Eleonas is a beautiful hotel made up of cottages straddled on a Cretan hillside and a main taverna/reception/bar at the base of the hill. If you want to get away somewhere quiet and friendly, with amazing food and the possibility of walking in the hills, gorges and forests of upland Crete (or, a short drive away, the beaches, Minoan palaces and towns of the beautiful South Coast), then this is for you.

www.eleonas.gr/
Saridakis Manolis, Zaros Heraklion Crete
P.C. 70002
+30 28940 31238 9
Google map: bit.ly/nrH1Ss

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Nothing says autumn like the Van Gogh-ian palette of yellows and oranges that emblazon the British countryside - nothing except, perhaps, a good pint of local ale to wash it all down with. This is why you absolutely must visit Epping Forest in the autumn. You can jump on the tube in central London and half an hour later be at the edge of this expanse of woodland (the largest and oldest in London) to frolic in the crisp autumn leaves and climb the many mysteriously shaped trees or splash through the puddles and streams that reflect back images of the forest from the ground. At the end of any walk, all directions lead to cute villages with quaint country pubs, guest ales, roaring fires and great pub grub. Particularly great is the Queen Victoria in Theydon Bois. Perfectly situated near the tube stop for an easy journey home after that sumptuous steak and ale pie which you'll need after getting lost (there are no signposts in the forest which makes for an entertaining hike) and finally making a beeline back to civilisation. Albeit rather quiet, stately and beautiful civilisation at that.

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The Prince of Wales is a fantastic pub with a sublime beer garden ... in BIRMINGHAM. Yes, I know, Birmigham. I too was shocked. However, after endless summers spent trying to find a decent beer garden round my neck of the woods in East London, I stumbled upon this little gem one evening when I was in Birmingham for work. The beer is great (eight casque ales no less) but the garden tops off the Victorian splendour of the bar, parlour et. al.

Just go see it for yourself - All I'm going to say is shack, sunset and stage. the rest, as they say, is up to you dear reader ...

theprincemoseley.co.uk/
118 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham
B13 8EE
0121 449 4198

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