Travel

• Travel notes: Nordelaia is a perfect Piedmont haven for foodies

  

  This stylish new boutique hotel in the hills of Piedmont sets great store by its food and drink offering. We predict it's going to become a massive hit with London's food-obsessed travellers

• Travel notes: Richard Corrigan's Virginia Park Lodge is the perfect Irish retreat

  

  Richard Corrigan's Virginia Park Lodge estate has been a labour of love for the London-based chef. We took a two-day trip to check out the delights of the 18th-century hunting lodge turned 21st-century country retreat.

• Test Driving Terre - a next level experience of fine French and Irish dining

  

  An extraordinary new restaurant has opened, just across the Irish sea. We went to check out the hugely ambitious Terre at Castlemartyr resort in County Cork. 

• Test Driving Woven by Adam Smith in a trip to Coworth Park

   

  Adam Smith has taken his restaurant in Ascot's Coworth Park to a whole new level. We take a look at the plush surroundings before checking out the brand-new Woven. 

• Notting Hill's The Pelican is popping up in the Cotswolds this winter

  

  Ever since it opened its doors this summer, Notting Hill pub The Pelican has been packing them in, whether it's locals wanting a piece of that lobster pie or celebrities after a quiet-ish drink.

  Now the chaps behind it - owners James Gummer and Phil Winser – are taking the pub on a jaunt to the countryside. They're popping up at The Bull Inn in Charlbury in the heart of the Cotswolds. It's a

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• Treviso and beyond - the best way to tour Prosecco country

   

  Like Prosecco but want to know (and try) more? Then you'll need to make the pilgrimage to Prosecco country.

• Vineyard tour, wine tasting and an overnight stay at Rathfinny Wine Estate

  

  Making the most of a trip to Sussex to Rathfinny Wine Estate, we check into the vineyard's Flint Barns for the night.

• Lignum in Galway - an Irish restaurant that hums with heritage, fire and ambition

  

  Head to the West of Ireland for this groundbreaking new restaurant which celebrates its sense of place while pushing the boundaries of cooking over fire.

• Wine tasting in the garden of England: Taking the Estate Tour at Gusbourne

  

  As UK vineyards get ready to bring in the 2021 harvest, we popped down to Kent for a tour and tasting at the multi award-winning Gusbourne Estate.

• Staycation in Mayfair - we overnight at the relaunched The Beaumont

  

  This Art-Deco inspired Mayfair hotel took an extended leave of absence over the past year or so to allow the creation of a new bar as well as gently redesigning the lobby, restaurant and terrace. We checked ourselves in for an overnight stay and tried both The Colony Grill Room and the new bar. 

• Test Driving The Mash Inn - a long lunch you won't want to end

  

  The Mash Inn has taken to alfresco dining with aplomb - this is a country restaurant that fully embraces the concept of a long lunch. 

• The best new UK hotels for foodies opening in 2021

  

  With every popular hotel booked up till the end of summer; if you're planning a UK staycation (and who isn't) then what you really need to know about are this year's interesting new hotel openings.

• LeBlanq launches luxury cycling tours with Blanc, Bosi, Palmer-Watts and Bradley Wiggins

  

  Love cycling? Love eating well? If you're at the intersection of both of those on a Venn diagram, then LeBlanq would be the perfect holiday for you. Imagine world-class food and the best sports icons in cycling coming together for a weekend.

  Originally organised for last Autumn, before certain restrictions got in the way, it's now kicking off this summer. 

  The man behind this luxury cycling tour is

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• 48 hours in Treviso - a travel guide to weekending in Prosecco country

  Fancy taking in a long weekend in Prosecco country? Here's where to eat, drink and stay in and around Treviso.

• Birch, Zebra Riding Club and Valeries - a review of the new-style hotel and restaurant to de-stress city folk

  

  Barely 30 minutes away from central London, this new Hertfordshire getaway is aiming to shake up the UK hotel scene, pitching itself as a hotel meets festival experience. And it comes with a restaurant from Robin Gill to boot.