The Bridge Hotel was full of marathoners largely due to it being inexpensive and near the transport links.  It was also surprisingly clean, quiet for an in town residence, friendly and professional.  Our room was small but more than adequate and came with a bowl of fruit.  For location, it is a few hundred meters [...]

The receptionist asked, “how did you get so hot?” “God made me this way, but thank you.” “No,” she corrected, “it is bloody freezing out.” “Ooooohhhhh, that.  Running, mostly lost, out from Swindon.” A few miles from the Bolingbroke I spotted a second country inn that might have a better attitude.  Indeed, the Marsh Farm [...]

I had a duck in the oven but only needed to turn it once an hour so I reckoned the return run from The Windmill could afford a short break at the Victory, a pub I found listed on one or another beer related sites.  I had my doubts as this turned out to be [...]

The Nags Head is no longer a pub but it seems to have been one in the past.  I realised the following morning on my way to Cambridge that the restaurant must be separate from the hotel area and that I probably could have gotten my drink down there.  However, assuming that the hotel dining [...]

There are many places that get user input and reviews for hotels and resorts (like this one). The manager of the Millenium Lodge answers many of these almost immediately usually to the effect that if a guest is dissatisfied they should call reception and the situation will be put right.  Indeed, the staff at reception [...]