B&Bs with special interest and courses

The following homes offer guests the chance to do something “a little bit different”. Clicking on the host name will take you directly to their page.

WEST COUNTRYBack to top

• 33 Sobey, Liskeard – carp fishing, craft for beginners, sewing
• 57 Dixon, Okehampton – model railway in garden
• 72 Payne, Barnstaple – wildlife farm trail
• 82 Orr, Taunton – cookery
• 86 Norman, Lyme Regis – cloth doll making
• 94 Firmager, Wells – woodturning
• 97 Prichard, Glastonbury – association croquet tuition

SOUTHERN ENGLANDBack to top

• 163 Alvey, New Forest – reflexology

SOUTH EASTBack to top

• 238 Peters, Folkestone – 9 hole golf course

EAST OF ENGLANDBack to top

• 262 Savage, Fakenham – escorted birdwatching trips
• 276 Jennings, Saxmundham – nordic walking
• 301 Adams, Bishop’s Stortford art courses

MIDLANDSBack to top

• 335 Groom, Matlock – craft, painting, interior design
• 339 Reid, Edale – photography and art
• 345 Mitchell, Chester French, German, bridge evenings

HEART OF ENGLANDBack to top

• 402 Brown, Oxford – Pilates and Alexander Technique
• 411 Jones, Cirencester art courses, fishing, nature trail
• 430 Lathan – astronomy
• 437 Barker, Tewkesbury – wine tasting

WALESBack to top

• 458 Jenkins, Cowbridge – nordic walking
• 467 Harber, Carmarthen – “So you want to run your own B & B”

NORTHERN ENGLANDBack to top

• 505 Gardiner, Liverpool – English language tuition
• 539 Lupton, York – water colours, 3D willow sculpture
• 542 Barker, Thirsk – river fishing
• 543 Padfield, Thirsk – embroidery, aga cooking
• 544 Pearson, Northallerton – lambing breaks
• 549 Reay, Leyburn – portrait photography
• 552 Wilkinson, Windermere – free membership of leisure centre
• 559 Shaw, Windermere – membership of country club
• 586 Mulvey, Berwick upon Tweed – family history research

SCOTLANDBack to top

• 598 Stewart, Glasgow – luxury weekend breaks
• 637 Jack, Dundee – Scottish family history research, painting tuition, spa/detox breaks
• 641 McIntosh, Montrose – cookery
• 645 Peters, Elgin – wedding licence
• 648 Mackay, Inverness – sheepdog demonstrations

IRELANDBack to top

• 670 Smith, Belturbet – craft classes
• 675 Kavanagh, Waterford – guided tours of local gardens
• 678 Nugent, Dungarven bread making and scones
• 685 Walsh, Clonakilty – cookery