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Overnight stay, The Baraset Barn, Alveston

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Mid July we headed ‘up North’ to visit friends and family for the weekend. As we have a 3-month-old baby, we decided to break up the journey by stopping off at The Baraset Barn, Alveston. We picked The Baraset Barn because it was quick and easy to access from the M40 and meant we could be on the M6 nice and early ahead of the morning rush. There are just 16 rooms This was our first hotel stay with a baby so we were feeling a little nervous. From the website, the rooms looked large enough to accommodate a travel cot or a pram. The room did not disappoint, we had ample space for setting up little man.  Sometimes hotels can make rooms look large on their website then you turn up to something tiny; this was not the case. If anything, it was actually the opposite as the room was much larger than I had anticipated. There is a small mini-fridge in the room that had bottled water and fresh milk for the coffee machine. The room also comes with two dressing gowns, an iron and ironing board....
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Afternoon Tea, Gravetye Manor

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On Saturday 29th Feb, we spent our leap day having afternoon tea at Gravetye Manor. The afternoon tea was held in a beautiful wooden clad room and had the most incredible fireplace, which was lit when we went in. The room was so cosy and had a very chilled vibe as there are only a handful of tables per sitting. We could have quite happily sat in there all afternoon drinking tea and keeping warm by the fire. (Source :  https://www.gravetyemanor.co.uk/the-manor/photo-gallery/#tab_the-manor )  As a group of 4, we were a fussy bunch in terms of food and out of the 4 of us, 3 had special food requirements. Even though we let know before we arrived, I was extremely impressed with how each person was catered on the day. Two of us upgraded to the Champagne Afternoon Tea for an extra £15 which meant we also had a glass of Taittinger with our tea. Standard Afternoon Tea is £30 per head and you can also opt for the 'Ridgeview Afternoon Tea' which is £42 per head and includes a...
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Summer Garden Afternoon Tea, The Ivy, Winchester

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Last week I headed into Winchester (with my 11-week old baby) to try the Summer Garden Afternoon Tea. It was my mums birthday, so her partner and I arranged to surprise her. My mum is gluten intolerant, so I’ll show you what the ‘normal’ afternoon tea is like vs the gluten-free offering. Afternoon Tea at The Ivy, Winchester is served between 3-5pm. As we had baby G with us, we opted to eat at 3pm to ensure we were home in plenty of time for the bath routine (how things have changed!).  The first course of sandwiches and scones was promptly bought to the table alongside our glass of champagne. Our savoury selection included: Truffled chicken brioche roll  Marinated cucumber and dill finger sandwich on basil bread  Smoked salmon on beetroot bread with cream cheese and chives  I love that the cucumber and salmon sandwiches were served on flavoured bread. This made them seem a bit more special than your average afternoon tea and delivered a deeper complexity of flavour. ...
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