YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE
A MICHELIN STAR STAY
FIND YOU can’t relax without the prospect of a good meal? Take your pick from these mouthwatering foodie breaks.
SCRUMPTIOUS ISLE OF SKYE
OVERLOOKING Loch na Dal on Skye, Kinloch Lodge is a peaceful place to enjoy the scenery, cosy up by the fire with a whisky and tuck into good food. The restaurant celebrates local produce such as west coast crab and Aberdeen Angus beef.
INSIDER TIP: Learn from the master on a three-day culinary break with Chef Marcello Tully. You’ll cook alongside him and enjoy a whisky tasting at Talisker Distillery, £850pp.
DETAILS: Rooms start from £170pp per night including a five-course dinner and breakfast (kinloch-lodge.
co.uk, 01471 833333).
PIG OUT IN WILTSHIRE
THE Michelin-starred Red Lion & Troutbeck pub is scrumptiously homely. Pork comes from their own West Berkshire pigs and all rooms have views of the River Avon.
INSIDER TIP: The pub specialises in local brews — Stonehenge Ale is a favourite. And the rib of beef for two is heartily recommended.
DETAILS: Rooms from £155 a night with breakfast or £195 with threecourse dinner for two (redlionfreehouse.com, 01980671124).
TASTY PADSTOW
AT PAUL Ainsworth’s Townhouse hotel in Padstow, the bedrooms are named after sweets. Ainsworth’s Michelinstarred restaurant, No.6, is a few minutes away. Set lunch from £19, main courses a la carte from £29.
INSIDER TIP: Take a locally sourced picnic and hit the scenic Camel Trail.
DETAILS: Rooms from £280 including breakfast (paul-ainsworth.co.uk, 01841550950).