Monthly Archives: April 2018

Published in The Herts Advertiser 26 April 2018 I’m writing this on the hottest day of the year so far, so it seems entirely fitting to tell you that we have a new ice cream shop in St Albans. Grown-ups, … Continue reading →

Published in WH Times 25 April 2018 The chain restaurants in Welwyn Garden City do seem to have nabbed the prime locations on the garden streets, but it is worth exploring to find Neem Tree, a local independent gem just … Continue reading →

Published in The Herts Advertiser 12 April 2018 For such a small village, Sandridge does very well for places to buy good food, with proper pubs, butcher’s shop, Heartwood Tearoom and farm shops. Carpenters has long had a great reputation … Continue reading →

Published in WH Times 2018 Hatfield House has just opened for the busy spring and summer season, and it was a busy winter in the cafe – it has been revamped as an outpost of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s River Cottage. The … Continue reading →

Sometimes I wish I had a weekly column in The Herts Advertiser. Not in January when there is nothing to write about, but right now, this spring, there is a LOT going on to tell you about. I am so … Continue reading →

Published in The Herts Advertiser, 22 March 2018 Harpenden pals had been telling me about the Oval cafe for ages; it’s the sort of place you only really know about if you live round there, as it is not in … Continue reading →