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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-daylesford-organic-kingham">Daylesford Organic, Kingham</h2>



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<p>The Daylesford Organic farm shop in Kingham in Oxfordshire is a beautiful place with absolutely unbelievable produce. It’s incredibly well put together. You can see how Daylesford has been built up over 20 years of hard commitment into a wonderful brand full of amazing things.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-rebellion-tap-yard-marlow-bottom">Rebellion Tap Yard, Marlow Bottom</h2>



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<p>The Tap Yard bar (and its delicious street food on Saturdays) is an add-on the great Rebellion Brewery that has been serving its incredible local ales to Marlow for years. But this brewery does much more that than. It really does reach into the hearts of the local community and is supported by so much love. It is a wonderful business that operates for all the right reasons.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-le-manoir-aux-quat-saisons-great-milton">Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons, Great Milton</h2>



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<p>Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir is an absolutely stunning restaurant and hotel led by such an iconic and brilliant chef. If you can manage to go in spring/summer you can also take a lovely walk around the gardens.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-coopers-marlow">Coopers, Marlow</h2>



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<p>Coopers, tucked away on an industrial estate away from the town centre, serves not just the best coffee in Marlow, but the best coffee ever. A strong, large latte from Coopers is my go-to every morning after the gym. It’s a cool coffee shop environment that roasts all its own beans in a big airy warehouse-style building.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-hayden-nbsp-gallery-marlow">Hayden&nbsp;Gallery, Marlow</h2>



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<p>This is a brilliant independent gallery on Marlow high street that is also owned by the artist. It showcases proper works of art, both contemporary and classic – and not just bright colours through art, although that’s also cool.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-absolutely-karting-maidenhead">Absolutely Karting, Maidenhead</h2>



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<p>My son Acey loves this indoor go-kart track, and you can also have family races which means I can compete against him. It’s proper father-and-son time. His lap times are now equal to mine, which makes me very nervous because it won’t be long before he’s beating me.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-bounty-bourne-end">The Bounty, Bourne End</h2>



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<p>I’m very lucky that I live on the river. The moment the sun comes out we get out on a little boat and head up to The Bounty pub in Bourne End. (You can only reach this gem of a pub by boat or on foot). We love sitting in the garden by the river with some friends, then head back upstream to Marlow as the sun sets.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-homefield-wood-marlow">Homefield Wood, Marlow</h2>



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<p>Homefield Wood, just outside Marlow, is a beautiful place for family dog walks. It’s very quiet and there’s little in the way of phone service. If you’re lucky you might get to see some wild deer running around, or spot some of the rare orchids that flower here. It’s also an amazing place when the bluebells come out in Spring.</p>



<p><strong>Tom Kerridge has published his twelfth cookbook, <em>Tom Kerridge Cooks Britain</em>, so you can get a flavour of his mastercheffery in your own kitchen (Bloomsbury Absolute, £25 Hardback).</strong></p>



<p><strong>Want to try the recipes out? <a href="https://bucksoxon.muddystilettos.co.uk/home/dining-at-home/recipe-tom-kerridges-lamb-rump-and-crab-cakes/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Here are two of the top picks</a>.</strong></p>


My favourite places: Marlow super-chef Tom Kerridge

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