If you’re like me and work full time you probably find it difficult to ever get to the Grainger Market. Opening hours are Mon – Sat 9-5:30pm, so unless you can be bothered to battle the crowds on a Saturday I often find I tend to skip past it. It’s one of those parts of ...
On Monday night, the wettest, windiest, flooded night in Newcastle I found myself sitting on the metro (!), battling with a broken umbrella and frizzy hair on my way to Rub Smokehouse – Newcastle at The Gate. I’d been invited as part of the Ellefluence Blogger event, to take ...
Temperatures have definitely dropped in the toon the past fortnight, and even down in London where I’ve been twice in two weeks the second visit was noticeably cooler. Last weekend was international BORING football weekend, so we took the opportunity for a Saturday fun day out in ...
You may have noticed that the new food bit in what they call the Qube area of the metro centre (yellow mall to me and you) has been steadily opening a stream of new restaurants over the past months, from recognisable chains to some I’d never even heard of. Before it’s recent opening I have to ...
Going for afternoon tea on it’s own or as part of another activity is one of those things you can do at any time of year, and often gets overlooked in favour of brunch, happy hour cocktails or evening dinner. For me and my friends it’s great for when we just can’t be arsed ...
Bealim House is a gin distillery and bar that serves quite frankly, unreal gin cocktails – The English Country Garden with Elderflower is my all time favourite!