Chrissie Walker

Well, you wanted hot weather! Take advantage and enjoy some delicious al fresco dining with HECK. They are extending their summer offerings with thicker burgers, bigger sausages and larger packs designed to feed a hungry crowd. HECK have a mission to make healthier choices more exciting. This Yorkshire-based food company continues to raise the bar for nutritious convenience foods. Its Chicken Italia range was so successful that they have added it to their grilling products.

Chardonnay grapes are thought to have originated in the Burgundy wine region of France but is now grown worldwide. The 2025 Casillero del Diablo Chardonnay hails from Chile and is a value for money white wine, widely available in the UK. The name Casillero del Diablo has long intrigued me. No, it isn’t a company producing wine for Halloween, although it does have a supernatural story.

As a travel writer I am blessed with opportunities to stay in delightful hotels round the world. There are a few qualities that I look for, and Ashdown Park Hotel ticks all the boxes for the perfect getaway. I have published several articles on Ashdown Park over the past couple of months. They covered Winnie the Pooh, the history of this lovely building, and the Summer menu. But what is it like to stay in this celebrated hotel?