Elizabeth's Kitchen Diary

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The End of the Road – Cycling through Britain’s Most Northern Isles (Part 2)

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Part two of two of my long bank holiday weekend bike ride to the most northerly tip of Britain. I had a very comfortable sleep in Windhouse Lodge, the gatehouse to Shetland’s most haunted house, built in 1707. There were no signs of any ghosts, unfortunately! If you haven’t read Part 1 of this series …

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Unst: An Island Above Them All

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Great Britain is in the grip of a heatwave. With temperatures on the mainland soaring to over 30 degrees Celsius, Shetlanders (well, my friends, anyway) are flocking south in their droves to soak up some summer rays. Our family, on the other hand, hid from the sun and travelled north for our summer holiday to the …

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