Puddings,pies & pits

A LAYER OF JAM ON THE BASE DELIVERS FRUIT AND SWEETNESS GLACÉ CHERRIES AND PLAIN WHITE ICING SWIRLS ADD OODLES OF SWEET NOSTALGIA NUTTY FRANGIPANE HAS A GLORIOUSLY TOOTHSOME FUDGINESS TOASTED OATS GIV

The Victorians confused these Shropshire hills with the Alps. How? Why? Trail dons its lederhosen, downs a glühwein and reaches for the Stretton Skyline to find out.

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Bring all the beloved flavours of the classic tart together into a showstopping cake. Almond-rich sponges are sandwiched with black cherry conserve and finished with silky buttercream – just the thing

At the Dales’ western edge (next stop, the Lake District) this stylish inn excels with its chic rooms and chef Nina Matsunaga’s distinctive cooking. The Bull does the rural inn bit impressively (great

In my 20s, I would think nothing of strapping a tent onto the back of my boyfriend’s motorbike and heading to the Lake District for the weekend, especially as I only lived about 90 minutes away from w