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  • Cackleberrys, Fareham, Hampshire

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    ************************************************************************* UPDATE: 13/01/2017 – I said in this review that I would love to return for afternoon tea (or high tea as Cackleberry’s call it) and today I did. It was superb. It was all homemade (apart from the little brioche rolls) and everything was fresh and really very tasty. On the bottom plate was […]

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  • Villa Romana, Fareham, Hampshire

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    I always seem to head east to West Sussex when cycling or walking or even shopping but on Friday we headed west because Geoff was playing golf in Wickham later that afternoon. We decided to pay Villa Romana in the High Street a visit, I’d been previously with my Italian friends Catia and Loretta but […]

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  • Skylark Golf & Country Club, Whiteley

    My husband Geoff was looking for places to play golf for his work’s golf society and came across Skylark Golf & Country Club at Whiteley, which used to be named Quindell. As you enter the estate – which is not far from Whiteley village – you pass a few very big houses, all quite grand with grounds […]

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  • Salt Café, Wicor Marine

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    *UPDATES*: see bottom of post I received a text message from my sister the other day asking if it was worth visiting Salt Café at Wicor Marine, Portchester. I replied with ‘Oh yes. Most definitely’. I came upon the cafe on last Wednesday’s cycle ride with friends. One is an old ex sea-dog (sorry Roger) and had heard […]