by Tami Vickery | Jun 19, 2025
Such is the popularity of gin, you could be forgiven for thinking every day is World Gin Day, but Saturday June 14th is the official date. Gin is actually the UKs National Sprit, and it has very recently overtaken whisky as the most popular spirit in the country with...
by Tami Vickery | May 22, 2025
We are lucky enough to receive hundreds, if not thousands of online reviews and guest emails every year, and we show our appreciation by responding personally to every single message that people are kind enough to send. The fact that we email every guest asking for...
by Tami Vickery | May 8, 2025
We are lucky enough to receive hundreds, if not thousands of online reviews and guest emails every year, and we show our appreciation by responding personally to every single message that people are kind enough to send. The fact that we email every guest asking for...
by Tami Vickery | Apr 17, 2025
On March 20th, respected broadcaster, writer and journalist Adrian Chiles used his regular (and usually brilliant) column in The Guardian to launch a bitter attack on ‘bedspreads and cushions’. What, you might wonder has Adrian got against cushions? Our managing...
by Tami Vickery | Mar 27, 2025
Daffodils. Is there a more potent sign that Spring is well and truly upon us, crocuses and snowdrops are lovely, but it’s daffodils that really tell us that warm weather is just around the corner. Stoke Park is a five-minute walk from Mandolay, and the place is a riot...
by Tami Vickery | Mar 20, 2025
We were delighted to once again enter a team in the Guildford Pancake Races, which took place on the High Street earlier this month. This is the 20th anniversary of pancake racing in Guildford, and as you can see from our team photo, the sun came out to mark the day...