Travel
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More Champagne, madam? The beautiful train journeys that bring back the Golden Age of travel
The romance and glamour of taking a trip on an original steam train is hard to resist, and all the more so when paired with fine dining and opulent surroundings. Octavia Pollock took a trip to find out more.
By Octavia Pollock Published
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Gansevoort review: The hotel that helped launch New York’s Meatpacking District to fashionable heights
In the Big Apple, there's a hotel for everyone. Art lovers and fun seekers should take a look at the Gansevoort says Rosie Paterson.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Is there anywhere understated left in the Cotswolds?
Plum Sykes’s semi-fictional 'Wives Like Us' — the author's sort of satirical take on life in the Cotswolds — reads like a death knell to normalcy, but there are quiet pockets, free from private members clubs, if only you know where to looks, says Richard MacKichan.
By Richard MacKichan Published
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Choc ices and cheese: What it's like to fly in British Airways's new Club Suite cabin
'I want a national carrier that we can be proud of,' says our Travel Editor Rosie Paterson, as she reports on the airline's latest business class offering and what the future holds for them.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Palazzo Previtera, Sicily: When is a hotel not a hotel? When it’s also a museum, of course
Hetty Lintell visits the utterly unique Palazzo Previtera in the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna.
By Hetty Lintell Published
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The Country Life Guide to Marrakech: Where to shop, stay and eat
Magical Marrakech is a tale of two halves, says Hetty Lintell, who enjoys both going back in time and its new, design-led focus.
By Hetty Lintell Published
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Haymarket Townhouse hotel review: Where to stay when out on the town in London’s West End
Checking into the Townhouse at The Haymarket Hotel in the beating heart of London is like having your own exclusive pied à terre moments from the city’s best-known landmarks and West End shows, says Paula Lester.
By Paula Lester Published
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La Réserve Ramatuelle review: A St Tropez hotel with a detail-oriented approach and slippers to die for
La Réserve Ramatuelle in St Tropez is ‘a haven of sophistication and seclusion,’ says Gilly Hopper.
By Gilly Hopper Published
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The Grove at Narberth, hotel review: A perfect country house escape in rural west Pembrokeshire
The Grove at Narberth, is that rare thing — a hotel that makes you feel at home. Tiffany Daneff finds out how.
By Tiffany Daneff Published
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University Arms, Cambridge, review: The hotel where a book butler comes as standard
The world’s biggest crème brûlée, Edwardian luxury, books, books and more books — Annunciata Elwes explores the University Arms, Cambridge.
By Annunciata Elwes Published
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A unique dinner and tour celebrating the life and works of the iconic photojournalist Lee Miller
Lee Miller was one of the Second World War's most prominent photojournalists and soon-to-be subject of a new film starring Kate Winslet. In September, a lucky few will get the chance to meet her granddaughter over a Surrealist-themed dinner and embark on a private tour of Miller's East Sussex home.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The Artist Residence, Penzance, hotel review: Boutique luxury in the heart of Cornwall
The attention to detail at The Artist Residence, Penzance, is second-to-none, says Tiffany Daneff — on a trip to to very tip of Cornwall.
By Tiffany Daneff Published
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The Country Life guide to New York: Where to go, what to see, where to stay and what to eat
Rosie Paterson visits the Big Apple and reveals the best places, to eat, drink, stay and enjoy.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The Ned review: A gargantuan and historic hotel and members’ club in the heart of London
What do The Ned and Country Life have in common? Ben Harris checks in to find out.
By Ben Harris Published
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Two weeks in Tahiti: What it's like visiting the site of the 2024 Olympic surfing venue
Rosie Paterson, Country Life's Travel Editor, journeys to Tahiti, in French Polynesia, where adrenaline junkies can try their hand at big wave surfing, diving with humpback whales and planting coral.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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A'hoy there! The best adventurous boat charters from around the globe
There’s a whole world out there waiting to be explored and the most exciting way to see it is often from the water, says Emma Love.
By Country Life Published
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Cheval Blanc St Tropez review: The French hotel redefining what luxury means
It's hard to make your mark on one of the world's most famous beach towns, but with the helping of the LVMH luxury conglomerate, Cheval Blanc St Tropez might just have done it, says Country Life's James Fisher.
By James Fisher Published