
Neil Thomas gets round to dining at The Royal Oak in Welshpool — and rather wishes he’d visited earlier.

Neil Thomas enjoys some thoroughly modern cooking in the thoroughly unmodern surroundings of Drapers’ Hall in Shrewsbury

Neil Thomas goes in search of style , and finds it in abundance at a south Shropshire hotel

Neil Thomas takes an early measure of a new venue in the county town

Neil Thomas enjoys the evident skills of Fishmore Hall’s head chef – and takes advantage of an overnight stay

The Valley Hotel in Ironbridge was in the right place at the right time. But would the food make the journey worthwhile? Neil Thomas finds out

Neil Thomas drops in to the nineteenth hole and finds quality to the ‘fore!’

In defiance of the economic gloom engulfing most sectors of the economy, The Yockleton Arms has recently reopened. So the least we could do was go and have a look . . .

Neil Thomas muses over Shropshire’s Olympic connections and awards gold to The Raven

Neil Thomas visits a brasserie that’s buzzing with bonhomie in the county town

Neil Thomas enjoys dinner with a difference in the grand surroundings of a National Trust treasure

Neil Thomas braves the elements to enjoy the fruits of Goldstone Hall’s kitchens – and benefit from some off-the-wall lessons from the wine list