Here is where "Shaun Dickens at the Boathouse" was also mentioned.
The chef Shaun Hill has spent five decades behind the stoves. After finding fame feeding the diners of Ludlow (The Merchant House) and Devon – where he put Gidleigh Park on the gastronomic map – Shaun Hill reopened Franco Taruschio’s much-loved Walnut Tree in 2008, and quickly restored it to its former glory: though ‘glory’ may be too pompous an epithet for this whitewashed country inn on the B4521 near Abergavenny.
‘The Thames was all gold,’ wrote the Impressionist painter Claude Monet. ‘God it was beautiful, so fine that I began to work in a frenzy, following the sun and its reflections on the water.’ The river Thames, may not always elicit quite so passionate a response, but there’s no denying this 215-mile waterway provides the south of England with some of its most picturesque views. What better way to appreciate it than over lunch at one of the restaurants that line its banks?
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In the northwest of Wales, the island of Anglesey sits proud on the edge of the Irish Sea, peppered by ancient castles, fine pubs and famous oysters. Once known as the ‘Bread basket of Wales’, cross the Menai Bridge to discover some of the best seafood in the UK, best enjoyed in any number of lively bistros. Oliver Smith went to visit.
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