NEW IN THE NORTH October 2007
BY HAZEL DAVIS
AISLABECK NATURAL
RETREAT
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Need a Yorkshire break to keep you perky till your next holiday abroad? Natural Retreats, Britain’s first luxury sustainable holiday company, has opened eco-friendly cabins in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Aislabeck is set in 54 acres of private meadow and woodland. With stunning views over the Swale Valley, the three-bedroomed residences come with wood-burning stoves and en-suite bathrooms, while solar panels and recycled materials take care of the green credentials. If you have enough of your rural idyll, the town of Richmond is just a mile away with its many cosy pubs and tea rooms, a Georgian theatre, Norman castle, museums, farm shops, galleries, restaurants and gorgeous riverside walks.
Aislabeck, Hurgill Road, Richmond, North Yorkshire. Bookings: +44 (0)161 242 2960, www.naturalretreats.com
KILL FOR A SEAT COMEDY NIGHT
Leeds
Leeds residents are in for a giggle this autumn thanks to a new comedy night at Chapel Allerton’s recently opened arts centre. The Kill For A Seat Comedy Club will take place monthly from 17 October and features the cream of the UK comedy circuit. Kill For A Seat is a brand conceived by comedy promoter and compere Silky (left). Liverpool-born, Leeds-dwelling Silky has been described as a “comic at the top of his game” with an excellent sense of timing. Get those laughter muscles working. Seven Arts Centre, 31a Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, www.killforaseat.com
THERMAL SPA
Manchester
Indulge your inner WAG (ladies) or your metrosexual side (gentlemen) by flexing your credit card at Manchester’s newest pampering experience. The luxury Thermal Spa, which opens this October at the MacDonald Manchester Hotel, features an extensive menu of facials, waxes and mani-pedis for both sexes, as well as massages and makeovers. Facilities include six treatment rooms, two nail bars, a spray tan suite and a terrifying sounding ice igloo.
MacDonald Manchester Hotel, London Road, Manchester, +44 (0)870 194 2137, www.macdonald-hotels.co.uk/manchester
RAYMOND BLANC
BRASSERIE
Leeds
French chef Raymond Blanc brings his Michelin-starred culinary credentials to Leeds this autumn with a new brasserie in the city centre. Brasserie Blanc – his sixth in the UK – is all about simple, beautifully cooked European dishes such as roast duck breast, moules marinière or polenta gnocchi, using free-range or wild produce. We’re salivating already. Victoria Mill, Sovereign Street, Leeds, www.brasserieblanc.com
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