Flybe / March 2019

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Destinations
LA ROCHELLE
For delectable food in gorgeous
surroundings in La Rochelle
harbour, Prao restaurant is hard to
beat. Included in the prestigious 2016
Gault&Millau guide, it offers food created
from fresh and seasonal produce. As a
result its menu is constantly changing and
dishes could include Pork Ribs with Satay
Sauce and Potatoes with Cajun Spices or
Supreme Guinea Fowl with Chorizo, while
desserts could include Dark Chocolate
Tart with Chocolate Sorbet. For a lighter
bite, its offshoot the Prao Cafe is just down
the road.
I NVERNESS
Sitting on the banks of the River Ness
in a converted church building, this
beautiful restaurant serves modern
European food with Highland influences,
made using local produce. Open since
1995, the simple cooking and warm,
friendly atmosphere has seen The Mustard
Seed become one of Inverness’s favourite
restaurants. Expect treats such as Roast
Breast of Chicken served on Black
Pudding Mash with a Whisky Sauce, and
Highland Venison Haunch with Truffle
Mash, Peas, Bacon and Baby Gem and a
Red Wine Sauce.
I RELAND WEST ( KNOCK )
The Connacht Whiskey Company
in Co Mayo enjoy sharing their love
of Irish whiskey with visitors. Their
guided distillery tours bring you through
the process of making whiskey and will
help you understand why they are so
passionate about single pot still Irish
whiskey. There are various tours you
can take and the Connacht Whiskey
Company has set them up to be small
and interactive, so that you can really
enjoy the experience without feeling
rushed or pushed out the door to make
room for a tour bus.
JERSEY
La Mare Wine Estate is a 20-acre working estate well known for its wines and popular
Jersey Apple Brandy Cream. The central farmhouse, known as Elms Farm, was built by the
De Gruchy family in 1797. The working farm was devoted to apple trees until it gradually
gave way to the twin crops of potatoes and cauliflowers. By 1968, the farm had become
dilapidated and was sold to the Blayney family. They restored the house and reversed its
fortunes, establishing the estate in 1972. Today, La Mare comprises historic buildings and
beautiful gardens, extensive vineyards and orchards, function rooms, a winery, distillery and
estate kitchens which produce some of the island’s legacy recipes, such as Black Butter, a
unique Jersey conserve made with apples, cider, lemons, sugar, liquorice, mixed spice and
cinnamon, and can be spread on toast, and used as an ingredient in a wide range of recipes,
for both sweet and savoury dishes. Tours and tastings of the wines and handmade products are
available daily and guests are invited to enjoy the gardens, vineyard walk, cooperage display
and onsite restaurant offering light lunches and cream teas.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Inverness from
Belfast City, Birmingham and Jersey
(from 1st June).
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Ireland West (Knock)
from Birmingham, Edinburgh and
Manchester.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Jersey from Aberdeen (from 4th May), Birmingham, Cardiff, Doncaster
Sheffield, Durham ( from 18th May), East Midlands, Exeter, Geneva, Guernsey, Inverness
(from 1st June), Manchester and Southampton. Flybe’s franchise partner Blue Islands
has flights to Jersey from Bristol, Guernsey, London City, Southampton and Zurich (from
11th May).
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to La Rochelle
from Birmingham (from 25th May),
Manchester (from 25th May) and
Southampton.
I SLE OF MAN
Enjoy some four-star luxury at the
Sefton Hotel on Harris Promenade.
Take a dip in the indoor pool or
exercise in the gym and follow that up
with an indulgent massage or facial
treatment. Spend some time in the
unique atrium water garden with its
glass roof or tuck in at one of the two
on-site restaurants – choose from Sir
Norman’s for pub grub or Harbour Lights
for fine dining. You can choose rooms
with huge windows overlooking the
magnificent sweep of Douglas Bay,
or with balcony views over the atrium
water garden.
F L I G H T D E TA I L S
Flybe has flights to Isle of Man from
Birmingham, Geneva, Liverpool and
Manchester.