I’ve been for a meal at D’Parys in Bedford a couple of times over the last few years – ever since it opened, it’s been one of those places that ticks all the boxes for a ‘nice’ night out in Bedford without breaking the bank. It’s far enough off the High Street to be away […]
Food: A Taste Of France In Bedford Town – Afternoon Tea At Délices
Watching my children tuck in to afternoon tea in the manner of two starving hippos, I can’t help but wonder what Anna Russell, the 7th Duchess of Bedford, would think. The Duchess is widely considered to have started this quintessentially British tradition, which took root in England back in the 1840s. Not satisfied by the […]
Travel: The George Inn, Maulden – 7 new bedrooms and a gin bar to boot
I’d never been to Maulden until a couple of weeks ago. The pretty Bedfordshire village sits about half-way between Bedford and Luton on the A6, and ten minutes from Center Parcs Woburn Forest (which we’ve been to a lot), so I must have passed it a million times. But despite having lived down the road […]
Travel: When MEXIco came to Bedford (and my kid stole my job)
Perhaps unsurprisingly, I’ve never taken either of the kids to a press event before. But on Tuesday night I found myself in the middle of a tequila-tasting masterclass at a new restaurant launch with my four-year-old in tow. Because, you know: life. To be fair, he was really good for most of it, only losing the plot […]
Travel: our day at Mead Open Farm, Leighton Buzzard
We’re officially on staycation. The husband has 2 weeks of annual leave, and I have 2 weeks left on maternity leave. So we’ve got 14 days to pack in as many family-friendly things to do as possible before we’re both back at work and reality kicks in. We had our main summer holiday in June […]