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Terry Marsh reviews Washingborough Hall Hotel, one of Lincolnshire's stately Georgian manors.

Washingborough Hall Hotel. Discover a Lincolnshire Georgian beauty.

Just two miles or so from the city centre, the compact village of Washingborough, with its stone-built cottages clustered by the church and along the High Street, can boast Washingborough Hall, a late Georgian manor house, dating from the 1700s, and a Grade II Listed Building.

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The Athenaeum Hotel

The Athenaeum Hotel

There is something quintessentially British about a hatted doorman. Particularly a very tall one. And perhaps, the quick doff of Jim’s top hat, was the perfect introduction to my stay at The Athenaeum Hotel, a Mayfair landmark since 1840.

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More Secret Skye

Following on from his first Secret Sky piece, Terry Marsh opens the lid on more Secret Skye locations on the wonderful Isle of Sky.

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Secret Skye. Terry Marsh reveals hidden wonders of the Isle of Skye.

Terry Marsh, Our Scottish Island expert, reveals Secret Skye, his insider guide to the wonderful Isle of Skye. The most surprising thing about the Isle of Skye is that no matter how many times you visit, you never stop finding something you’d missed on previous visits. Here are a few off-the-beaten-track places I call secret […]

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Isle of Skye

Whatever might be said of the Isle of Skye, it remains, and always will be, a most remarkable place: a land of passion, legend, pride and fierce loyalties.

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Florence Gardens Hotel. Experience Stylish boutique luxury in Portsmouth.

I was sad to leave the Florence Gardens Hotel, I could have stayed another day or two and I now fully appreciate why the rooms are very much in demand.

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