Top Northumbrian Reads

21st April 2020

Recommended Reading to Fire Your Wanderlust   We all know that a good book can provide a wonderful escape so if you’re in need of some inspiration to reignite your wanderlust, read on. We’ve compiled a list of great reads that will transport you to a better place (Northumberland, no less) and serve as inspiration for your next trip.   Fiction    The Vera Stanhope Mysteries by Ann Cleeves  Crime fiction doesn’t come much better than Ann Cleeves’ series featuring…

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David Quinn’s Recipes for Successful Lockdown

17th April 2020

Despite the very obvious downsides of the Coronavirus pandemic, we, like so many, have been trying to make the best of a bad situation. Food, being so close to our hearts, seems like a good place to start because while staying in is the new going out, there’s no reason to deny yourself a decent meal.  Whether you’re a budding master chef or simply want to feed an ever- hungry family, Head Chef, David Quinn’s isolation recipes could be just…

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Planting the seeds of positivity under lockdown

15th April 2020

Mother nature wasn’t sent the memo about the Coronavirus lockdown. While the pause button was pressed on normal life as we know it, the arrival of spring, new life and warm weather continued, undeterred. Now, with time on our hands and the desire to create good from a bad situation, many of us are getting out in our gardens and growing for victory. We chatted to Doxford Hall’s Head Gardener, Essie, to find out how we can transform our own…

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