Sally Laker, Author at BaldHiker

A Walk Around The Haunted Village Of Pluckley In Kent

BySally Laker Updated16 July 2023

Having been told by a friend of mine, Paula, that she was going to a village in Kent that was haunted, I had to find out more and go and see for myself. Pluckley is…

The Full Monty Eggs Benedict

BySally Laker Updated21 May 2023

There’s nothing I love more for brunch or lunch than homemade Eggs Benedict. Yum. There’s definitely something so comforting about eggs and this recipe brings out the full flavour of the eggs and whilst filling,…

Delicious Homemade Sausage Rolls

BySally Laker Updated24 July 2023

Who doesn’t love a sausage roll and what’s better than a lovely homemade one, fresh out of the oven? This is an easy way to make your own delicious sausage rolls. People often imagine the…

A Journey Through The Full English Breakfast

BySally Laker Updated19 March 2023

My favourite way to start the day is a full English Breakfast or “Fry Up” or “Full Monty” as it’s affectionately called. Whenever we go out for a treat or stay over at a hotel…

Breakfast At The Bus Cafe In Margate

BySally Laker Updated19 March 2023

I love nothing more than a cooked breakfast and I’m always looking for new and different variations on the “Full English” breakfast. I love walking along Margate seafront and I’ve walked past the bus cafe…

An Orchard Tour at Brogdale Farm in Faversham

BySally Laker Updated28 November 2022

We’d been to Brogdale Farm, Kent, for some of their summer events and had a train ride around the Orchard with the children when they were younger, but we’d never been on a guided Orchard…

The Stunning Gardens of Mount Ephraim in Hernhill

BySally Laker Updated3 November 2022

We hadn’t been to Mount Ephraim in Kent for a few years and I was reminded just how beautiful the gardens were by Julie Wassmer when she was researching her new book in the Whitstable…

The 14th Century Littlebourne Barn Near Canterbury

BySally Laker Updated27 September 2022

We’d been to the Aisled Barn in Littlebourne, Canterbury, Kent, lots of times for summer and Christmas fayres and also art shows, but I’d never really looked around the empty barn to see how it…

Whitstable Harbour Gin – The Taste Of Kent

BySally Laker Updated16 September 2022

Whitstable Harbour Gin was launched In July 2021, by the landlord Darren Wilton and Justine Setterfield from The Old Neptune pub in Whitstable. I’d heard how good it was and I love to shop local…

Whitstable Bay “High Tide” Afternoon Tea at The Marine Hotel in Tankerton

BySally Laker Updated13 November 2022

I’d seen the promotional photos for this afternoon tea and I absolutely loved the idea of having it all served in a wooden boat. I do love novelty things and all things nautical so this…

Quex Park And Festability In Kent

BySally Laker Updated16 August 2022

Quex Park is a country estate in Birchington which is near Margate in Kent. It’s 250 acres of parkland and gardens and 1500 acres of farmed land. It has Quex House and the Powell-Cotton museum,…

Walking The Warren In Folkestone

BySally Laker Updated30 January 2022

We needed a really good walk and found this hidden gem in one of our Kent walking books. The Warren is in Folkestone, in east Kent and is just around the coast from the white…

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