The Willoughton Wanderer

"Eating my way through life one bite at a time!"

Category: Restaurants

  • We had visited the heritage and antiques centre at Elsecar in the morning and found this gastro-pub just a few miles away in Hemingfield, South Yorkshire as we left so decided to try it for lunch. The carpark had several cars in it which, as I have said in previous reviews, is always a good…

  • We stopped in to the Crown and Cushion in Welburn, North Yorkshire for a bite of lunch. The car park was reasonably full which is a good sign showing it to be well patronised. The exterior of the pub is clearly period but the inside has been renovated in a nice gastro-pub style. There appear…

  • It has been some time since we were last at the Advocate Arms in Market Rasen, in fact four years. In 2019, under the previous manager, we had a poor experience of cold food and slow service (which was out of character) but finding ourselves in the vicinity today we thought we’d see if things…

  • The Mansion House restaurant is located in a splendid looking Georgian building which fronts onto the pavement of Upgate. Once through the black double doors we climbed a small flight of steps and entered the restaurant. We were faced with a central table located immediately through the doors on which stood a delightful floral display.…

  • Date of visit: 9th and 10th March 2023 Having picked up a copy of chef Galton Blackiston’s book Hook Line Sinker last year, Mrs Wanderer and I thought it only right to pay homage in person with a stay at his Michelin-starred Morston Hall on the Norfolk coast. We rolled up to the 17th-century hall…