Bath When you go to Bath, make sure you visit Leonidas. They are rather inconspicuously hidden jammed between different outlets in Bath’s High Street, but worth every visit. Cakes look delicious...
Bath – Shopping – Books WHSmith in Bath is one of the most unusual outlets, as far as the exterior of the building is concerned. It is not a traditional blue – it’s green. And ...
Manchester One of the Albert Square statues, the John Bright monument commemorates the native of Rochdale, a Quaker, one of the members of the Anti-Corn Law League, and an opponent of the British fore...
Manchester An 18-ton polished marble by the Japanese artist Kan Yasuda graces the space between 100 Barbirolli Square and the Bridgewater Hall. The sculpture reportedly cost £20,000; and is a fixture ...
Manchester I can’t help admiring the status of this particular Nero: it is besieged by competitors! Costa Coffee is next door, Starbucks and a Debenhams cafe across the road, and yet another Caf...
Manchester – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops If you are looking for a place to have a coffee in the city centre, where the relaxed atmosphere and the motion of life mix to...
Bolton If, like me, you love chocolate, you are used to going into various chocolate shops in the UK. I’ve been to a few, in Manchester, in Wales, and in Scarborough. They were very good in thei...
Bolton – Eating & Drinking – Cafes & Coffee Shops – Coffee Shops Out of all Costas in Greater Manchester this has to be my favourite, although I’ve only discovered it r...
Bolton Either I am unlucky, or Ye Olde Pastie Shop has really been out of business for a very long time… in fact, in all time I’ve been going to Churchgate. The pastie shop was established...
Bolton I don’t go to Bolton very often these days, but every time I visit this town I take time to admire its splendid town hall. The original building was opened in June 1873 by HRH Prince Albe...