West London is full of hotels – does The Kensington deserve to up there with the best of them? Rosie Paterson went along to take a look.
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Living without plastic: Part 8 | Hospitals, coffee cups and twelve brilliant products which will help you live a plastic free life
Country Life's Rosie Paterson went the whole of Lent without buying anything – anything at all – that contained plastic. That was the plan, anyway... sometimes, life gets in your way.
Living Without Plastic | Part 7: why giving up plastic makes me want to do yoga
Country Life's Rosie Paterson has given up plastic for Lent. It's not been easy... but it has had some surprising side effects.
Living with plastic | Part 6: Keeping a balanced diet of cheese, vegetables… and tequila
Every year, Country Life's Rosie Paterson gives up something for Lent – this year, it's plastics. Over a month in and she discovers that even alcohol can cause plastic-related grief.
Restaurant review: Coda by Eric Chavot, fine dining at the Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall has opened a top-end restaurant whose opening schedule and entire those is about serving those who have come to watch a performance. Rosie Paterson paid a…
Living without plastic | Part 5: When beauty goes green
Each year, Country Life's Rosie Paterson issues herself a challenge for Lent. This year she's attempting to give up plastic and plastic packaging for the whole 40 days.
Living without plastic | Part 4: going global and fighting plastic fashion
Nearly three weeks in to Rosie Paterson's plastic-free life, she's realising that the challenge will have consequences that reach far beyond the fridge.
Living without plastic | Part 3: Taking aim at the supermarkets
Each year, Country Life's Rosie Paterson issues herself a challenge for Lent. This year she's attempting to give up plastic and plastic packaging for the whole 40 days.
Living without plastic | Part 2: A plan of plastic-free action
Each year, Country Life's Rosie Paterson issues herself a challenge for Lent. This year she's really got her work cut out: attempting to give up plastic and plastic packaging for…
Living without plastic: The start of a 40-day, very 21st century challenge
‘Your carpet probably has plastic in it… just saying’ announces Giles, Country Life’s esteemed Interiors Editor, in a knowing voice. ‘I’m not eradicating plastic from my life completely’ I reply…
GBR restaurant review: ‘A surprisingly unstuffy and a calm oasis’
GBR in London's Dukes Hotel offers a laid-back atmosphere that's perfect for Sunday brunch, as Rosie Paterson found out.
Il Pampero: An Italian restaurant in Belgravia dishing up that home-cooked feel
Nestled in the heart of Belgravia, on the ground floor of The Hari Hotel, is the recently-opened Italian restaurant il Pampero. Rosie Paterson paid a visit.
45 Jermyn St: A rare find where you’ll be planning your return before you even leave
Tucked away within Fortnum & Mason is 45 Jermyn Street, a delightful restaurant full of glamour and theatricality. Rosie Paterson paid a visit.
The Turner Twins on trekking to the Green Pole, avoiding disaster and ‘fields of plastic stretching for miles’
British explorers Ross and Hugo Turner – known as The Turner Twins – are earning a reputation for being two of the country's most intrepid adventurers. They spoke to Rosie Paterson.
The Clifton, St John’s Wood review: A neighbourhood gem
Rosie Paterson finds this 19th century hunting lodge is now fit to serve hungry 21st century consumers.
Kaspar’s at The Savoy review: An Art Deco marvel
London's Savoy Hotel has seven restaurants and bars – Rosie Paterson tried out Kaspar’s Seafood Bar and Grill, and came away impressed.
Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat review: A 1950s icon beloved of Churchill and Elizabeth Taylor, as good as ever in the 2010s
Rosie Paterson travelled to one of the Mediterranean's most famous hotels: the beautiful Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat.
10 moments when armed forces women became stars of Country Life
Our famous Frontispiece – aka the 'girls in pearls' page – hasn't always featured pearls.
10 facts about 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards, from frozen cabbages to the imperial connection
The stars of our Frontispiece page in the 2017 Best of Britain issue are 10 serving officers of 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards.
Hold the front page: 12 famous Frontispieces
Rosie Paterson selects a Frontispiece from each decade. Photographs from the Country Life Picture Library.