A review of The Pig at Bridge Place hotel in Kent, which is the epitome of five-star British style

Great British Boltholes: A slice of porcine perfection at The Pig at Bridge Place, which is ‘the epitome of five-star British style’ The Pig at Bridge Place is surrounded by ten acres of park and water meadows The hotel is located inside a Grade II-listed building that dates back to 1638  There are 7 rooms … Read more

Review of Parklane hotel, in Limassol, Cyprus, which offers football coaching from Dimitar Berbatov

My son Joseph passes to the unusually tall winger out wide on the right, who then splits the defence with a perfectly weighted ball. Joseph runs onto it and then his teammate’s deep Bulgarian voice booms out around the pitch: ‘Feenish!’ Joseph dutifully slots the ball past the keeper to secure his hat-trick, then sprints … Read more

A review of La Sivolière hotel in Courchevel 1850, the resort Kate and Wills love to ski in

As I check into the five-star La Sivolière hotel in Courchevel 1850, I momentarily think that the authorities are raiding the place. There’s a young man looking like a gendarme flicking through some paperwork behind the reception desk. Then I realise his dark-blue top and shield-style arm badge is actually the hotel staff uniform, with … Read more

HONOR Magic Watch 2 review: Here’s what we thought about the new smart watch from Huawei’s sub-brand

HONOR Magic Watch 2: From accurate fitness tracking to a super-long battery life, our review of the new smartwatch (which is currently £20 off on Amazon) By Corinna Burton For Mailonline Published: 18:27 GMT, 17 February 2020 | Updated: 13:52 GMT, 27 February 2020 If you’re on the hunt for a new smartwatch, the Honor … Read more

Victory In The Kitchen by Annie Gray review: ‘Popular history at its very best’

Annie Gray’s delicious Victory In The Kitchen, a biography of Georgina Landemare, Winston Churchill’s cook, is ‘popular history at its very best’ By Kathryn Hughes Published: 22:01 GMT, 22 February 2020 | Updated: 16:53 GMT, 26 February 2020 Victory In The Kitchen: The Life Of Churchill’s Cook Annie Gray              … Read more

Herbert Von Karajan album review: Some of his most enjoyable recordings here are of lighter stuff

Herbert Von Karajan had an extremely wide repertoire, and some of the most enjoyable recordings in his Complete Decca Recordings are of lighter stuff By David Mellor for Event Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Herbert Von Karajan    Complete Decca Recordings    33 CDs, out now Rating: Herbert … Read more

Rootbound by Alice Vincent review: ‘A hopeful memoir of self-discovery and horticulture’

Alice Vincent presents a beguiling bouquet in Rootbound: Rewilding A Life, her hopeful memoir of self-discovery and horticulture By Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 29 February 2020 Rootbound: Rewilding A Life   Alice Vincent                                  … Read more

The Prince Of Egypt review: As musical theatre, this gives banality a bad name

The Prince Of Egypt Dominion Theatre, London                            Until October 31, 2hrs 45mins Rating: Half a century ago Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz had a hit with Godspell. Then, in 1991, he begat an Old Testament stinker called Children Of Eden. Now there’s this … Read more