Here is a picture of Bill and Harry, the great vegetable gardeners and purveyors of pigeons, rabbits.

Just now the wall flowers are at their best, there are vases of them and flowering rosemary in the dining room.

I wish I had taken a photograph of the famous Hairy Bikers who stayed here with their team while filming and cooking in the Vale of Belvoir. The programme will be on TV in the autumn. They paid us a great compliment saying that Langar Hall was top favorite out of the many hotels they had stayed in during their last filming. The chefs were praised as 'way up there with the top 3 chefs in restaurants they had visited. I really love bikers. And I like the 'real food' they cook in unexpected places all over the world.

I also enjoyed a three day stay and conference of top professors and doctors from all over the world. The sun shone, they were relaxed and happy and we were sorry to see them go. These whole house bookings are a joy for us and the customers apreciate the unique beauty of this place, the easy quick lunches, the home made almond biscuits and the dinner at night.

So I am glad to report that Langar Hall is flourishing. We have been surprisingly busy over the bank holiday with couples escaping their children for a night away and family parties for every kind of birthday or any excuse for a celebration including loads of children playing on the trampoline and swings.

May can be perfectly beautiful in England. The best days are when lunch guests sit in the garden for drinks and coffee even though sometimes they stay there until I have to sweep them out at 7pm.

Now here is a new blog for you to try. later I'll have it added to somwhere on the web page.

http://www.lodging-world.com/