The Willoughton Wanderer

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

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Eating my way through life one bite at a time! My Willoughton Wanderer blog tells the story of my various visits to eateries, pubs and restaurants, both good and bad, on my travels together with the occasional recipe thrown in for good measure.

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  • The Least Sourdoughy Loaf We’ve Ever Encountered!

    We popped in to Uncle Henry’s at Grayingham in Lincolnshire as we needed a nice artisan loaf for our planned lunch of cheese and pickles, and we plumped for what was labelled a “Sourdough” loaf. Back at the ranch we were a little disappointed on slicing said loaf as it was the least sourdoughy we’ve…

  • Stuffed Squid with a Tomato, Tomatillo and Kale Sauce

    Here I am stuffing the squid tubes with a seafood medley comprising of chopped prawns, mussels and the squid tentacles but you could stuff them with a mixture of chopped vegetables or spinach depending on your tastes. Serves 1 Cooking time about 20 minutes Ingredients: 4 squid tubes, washed and dried. 3 large raw king…

  • The Vinery, Rolleston, Nottinghamshire

    We decided to take a trip to Southwell racecourse on Sunday as there was an antiques fair on. If we had followed the brown signs to the racecourse on the main road we would never have stumbled across The Vinery at Rolleston, an absolute jewel in the village’s crown! Well done to the satnav for…

  • The Stag, Barkston, Nr Grantham

    The Stag Inn is a delightful looking pub overlooking the small green in the village of Barkston near Grantham. Internally the pub is clean and tidy with a range of two and four seater tables with New England shades of light blue on the painted table legs in the restaurant area. We didn’t venture into…

  • The Sun Inn at Everton near Doncaster

    Excellent Repeat Visit This was the first time that we had visited the Sun Inn at Everton near Doncaster since Darren, the manager, had taken over from the previous incumbents (he had beforehand managed the sister pub of the same name in Retford and done an excellent job there). We weren’t at all disappointed and…

  • Prawn and Tomatillo Linguine

    Tomatillo’s for the uninitiated (as I was two years ago before we started growing them) are a Mexican variety, akin to a tomato, that grows in a papery husk (much like a Cape Gooseberry but bigger!) with a very citrusy flavour. Green in colour when ripe, and slightly sticky, they are just starting to come…

  • Korean Prawns with a Broad Bean and Tomato Salsa

    This is a simple, easy and delicious lunch and takes no time at all to make (aside from the initial marinating). Enjoy! Ingredients: Serves 1 3 large raw king prawns 1 shallot, chopped 1 large tomato coarsely chopped 1 large handful of freshly picked broad beans 1 teaspoon tomato puree Half a teaspoon garlic puree…

  • The Devonshire at Langwith, Derbyshire

    The Devonshire in Upper Langwith on the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire border is a well appointed pub with a fine restaurant. We had made a trip out to the Welbeck Abbey Farm Shop and over coffee did a quick Google and found this gem of an eatery a short drive away. On arrival there were few…

  • The Jug & Glass Inn, Nether Langwith, Nottinghamshire

    The Jug & Glass Inn is a beautiful stone-built 17th century pub in the picturesque village of Nether Langwith near Mansfield. It sits proudly overlooking the River Poulter, which wends its way through the village, with a beer garden at the front with views over the river and village green with its small war memorial.…

  • The Marquis of Granby, Wellingore, Lincolnshire

    I fervently maintain that the quality of an establishment’s food can be determined by the number of cars in the carpark; the more the cars the better the food as people are keen to visit. The Marquis of Granby in Wellingore has no carpark so nothing to go on but we ploughed on nevertheless. We…