FOUR ROUTES TO A MEMORABLE WEEKEND
For lovers of the laid-back informality of a good gastropub, there's plenty to like about these four Weekend Drives.
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HIP HOTELS - THE DRUNKEN DUCK INN
This old local has a view that you won't find in many corners of the globe. Situated adjacent to Hawks Head, this pub is on top of a peak that folds down into a successive series of green valleys, with the rocky peaks of the Lake District in the background. READ MORE >>
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HIP HOTELS - THE VICTORIA AT HOLKHAM
According to the Press, it is England's answer to the Hamptons, and they're right in terms of the youngish laid back city crowd that have made the north coast of Norfolk newly hip. READ MORE >>
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HIP HOTELS - THE STAR INN
Tucked into the prettiest part of Yorkshire on the edge of the North York moors, not far from Castle Howard, possibly the most charismatic of all English country estates, is the Star Inn: a 14th Century thatched inn that continues to carry on a six hundred year tradition of thoroughly authentic rural hospitality. READ MORE >>
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HIP HOTELS - CRAZY BEAR
Tucked into a country lane – Bear Lane – in the tiny town of Stadhampton in the county of Oxfordshire, is what must rate as the most avant-garde Thai restaurant in the British countryside. READ MORE >>
