All Hands On Deck At Penarth Marina!
We haven’t visited The Deck on Penarth Marina since its previous incarnation as Pier 64. The waterside building was previously owned by Craig Bellamy …
The Vale Resort Aims High
The Vale Resort in South Wales has achieved an Aim Secure accreditation and joined the Meeting Industry Association (MIA) – the UK’s only recognised …
Visit Lichfield? Yes, We’re Potty About Staffordshire!
Isn’t it pleasantly strange how a visit to a completely random part of the country will reconnect you with people you’d met in the …
Orange Blossom & Deep Purple
Having ever-so-slightly fallen head over heels in love with Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (we stayed at Hartwell House), we decided to book a second two-night …
Sudbury House
Celebrating a birthday is fun, but celebrating it at a gorgeous hotel on the edge of the Cotswolds is even better! Vale Life’s editor celebrated …


Holm House, Penarth
Holm House has to be one of the must visit restaurants in Penarth (and Cardiff for that matter). The recently refurbished boutique hotel, on …