it would have almost been rude not to! There really is a pie to suit everyone’s taste, whether it be warm home-made bramley apple pie, succulent steak and […]

Rachel Recommends… Fun in the Snow!

Rachel Recommends… Fun in the Snow!

This week’s wintry weather brought Britain to a stand still as most of the country became covered in a thick blanket of snow. The freezing conditions may have caused havoc but they also created plenty of magical photo opportunities for those brave enough to venture out. I didn’t manage to get further than my local […]

Rachel Recommends… January Bargains

Rachel Recommends… January Bargains

At this time of year many of us are feeling the pinch from an expensive festive season, so splurging yet more cash on days out or indeed weekends away might seem frivolous. Well my frugal friends, allow me to let you in on a little secret that will help to banish those new year blues… […]

Rachel Recommends… Putting Your Best Foot Forward

Rachel Recommends… Putting Your Best Foot Forward

It’s the start of a brand new year and after hibernating for most of December I’m ready to dust off the cobwebs, how about you? If like me you’ve made a resolution to get out there and explore more of Britain in 2013 then you really are spoilt for choice, especially if your boots are […]

Rachel Recommends… Great British Gift Ideas

Rachel Recommends… Great British Gift Ideas

If like me you’re currently in the midst of the Christmas shopping season, it’s probably worth noting that once again researchers have been out in force to remind us that positive experiences are much more likely to bring happinesses than material goods. With so many fabulous cultural experiences to had in Britain, we’re spoilt for […]

Rachel Recommends… Ideas for rainy days!

Rachel Recommends… Ideas for rainy days!

Well what a rotten week it’s been on the weather front, rain, rain everywhere and only a few hours of daylight per day! You would think that after spending the wettest summer on record for nearly a hundred years in a camper van that I might have embraced a fondness for wet weather, you’d be […]

Rachel Recommends… Festive Markets

Rachel Recommends… Festive Markets

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… not only did I have to de-ice my car this weekend but I also had the choice of at least half a dozen festive markets taking place across the North of England. I may have been slightly grumpy about the windscreen, however, I couldn’t have been happier […]

Rachel Recommends… Getting on Your Bike

Rachel Recommends… Getting on Your Bike

I’m not sure whether it was the Olympic-effect, the inspiration of my new favourite mod Bradley Wiggins or the promise of pub lunch at the end but when my other half suggested a borrowing a couple of bikes and heading out to cycle through Derwent Walk Country Park last Saturday I found myself eagerly agreeing! […]

Rachel Recommends… Events to Make Your Bonfire Night Go With a Bang!

Rachel Recommends… Events to Make Your Bonfire Night Go With a Bang!

Ever since Guy Fawkes attempted to carry out the Gunpowder Plot on the 5th of November 1605, the date has been engrained in British history. If you grew up in this country you will no doubt have childhood memories of standing round a crackling bonfire, tucking in to a toffee apple or a sticky slice […]

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