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We had dinner today at the Old Lodge which is right next door to the Golf Course at Minchinhampton Common in Stroud.  Arriving a little after 7pm we were quickly seated.  This pub restaurant is quite large and has a number of rooms which can be booked for private functions.  We found ourselves in the [...]

While visiting the in-laws in Gloucester, we found ourselves dining at Bowden Hall in Upton St Leonards on Monday evening (13th April). An impressive building, set in large grounds, the expectations were high as we entered the main reception. However I noticed that this hotel is owned and operated by Ramada Jarvis from the literature [...]

We took Walter and Mavis to the Egypt Mill Hotel and Restaurant in Nailsworth for evening dinner.  We arrived a touch before 8pm and were quickly seated in this Cotswold stone built Mill.  The place was already busy with fellow diners.  Mavis went for a Parma Ham starter, Dusty opted for Thai Fish Cakes and [...]

Before heading home from Walter and Mavis’ we had booked Sunday Lunch at The Old Forge Inn, on Briston Road in Whitminster. Entering the bar we remembered we had been here once before for an evening meal. The walls are covered with boxes displaying those little spoons you can collect as a tourist. The bar [...]

While visiting Dusty’s parents we decided to have lunch at The Crown of Crucis, near Cirencester. The car park was empty as we pulled up at around 1 o’clock on Saturday the 3rd November. We had booked ourselves a table in the restaurant thinking it would be the best part of the hotel to eat [...]