I love spas and I love beauty treatments. For me a good day out is a girly spa day and lunch somewhere extravagant. I have to say though, that I am not a fan of waxing or plucking, I prefer a nice massage or a relaxing facial. I like to…
A new Hollywood Bowl and Puttstars has opened at the Vangarde complex next to Cineworld and where the community stadium will be. It’s very swish, with great music and lighting. There is a bar and restaurant area to one side: Video of Puttstars and Hollywood Bowl at Vangarde York We’ve…
Park Bench Theatre brings live theatre back to York with an outdoor season of monologues for all ages in the city’s Rowntree Park from 12 August to 5 September. The productions will be presented in carefully laid out and spacious gardens, allowing audiences to keep socially distanced from each other. …
Although the city of York does have a few good gambling options available – such as the acclaimed racecourse – there are no major casinos in York at the time of writing. So far, the historical city has resisted the opportunity to build such a brick-and-mortar establishment, despite the idea…
York has some amazing shops if you are looking for modern furniture and interior design inspiration. For fabulous curtains, you could check out Fabric Gallery and Interiors, based on York Street in Dunnington. They hold swatches of thousands of different fabric designs and will make the curtains to your specification. …
With schools due to reopen in September, some of the UK’s top bloggers have got together to offer one lucky winner an amazing bundle of prizes for going back to school. This Back to School Giveaway has been organised by Rowena of My Balancing Act who has lots of useful…
Bull & Co is a new American style burger and steak restaurant on Walmgate in York. The site used to be the Barbakan restaurant and is still owned by the same people. The Barbakan Restaurant has moved to the site of the former Blue Bicycle and is now known as…
York Theatre Royal has announced Pop-up on the Patio, a festival of live outdoor performances on the theatre’s patio stage, featuring performers from across Yorkshire. The festival will take place over three consecutive weekends in August, beginning on Friday 14 August and ending on Saturday 29 August. The full lineup…
Twine and Barrel opened last December at the site of what was The Windmill pub in Dunnington. It’s been completely refurbished inside and the decor is contemporary but relaxed. As a table of seven, we were seated in the conservatory which, incidentally, provides a good view out onto the newly…
This week we visited The Fleece Inn, Bishop Wilton for an evening meal. The pub is in a pretty Wolds village about 15 miles from York. It was recently refurbished in a modern country style by the people behind Grandad’s Shed in Pocklington. The village itself is set within some…