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Win, Two VIP weekend tickets to Guilfest in June
Guilfest is all set to dazzle festival-lovers in Stoke Park, on 29th & 30th June. The Stranglers will headline on the Saturday with Sam Ryder lighting up Sunday night. Other stars booked include Black Grape, Nouvelle Vague, Blockheads and The Skints, Peter Hook and the Light, From The Jam, Boyzlife, Dutty Moonshine Big Band & Bez from the Happy Mondays. The festival will also feature a great Andertons Local Heroes stage, comedy, children’s fun, literary talks and amazing food & drinks.
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We’ve teamed up with the Big Feastival team at Alex James’ farm in Kingham over the August bank holiday to offer four tickets to the Friday, 23rd August
The Big Feastival is even bigger this year, with a bulging line-up of music, chefs, comedy & family fun. Highlights include Becky Hill, Cat Burns, Johnny Marr, Jax Jones, Raymond Blanc, Andi & Miquita Oliver, Jack Stein, Cherish Finden, DJ Barbecue & Fitwaffle. Children’s TV megastar Justin Fletcher will star, along with Bluey & Bingo, Taskmaster Club, Adam Henson’s farm park & the RSC. We’ve teamed up with the Big Feastival farm to offer four tickets for Friday, 23rd August. Visit Big Feastival & enter.
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Win ethical hummingbird necklace & matching earrings by Jana Reinhardt
Jana Reinhardt and Ross Cutting are a Sussex husband-and-wife team, both master-goldsmiths who are as passionate about hand-making jewellery as they are about animal welfare and green living. Jana has created 12 pieces to raise awareness and funds for animal welfare charities including, OVAID, NAWT and PETA, raising over £10,000.
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We’ve teamed up with the team behind epic ravers’ paradise (with wellbeing & culture too) Stowaway Festival, 16th-18th August in Buckinghamshire to offer two tickets
Stowaway, the fabulous emerging music & arts festival, launched in 2022, will be headlined by Groove Armada (DJ set), Greentea Peng & Leftfield. Other performers/DJs include Cinthie, Dillinja, DJ Flight, Laura Misch, LTJ Bukem, Optimo (Espacio) and Joe Goddard, who returns with a full live band after closing last year’s highlight with an incredible DJ set. The comedy line-up, headlined last year by Jack Dee, will be announced soon. Tickets for the three-day event with camping start at £159. Stowaway Festival.
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A pair of tickets up for grabs to a world première in Petersfield with LynchPin Theatre’s The Vegan Tigress
Godalming-based LynchPin Theatre proudly presents the world première of a new play in Petersfield this month.
The Vegan Tigress by Claire Parker tells the story of a 19th century fairy tale writer who accidentally summons a ghost. This spirit is the highly-offended mother of the lover the writer spurned many years before. The opposing worlds of free spirits and corsets collide in a chaotic bid to understand where stories escape to when they’ve run their course.
Inspired by the life and work of author Mary de Morgan, this comedy is presented during LynchPin’s 25th anniversary year as it brings four of its productions to Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery.
The play is performed by Edie Campbell and Claire Parker and is directed by Tracy Collier.
LynchPin Theatre will perform the première on Thursday, 23rd May at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, Petersfield GU32 3HX. For tickets call 01730 262601 or visit petersfieldmuseum.co.uk/events/vegan-tigress
To celebrate LynchPin’s 25th year it is offering Round & About readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to see the première of The Vegan Tigress. To be in with a chance of winning please fill in the form by May 13th.
LynchPin was founded in 1999 by director Jack Lynch and actor Edie Campbell. The first production, the one-woman play Emily Dickinson & I: the journey of a portrayal by Jack Lynch and Edie Campbell, premièred at The Mill Studio, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford in December 1999. More at lynchpintheatre.com
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Win a stay for two with dinner at The Castle at Edgehill, site of the famous English Civil War battle
Star quality has been in short supply over the recent winter months, what with the driving rain, mud and drudgery of making ends meet. So it’s a wonderful fairytale feeling to leave the real world and cross the wooden bridge into The Castle’s Radway tower.
This is where the bedrooms of this popular pub are housed, in an extravagant folly designed and built in the 1740s by Sanderson Miller to commemorate the centenary of the first major battle of the English Civil War.
This mini castle was converted into an inn in 1822, with additions over the 19th century. Overnight guests can stay in one of five gorgeously quirky rooms (King, Prince Rupert, Cromwell Suite or The Verney) with a choice of comfy four-poster beds, imbued with centuries of character but with all mod cons.
The views from this regal turret, and the adjoining restaurant, are breathtaking. This hill crest, on the Warwickshire/Oxfordshire border, was the spot where Charles I stood and watched the first major battle of the English Civil War in 1642. We enjoyed a much less brutal view, of the serene patchwork of farmland, as we made the most of a break in the rain to amble through the springtime woodlands where the trees all look like they could tell stories. This five-mile Battlefield Trail heads to the pretty village of Radway.
“It’s not just armies that march on their stomachs.”
Just as well that The Castle is a foodie hub serving hearty portions – it’s not just armies that march on their stomachs. Fuelled by the fresh air, we devoured our dinner, including exceptional wild mushroom and truffle risotto with veg crisps, beef medallions with buttery mash and quail’s eggs, plus a chocolate fondant with cherry puree and black cherry ice cream that I’m still dreaming about. Head chef Pawel Neuman and his team serve modern dishes that help the local ingredients sing, and it’s no wonder guests rate the breakfasts so highly.
Dogs and well-behaved children (there’s a very well-priced menu for kids, plus good vegan & veggie options) are welcome in the restaurant, which has three welcoming dining spaces. The pub as you step in is the stuff of the wildest tourist dreams: think flagstone floors, wood panelling, Chesterfield sofas and roaring fires.
The bar has a great wine list, with changing local and guest ales, including many from nearby Hook Norton Brewery and ciders, all served with a smile by the warm and welcoming staff. Special mention to the best espresso martini I’ve ever had, and spirit fans will love the gin school tasting classes, with Pinnock Distillery, on Saturdays; from £18pp.
There’s so much to do nearby; we fluttered down to my childhood fave, Stratford Butterfly Farm. To book your perfect date stay, call 01295 670255 or visit castleatedgehill.co.uk
To be in with a chance of winning a stay for two people with dinner, to enter our prize draw, fill in the form below before 12pm on Friday 26th April.
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Our lucky winner can win a handbag of their choice from the gorgeous new Luella Grey London collection
Luella Grey is an independent handbag brand designed in London by friends Rachel and Sarah.
With more than 20 years of combined design experience working for global brands between them, they set out to create their unique aesthetic and the brand is now sold globally online. Their accessible luxury handbags feature signature jewellery-inspired clasps and molten metal accessories making them truly unique. You’ll discover timeless, classic designs that will last season after season.
Brimming with refined details, a dreamy palette of summer pastels and classic colours, each piece in the new collection is finished with new season clasps and textures.
As always, each style features Luella Grey’s unique, signature molten metal trims designed exclusively in the London studio. Their beautiful statement clasps are crafted from tactile premium materials – resin, molten metal and enamel.
Find out more & shop at luellagrey.com To enter our prize draw, fill in the form below before 12pm on Friday 26th April.
Lazing in the bubbling jacuzzi, gazing up at the round ceiling window, where concentric circles of rain pulse outwards… this is about as close to Zen as I can remember feeling.
I have entered the round, inviting, Hobbit-like door to the bijou spa at the bottom of the walled garden at The Eastbury in Sherbourne. Inside is a nurturing safe haven that feels a million miles from the daily hubbub, with a luxury wet spa, hydrotherapy tub, sauna and treatment room where even the most frazzled can feel their cares melt away.
Treatments on offer from healing hands include nourishing facials, stone therapy and deep tissue massage, using the premier cru of wellness brands Caudalie. There is also an outdoor jacuzzi for good measure, and you can book exclusive use of the spa suite or perhaps treat yourself to a nourishing body wrap or tub and scrub.
If you are worn out by your own life and need a restorative change of scene, I can think of few places more suited than The Eastbury. The recently refurbished 26-bedroom country house hotel is the winner of the “best value experience” in the prestigious Conde Nast 2022 awards for Excellence.
Sherborne – the ancient capital of Dorset – is a sleepy market town with many local gardens (Stourhead, Minterne, Tintinhill), fly fishing, hot air ballooning, Sherborne Castle and Abbey. The area is surrounded by National Trust and English Heritage Sites and is a great base from which to explore the Dorset coast including Chesil Beach, Durdle Door, West Bay and Brownsea Island (a drive away of less than 45 minutes).
The five Victorian Garden Potting Shed Suites are beautifully appointed, snuggly warm and cosy, thanks to their underfloor heating. Each one has its own entrance and tri-folding rear doors so you can enjoy the private terrace and gaze at the stars, alongside the fire pit. These get-away suites are nestled in the award-winning gardens of the 17th century stone period property, where the outdoor seating, croquet, badminton, table tennis and large chess set add to the quirky charm of this luxury getaway. The newly refurbished Eastbury Cottage is has three generous bedrooms, if you’re looking for a group stay.
There are some dog-friendly rooms with comfy canine beds, bowls, treats, a squeaky dog toy and even a welcome letter from the owner’s chihuahua Monty. Each beautiful room offers a walks guide so that you can venture out to make the most of the local scenery, including Badbury Rings, Glastonbury Tor and the River Yeo.
Whatever your stress levels, a stay promises to top up your mojo levels and leave you feeling pampered, refreshed and ready to face the world anew. Aaaaaaand relax!
Doubles from £206 B&B per night. Eastbury Cottage price based on two people is £625 per night or £4,375 for seven nights. Price based on four people or more is £850 per night or £5,950 for seven nights on a self-catering basis. Includes a private garden, six-seater outdoor table, barbecue and a classic garden hot tub (available from the end of September). Minimum two-night stay. For more info or to book a stay visit theeastburyhotel.co.uk or call 01935 813131.
We have a five-star overnight stay with spa & dinner for two people at The Eastbury to give away! Click here to enter
It’s time to take a fresh look at a familiar face with the grand re-opening of Bill’s in Newbury today (23rd September).
The popular restaurant and bar in Market Place is staying true to its roots but adding a touch of glamour with modern décor, luxurious velvet seating and sparkling chandeliers.
It’s the ideal spot for lunch, after work cocktails or dinner and to celebrate the relaunch they are offering you the chance to win dinner for six people. Anyone booking a table online during the opening week (23rd to 29th September) will automatically be entered into the prize draw.
And for the first two weeks after the relaunch, diners will be asked to vote for their chosen charity – West Berkshire Mencap, Helen & Douglas House and The Samaritans – to support for the next three months. The successful charity will be revealed on 7th October.
The management team in Newbury have been working to build relationships with the local community and the restaurant will be making a 50p contribution for each ‘burger of the week’ sold with the money going to the chosen charity.
Founder of the restaurant chain, which started in Lewes, Sussex in 2000, Bill Collison said: “Good quality food in a welcoming environment has always been at the core of Bill’s. We have loved being in our current spot in Newbury for the past five years and we felt the time was right for a fresh new look for the restaurant.
“We are proud to create restaurants that are full of vibrant colour and vintage trinkets. I believe that the new look transcends all dining times which will only enhance our diners’ experience and showcase our vibrant food and drinks.”
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Book your table online to enter the prize-draw or to find out more head to Bill’s website
