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Lord Crewe Arms

Blanchland, Co. Durham DH8 9SP

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Lord Crewe Arms

The personal touch

Wild and remote, in a deep valley some three miles below Derwent Reservoir, Blanchland Abbey can trace its origins back to 1165, and the layout of its surrounding village remains unchanged to this day. At the heart of Blanchland stands the Lord Crewe Arms, one of England’s finest inns, set in a cloister garden that is a now an ancient monument. Named after Nathaniel, Lord Crewe – the 18th-century Bishop of Durham and one-time owner of the estate – the inn is now reaping the benefits of a makeover from current owners Calcot Hotels. The result is a stunning blend of old and new spread across two restaurants, 21 bedrooms and an atmospheric vaulted bar. It feels informal, but with big gestures – so prepare to be wowed by ancient flagstones, heavy oak doors, chunky trestle tables, wall sconces and medieval-style chandeliers. Stone steps lead to a warren of rooms, while the chic upstairs restaurant has cracking views over the cloister garden to the valley below. The Lord Crewe Arms is also a home-from-home for the huntin’, fishin’ and shootin’ set.

Muddy paws

Dogs are welcome in the bar and in 14 of the rooms (a £10 charge includes a dog bed and bowl).

Sticky fingers

Children are made to feel very welcome, with smaller portions from the menus and board games in the bar. Cots and Z-beds are available, and several rooms are designed for families. Baby-sitting can be arranged.

Alfresco

Eat and drink alfresco in the original Abbey cloister garden – a Grade I-listed space that comes complete with ruins and stunning views down the Derwent valley. There’s room on the grass for summer brollies, tables and chairs, plus boules, croquet and a giant Jenga game.

What’s on?

Regular ‘author’ lunches and dinners including talks and food by the fireside; Call My Bluff wine evenings; Spring flower-arranging workshops; regular painting workshops with artist Paul Stangroom; bikes are available for hire; basic fishing tuition can be booked on the inn’s private stretch of the river Derwent (rods and temporary licences provided).

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David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Historic inn & timeless village
Stunning restoration
Supremely comfortable accommodation
Seasonal food from the garden and countryside
Atmospheric cellar bar
Mecca for country sports

What’s the Damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

What Else?

All credit cards taken
Alfresco dining
Private dining facilities
Parking
Not suitable for the disabled

Gongs

Good Hotel Guide, Michelin

Lord Crewe Arms

Do not disturb

Named after local fells and shoots, the inn’s 21 bedrooms are dotted around the original building, three neighbouring miners’ cottages and the village’s one-time Angel of Temperance inn across the road. Kitted out in contemporary country-house style, they are supremely comfortable with king-size beds topped with the finest linen and down, matching fabrics and blankets, antique furnishings, upholstered chairs or sofas (larger rooms), and modern tiled bathrooms. Some are beamed, most have feature fireplaces (three with open fires), and the ‘Champion’ rooms or suites have vast bathrooms with claw-foot baths and walk-in showers.

Creature comforts

Nespresso machines and homemade cookies; hot water bottles; cosy bathrobes; magazines, local maps and a map case; Aromatherapy bathroom goodies

Gadgets

Roberts radios; HD digital TVs; telephone (no mobile signal); Bose Bluetooth music station; free Wi-Fi throughout

Pampering

Drying room; boot room (with sink)

What’s for Breakfast?

Fresh fruit, freshly squeezed juices, yoghurts; croissants and pastries; Kilner jars filled with homemade jams and marmalades; cereals in posh labelled containers; eggs Benedict; cheesy crumpets; full English breakfast including home-smoked salmon, local sausages and bacon

What’s the damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Historic inn & timeless village
Stunning restoration
Supremely comfortable accommodation
Seasonal food from the garden and countryside
Atmospheric cellar bar
Mecca for country sports

What’s the Damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

What Else?

All credit cards taken
Alfresco dining
Private dining facilities
Parking
Not suitable for the disabled

Gongs

Good Hotel Guide, Michelin

Lord Crewe Arms

Mastering the menu

Having worked the stoves at several of Mark Hix’s London restaurants – notably Hix Soho – Aussie chef Simon Hicks escaped the city to set up the kitchen at the Lord Crewe, and hasn’t looked back. His food is robust modern British fare and he is relishing the rural location, taking full advantage of locally bagged game, top-quality meats and foraged ingredients – as well as pickings from the kitchen garden and the output of a smokehouse in one of the inn’s outbuildings. Daily menus are driven by the seasons and peppered with meaty cuts – hocks, shins, shanks, steaks and the like. Typically, expect to find venison salami, braised oxtail, lamb chops and delicious sharing platters (whole roasted Goosnargh duck) on winter’s evening. If you’re lucky, there may be a joint spit-roasting or a pot of stew bubbling away over the fire in the Hilyard Room. Indulgent, desserts hark back to the good old days, perhaps vanilla rice pudding or elderflower jelly with gooseberry ice cream.

On the menu

Braised oxtail with Willie’s crispy pease pudding £6.95
Lincolnshire onion tart, poached egg and fried chicken livers £6.75
Roast cod, braised lentils, vegetables and ham £15.25
Char-grilled venison, sweet-and-sour beetroot and ‘neep’ croquettes £15.45
Forced rhubarb and custard tart £5.25

Sunday Roasts

Lunch revolves around a sharing platter of three roasts, all served with Yorkshire puddings, vegetables, cauliflower cheese and spring greens - roast rump of Castle Bank beef; roast Swailbrick Farm chicken; roast collar of Yorkshire pork (2 courses £18; 3 courses £24)

Foodie Extras

Picnic hampers, shooting baskets and walkers’ lunches (12 hours’ notice required). Full shooting lunches are also catered for

Time to Eat

Breakfast: 7.30am - 9.30am
Lunch: 12 noon - 2.30pm (3pm Saturday & Sunday)
Dinner: 6pm - 9pm (6.30pm - 9pm Sunday)

Local, local, local

Home-grown vegetables from the kitchen garden and greenhouse
Home-smoked bacon, salmon and sardines from smokehouse hidden in garden outbuildings
Venison and seasonal game from the estate shoots
Real ale – Wylam Brewery, Heddon-on-the-Wall (www.wylambrewery.co.uk)

Behind the bar

The medieval vaulted Crypt, sculpted by thick stone walls and lit by candles, is a really cosy and atmospheric place to enjoy a pre-dinner drink or nibble on some ‘bait bites’ (ie snacks). Very much the village rallying point, it often buzzes with locals bantering and supping Northumbrian ales – perhaps Wylam Red Kite or the Lord Crewe Brew (a traditional golden ale produced for the inn by Wylam). There are ‘garden cocktails’ too, plus a good range of gins and whiskies for spirit fans. Wine buffs have a choice of 14 by the glass from a decent list that includes an interesting ‘French and Serious’ selection – namely fine vintage Bordeaux that have been aged in the cellars at the company’s flagship, Calcot Manor in Gloucestershire.

Bar snacks

Duck egg with spiced buttered shrimps on toast
Jim’s grilled beef burger
Smoked haddock croquettes
Haggis ‘n’ neeps
Reggie’s duck bun

Time at the bar

11am - 11pm

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Historic inn & timeless village
Stunning restoration
Supremely comfortable accommodation
Seasonal food from the garden and countryside
Atmospheric cellar bar
Mecca for country sports

What’s the Damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

What Else?

All credit cards taken
Alfresco dining
Private dining facilities
Parking
Not suitable for the disabled

Gongs

Good Hotel Guide, Michelin
Inn Location
Shopping
Activities
Places to Visit

WALKING

www.visitnorthumberland.com
www.visitkielder.com
www.exploreteesdale.uk
www.highforcewaterfall.com
If you’re planning to go walking during your stay at the Lord Crewe Arms, you might like to start off with something short and undemanding right on the doorstep. From the inn there are several waymarked walks that take you round this picture-perfect estate village and provide access to the spectacular moorland country surrounding it. There are also numerous trails to discover in Kielder Forest and Hamsterley Forest, but for one of the North of England’s great natural attractions, make for High Force – a spectacular waterfall on the river Tees. The artist Turner came to sketch the scene here in 1816.

CYCLING

www.sandstoneway.co.uk
www.visitnorthumberland.com
www.visitkielder.com
www.woodnwheels.org.uk
If you’re looking for something with a real sense of adventure, you might want to tackle a section of the 120-mile Sandstone Way, which links Hexham with Berwick-upon-Tweed and was launched in 2015. There are 10 optional looped sections enabling riders to turn the trail into a series of circular routes that are ideally suited to families and the less experienced cyclist. Elsewhere, try a day or half day in the saddle within the wooded expanses of Hamsterley Forest or Kielder Forest. There’s plenty of choice in both areas and the chance to hire bikes.

EVENTS & FESTIVALS

www.visithexham.net
www.thisisdurham.com
www.exploreteesdale.co.uk
Throughout the year, Teesdale hosts an assortment of festivals and cultural activities including walks, talks, family fun days and exhibitions. The Bowes Museum is a popular venue for many key events in the region’s social calendar. Elsewhere, look out for the Durham International Festival and the Bishop Auckland Food Festival. North of Blanchland, there’s plenty to entertain you too: the Hexham Book Festival sees appearances by many authors, while the town’s Spring Festival plays host to all sorts of events – from music and a teddy bears’ picnic to classic car displays and morris dancing.

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Activities

Derwent Reservoir Sailing Club DH8 9PT
Only a couple of miles from Blanchland lies Derwent Reservoir, 3.5 miles long and consisting of 1,000 acres of open water. Devoted to sailing and windsurfing, this is the perfect setting for some exhilarating water-based activity.

Kielder Forest NE48 1ER
Kielder Water is Britain’s biggest man-made lake, set within the 250 square miles of England’s largest working forest. Acknowledged as the best ‘tourism experience’ in the country, this is the place for a day of fun and adventure. Among a whole range of great activities for both adults and children are fishing, birdwatching and geocaching.

Cloud Nine Ballooning, Blanchland DH8 0TB
Here’s a fantastic opportunity to float silently over the magnificent landscape of Northumberland and the North Pennines. Get some great photographs while you’re there too. The main launch site is near Blanchland.

Horse Riding, Barnard Castle DL12 9DG
What could be better than an exhilarating trek in the beautiful limestone country of Teesdale. The welcoming staff at Raygill Farm, near Barnard Castle, will work out a programme to suit your schedule and requirements.

Places to Visit

Hadrian's Wall & Housesteads Fort, Bardon Mill, Hexham NE47 6NN
One of the Roman Empire’s most northerly outposts, Hadrian’s Wall survives as a monument to the past. Learn all about the role it played during the Roman Occupation by visiting Housesteads Fort, between Haltwhistle and Hexham in the wilds of Northumberland.

Derwentcote Steel Furnace, Rowland’s Gill NE17 7RS
Constructed in the 1720s, Derwentcote, at Rowland’s Gill near Newcastle-upon-Tyne, is the earliest and most complete steelmaking furnace in the UK. Restored by English Heritage in 1990, this great landmark is also the last surviving example of cementation steelmaking in the north-east.

The North of England Lead Mining Museum, Cowshill DL13 1AR
Surrounded by dense forest and grouse moorland near Cowshill in Upper Weardale, the North of England Lead Mining Museum provides a fascinating insight into the lives of local miners and their families. The museum’s most famous feature is the giant overshot 33ft-high water wheel, which powered the crushing machinery.

Belsay Hall Castle & Gardens, Corbridge NE20 0DX
Located north-east of Corbridge and a unique mix of Grecian architecture, medieval ruins, formal terraces and lush quarry gardens, Belsay Hall is a consummate masterpiece of design.

Gibside, near Rowlands Gill, Gateshead NE16 6BG
Situated just outside Rowland’s Gill and created by one of the richest men in Georgian England, Gibside is gradually being brought to life by the National Trust after centuries of neglect. Expect a wonderful landscaped park, miles of walks and some magnificent views.

National Railway Museum, Shildon, Bishop Auckland DL4 1PQ
This is one strictly for steam fans. In the Great Hall you can wallow in nostalgia, marvel at some of the biggest and best-known locomotives and encounter history makers and record breakers. The museum is based near Bishop Auckland.

Egglestone Hall & Gardens DL12 0AG
Situated in Teesdale, north of Barnard Castle, Eggleston Hall Nursery & Gardens are often referred to as ‘the jewel amongst the hills’. The nursery garden recalls the golden age of Victorian plant collectors, and a waymarked trail allows you to discover this hidden gem.

Shopping

Zara Countrywear, Barnard Castle DL12 8NB
Located in Barnard Castle, Zara Countrywear stocks a broad range of menswear and ladies fashion, as well as accessories and clothes for children. Designer labels include Toggi, Hunter and Stetson.

Gaia, 3 Market Street, Hexham NE46 3NS
Gaia is Hexham’s Fairtrade Emporium, full of quirky items and fantastic surprises. Expect an amazing range of new and recycled textiles, rugs, throws, hats, scarves, musical instruments and much more. The place has a friendly, welcoming atmosphere and customers come back time and time again. 01434 603360.

Durham DH1 1RH
A shopping trip to the beautiful city of Durham is much more than just trudging around the shops spending money. Here you can seek out independent retailers, boutiques and quirky craft traders in the shadow of the historic Cathedral. It’s a great day out, not a chore.

Cogito Books, Hexham NE46 1NQ
Situated at the heart of the historic market town of Hexham, Cogito Books is an independent retailer run by knowledgeable booksellers with a huge range of titles for all ages, plus a great choice of cards, notebooks and classical CDs.

Durham Dales Centre, Stanhope DL13 2FJ
South of Blanchland, in the Weardale village of Stanhope, you’ll discover a striking mix of gift shops and craft galleries. Among the various items are jewellery, clothing and cards.

Dickinsons, Hexham NE46 3LZ
Based on Beaumont Street in Hexham, this well-established furniture, flooring and interiors retailer has the largest interior-design studios in the North of England, offering a one-stop shop for furniture, lighting, beds, carpets, curtains, blinds and accessories.

Katie Kerr, Corbridge NE45 5AA
Based in Corbridge, just a few miles north of Blanchland, Katie Kerr specialises in ladies fashion. Expect clothes, shoes and accessories, with a range of brand names, including Masai Clothing.

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Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Historic inn & timeless village
Stunning restoration
Supremely comfortable accommodation
Seasonal food from the garden and countryside
Atmospheric cellar bar
Mecca for country sports

What’s the Damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

What Else?

All credit cards taken
Alfresco dining
Private dining facilities
Parking
Not suitable for the disabled

Gongs

Good Hotel Guide, Michelin

Rates & Booking

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Location, Location, Location

By Road
Blanchland is located on B6306 between Hexham and Edmundbyers, signposted from the A68 west of Consett at Carterway Heads.
By Rail
The nearest train station is Hexham (11 miles) – a 4-hour journey from London King’s Cross (change at Newcastle upon Tyne)
By Air
One-hour’s drive from Newcastle airport

Book a room at this inn

David Hancock says

The Best Bits

Historic inn & timeless village
Stunning restoration
Supremely comfortable accommodation
Seasonal food from the garden and countryside
Atmospheric cellar bar
Mecca for country sports

What’s the Damage?

18 doubles, 3 suites from £164

What Else?

All credit cards taken
Alfresco dining
Private dining facilities
Parking
Not suitable for the disabled

Gongs

Good Hotel Guide, Michelin

Food Trail

Take it back home - tour the brewery that brewed your favourite pint, visit the shop on the farm that reared your delicious Sunday roast beef, and seek out the roadside stalls selling the local crab and samphire on the inn’s menu, the Food Trail features the local artisan producers and suppliers where you can buy to enjoy at home.
Change of scenery - looking for a pub for lunch following a country walk, a different venue for dinner, or a good café for coffee, light lunch or afternoon tea, then the best in the area are listed below. If you find a new and exciting eatery in the area that’s worthy of a mention on the Food Trail, then please to do let us know – [email protected].

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Bouchon Bistrot, Hexham NE46 3NJ
This authentic French restaurant was named ‘Best local French restaurant in the UK’ on Gordon Ramsay’s The F-Word TV show a few years back. Expect Gallic classics such as snails with garlic butter, steak frites and duck confit.

The Dipton Mill, Hexham NE46 1YA
Home to the Hexhamshire Brewery, this charming little 17th century country pub has a great beer garden. Beers such as Whapweasal and Devil’s Water can be enjoyed with simple homecooked dishes like steak and kidney pie or mince and dumplings.

Brocksbushes Farm Shop, Corbridge NE43 7UB
Brocksbushes has evolved over the last 25 years from an acre of soft fruit with a tiny farm shop open eight weeks a year to a thriving farm shop, tea room, pick-your-own and garden centre. Visit during the summer and pick your own soft fruit. In spring, the farm shop sells its own asparagus, too.

Knitsley Farm Shop, Knitsley DH8 9EW
Current holder of Farm Shop of The Year 2015, this award-winning place also boasts its own butchery, bakery, deli and Granary Cafe restaurant serving sandwiches, a proper breakfast (featuring home-produced free-range eggs, sausage and bacon) and a must-book Sunday roast lunch with a selection of five roast meats.

The Rose & Crown, Romaldkirk DL12 9EB
(see Inn Places entry)

Hexham Farmers' Market, Hexham NE46 1XQ
This long established market in the heart of Hexham features producers from within a 50-mile radius of the town. Stock up on locally-reared meat, vegetables, bread, cakes, cheese, preserves, trout and smoked products.

Wylam Brewery, Heddon-on-the Wall NE15 0EZ
This award-winning brewery makes the Lord Crewe Brew for the Lord Crewe Arms. Located at South Houghton Farm, there isn’t a shop as such but you can visit the brewery to buy bottled beers if you phone ahead and make an appointment.

J.D. Hall Butchers, Corbridge, NE45 5AA
In the upmarket town of Corbridge with its boutique shops and cafés, you’ll also find JD Hall Butchers, who supply the Lord Crewe Arms with its locally reared meat, much of the livestock bought directly from Hexham and Darlington markets.

Vallum Farm, East Wallhouses NE18 0LL
In the shadow of Hadrian’s Wall, Vicky and Peter Moffitt and their team make award-winning ice cream and cheese and have a patisserie and delicatessen selling home-smoked meat, game and fish, heritage herbs and vegetables grown in the Vallum Kitchen Garden plus artisan breads, patisserie and pies made in the Vallum Bakery. You can also taste the produce in the Restaurant and Tea Room.

Rat Inn, Hexham NE46 4LN
Ranked in the Top 50 Gastropubs in the UK, The Rat occupies a stunning location overlooking the Tyne Valley and the village green. In summer, the sunny terrace is the place to be, but grab a seat near the log-burning cast iron range in the darker months. The award-winning food is matched by six hand pumps showcasing local breweries such as Wylam, Allendale and Geltsdale.

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You are responsible for configuring your information technology, computer programmes and platform in order to access our site. You should use your own virus protection software.

You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack. By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.


LINKING TO OUR SITE

You may link to our home page, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it.

You must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval or endorsement on our part where none exists.

You must not establish a link to our site in any website that is not owned by you.

Our site must not be framed on any other site, nor may you create a link to any part of our site other than the home page.

We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice.

The website in which you are linking must comply in all respects with the content standards set out in our Acceptable Use Policy.

If you wish to make any use of content on our site other than that set out above, please contact .


THIRD PARTY LINKS AND RESOURCES IN OUR SITE

Where our site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your information only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources.


APPLICABLE LAW

If you are a consumer, please note that these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation, are governed by English law. You and we both agree to that the courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction. However, if you are a resident of Northern Ireland you may also bring proceedings in Northern Ireland, and if you are resident of Scotland, you may also bring proceedings in Scotland.

If you are a business, these terms of use, its subject matter and its formation (and any non- contractual disputes or claims) are governed by English law. We both agree to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.


CONTACT US

To contact us, please email .

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PRIVACY POLICY


Hancock’s Inn Places Limited ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This policy (together with our terms of use and any other documents referred to on it) sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by us. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it. By visiting https://innplaces.co.uk you are accepting and consenting to the practices described in this policy.

For the purpose of the Data Protection Act 1998 (the Act), the data controller is Hancocks Inn Places Limited of 2 Old Bath Road, Newbury, Berkshire RG14 1QL.


INFORMATION WE MAY COLLECT FROM YOU

We may collect and process the following data about you:


COOKIES

Our website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. For detailed information on the cookies we use and the purposes for which we use them see our Cookie policy [LINK].


USES MADE OF THE INFORMATION

We use information held about you in the following ways:


DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with any member of our group, which means our subsidiaries, our ultimate holding company and its subsidiaries, as defined in section 1159 of the UK Companies Act 2006.

We may share your information with selected third parties including:

We do not sell or disclose your personal information to other companies without your prior consent. We do not sell mailing lists to third parties. If you do not wish to receive the members’ newsletter, toy can unsubscribe or amend your preferences here.

We may disclose your personal information to third parties:


WHERE WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The data that we collect from you may be transferred to, and stored at, a destination outside the European Economic Area ("EEA"). It may also be processed by staff operating outside the EEA who work for us or for one of our suppliers. Such staff maybe engaged in, among other things, the fulfilment of your order, the processing of your payment details and the provision of support services. By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer, storing or processing. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this privacy policy.

Where we have given you (or where you have chosen) a password which enables you to access certain parts of our site, you are responsible for keeping this password confidential. We ask you not to share a password with anyone.

Unfortunately, the transmission of information via the internet is not completely secure. Although we will do our best to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of your data transmitted to our site; any transmission is at your own risk. Once we have received your information, we will use strict procedures and security features to try to prevent unauthorised access.


YOUR RIGHTS

You have the right to ask us not to process your personal data for marketing purposes. We will usually inform you (before collecting your data) if we intend to use your data for such purposes or if we intend to disclose your information to any third party for such purposes. You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by checking certain boxes on the forms we use to collect your data. You can also exercise the right at any time by contacting us at .

Our site may contain links to and from third party websites or Inn Places members, or advertisers. If you follow a link to any of these websites, please note that these websites have their own privacy policies and that we do not accept any responsibility or liability for these policies. Please check these policies before you submit any personal data to these websites.


ACCESS TO INFORMATION

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives you the right to access information held about you. Your right of access can be exercised in accordance with the Act. Any access request may be subject to a fee of £10 to meet our costs in providing you with details of the information we hold about you.


CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

Any changes we may make to our privacy policy in the future will be posted on this page and, where appropriate, notified to you by e-mail. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.

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