Tag Archives: Clerkenwell

Fox & Anchor: Clerkenwell’s Boutique B&B

Posted on August 22, 2010 by cheriecity

My first experience with London B&Bs (The Wishing Well in Peckham, just in case you want to avoid it) was like an episode of EastEnders. I slept with one eye open for three long nights after the barman breezily told … Continue reading →

Posted in Hotels, London, Restaurants | Tagged B&B, boutique bed and breakfast, claw foot bath, Clerkenwell, duck-fat chips, EC1, Farringdon, Fox & Anchor, Fox & Anchor pub, gammon and chips, gastro pub, London meat market, luxury B&B, rainfall shower, REN, Smithfield Market, wood-panel bathroom | Leave a comment

Russian Christmas at The Grove, Hertfordshire

Posted on July 29, 2010 by cheriecity

During the festive season, The Grove golf and spa hotel in Chandlers Cross, Hertfordshire, becomes a Christmas hideaway for London city dwellers escaping the hectic crowds of Oxford Street. This year, The Grove has taken inspiration for its exquisite Christmas … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Hotels - Luxury, London | Tagged Afternoon tea, Christmas decorations, Clerkenwell, floral Christmas arrangements, floristry workshop, golf and spa hotel, LA, London, Luis da Silva, McQueens florists, Oscar ceremony flowers, red roses, Russian Christmas, Russian red flowers, Shoreditch, The Glasshouse, The Grove Hertfordshire, UK spa hotel | Leave a comment

Pop Up Pirate comes to Clerkenwell

Posted on May 16, 2010 by cheriecity

Last summer it was Carsten Höller/Prada Foundation’s Double Club and now the people behind The Book Club and Queen of Hoxton, the Mothership Group are bringing a pop-up art installation bar to Clerkenwell for the summer. The Mothership Group have teamed … Continue reading →