http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26946 Boss Andy is a warm, welcoming host with a quick wit and a stack of knowledge about his fishery. From large carp and catfish to loads of tiddlers, there is an angling treat in store for those staying in the luxurious Scandinavian style lodges.
Try Hollywood Lodge, looking out over a lake while steaming in a hot tub to ease the muscles – if you can tear yourself away from the fishing.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26946 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26730 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26730 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26710 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26710 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26299 www.plymouthdevon4u.co.uk. It has some handy info on Plymouth, particularly the latest events.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/26299 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18970 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18970 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18820 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18820 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18374
There are roaring log fires, beautiful gardens and fabulous rooms. Room 8 has handpainted wallpaper and looks straight out across the lawn and down to the river while room 1 is a gorgeous suite with doors opening directly on to the gardens and a vast bathroom complete with free standing bath which seems large and deep enough to host Olympic swimming events!

Afternoon tea is laid out at 3.30 every afternoon and is not to be missed for those whose idea of heaven is bowls of clotted cream, freshly baked scones (hot cross buns at Easter!) and traditional cakes such as Victoria Sandwich and apple and sultana cake.

Foodies will not be disappointed by the restaurant menu. The chef's risottos are fabulously creamy and rich - my particular favourite is wild mushroom with truffled brie although the fish starters are usually delicious as well. I'm not sure of the secret of the beef fillet but it is divine.

To top all of that, the staff are so friendly and truly cannot seem to do enough to assist.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18374 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18366 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18366 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18353
Get the ones with short arms and legs, you get more use out of them when they are growing fast, but remember to sun cream the lower arms and legs, or do like my kids do and wear a long UV sun suit underneath. Watch out if it's hot, especially if the kids are not going in the water much as they can get very hot with the black neoprene absorbing the heat.

They were the best things we ever bought, my daughter learned to swim in the sea when she was 4 in hers as she felt so confident.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18353 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18347
Providing you have to walk for 30 minutes to reach your beach, often down an old smugglers' path flanked by tall hedges alive with birdsong and wildflowers, at the end you should find, if you have chosen well, a little sandy cove surrounded by rocks and cliffs, with barely a soul in sight.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/18347 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13353
Also the hotel at the top of the hill is beautiful and well worth a stop over.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13353 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13315
Set in the wooded Dartmoor village famed for its Cleave, Lustleigh avoids the worst of the tourist influxes suffered by Widecombe and Haytor. Its thatched cottages centre around the church and its neighbour Primrose Cottage. As well as astoundingly good cream teas (served since the 19th century) the tea rooms also have an incredible selection of homemade cakes.

Work it all off with a walk along Lustleigh Cleave, a steep wooded valley through which the River Bovey bubbles.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13315 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13310 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13310 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13000 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13000 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11256 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11256 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9111 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/9111