Travel
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The Cotton House review: If you're going to be the only hotel on Mustique, you better be great
The definition of pressure is running the only hotel on the Caribbean's most famous islands. Rosie Paterson checks in to find out how they're faring.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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The real challenge facing Britain's grande dame seafront hotels
Country Life's cultural crusader asks how we ensure the maintenance and conservation of seafront landmarks when the margins are so tight.
By Athena Published
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Is this London’s sexiest hotel room?
Suite Sloane comes with a bathtub for two and its own ‘mistress door’. For our new series where we hunt for the best hotel rooms in the UK, Lotte Brundle checks in to ...At Sloane just before Valentine’s Day.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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Sophia Money-Coutts: A snob's guide to airport etiquette
'Is any holiday worth this, I think, as I stand in a line at Luton Airport.'
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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Lodge Park: Megève is where snow and style mingle, and this hotel is at the heart of it all
Refurbished, refreshed, renewed: Five-star Lodge Park is a comforting, luxurious and elegant treat in the snow-capped Alps.
By James Fisher Published
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New kids on the block: London's hotel boom and the new openings around the world to have on your radar
From Scotland to the Seychelles, there are myriad new hotel openings this year to inspire your travels.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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'It’s worth remembering that our closest surroundings often hold multitudes of their own'
There is a joy to be found in travelling across the world, but more often than not, a meaningful journey can be found at your front door.
By Ben Lerwill 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 Last updated
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From Sicily to Sussex: What the Normans did for us
A trip to Sicily prompted Pamela Goodman to detour to Durham, a few weeks later: 'an unlikely pairing of cities sharing an unlikely historical overlap.'
By Pamela Goodman Published
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What is everyone talking about this week: Everything you wanted to know about Greenland* (*but were afraid to ask)
The jewel in the Danish crown has become our latest cause célèbre as the USA muscles its way onto the island. But how much do we really know about it?
By Will Hosie Published
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong
By Rosie Paterson Last updated
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'I do understand, however, that some people like skiing. Weirdos, if you ask me, but each to their own': A snob's guide to skiing
Risk of death, freezing temperatures, and too much cheese apparently does a good holiday make.
By Sophia Money-Coutts Published
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Sophistication on wheels: The most elegant method of train travel is still the sleeper
The appeal of being lulled to sleep as a sleeper train rattles homewards is synonymous with adventure and romance.
By Mary Miers Published
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Sopwell House hotel review: For a spa trip, look no further
Rest and relaxation is just a short train-ride away at this luxury hotel in St Albans. Lotte Brundle checks in.
By Lotte Brundle Published
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The Seaside Boarding House review: The cosy gourmet getaway on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast with a proper sense of place
Supremely comfortable rooms, sparklingly fresh seafood and scones for breakfast — what’s not to love?
By Emma Hughes Published
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'I am blessed with many talents, most of which I can’t print, but taking a decent photograph is not one of them': How a camera-challenged Millennial fell in love with a landscape
A recent visit to Kinloch Lodge hotel was accompanied by a lesson in landscape photography.
By James Fisher Published
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Make sure you don't skip these South of England art and history highlights
In our final instalment of Charlotte Mullins' fifty treasures series she journeys to the South of England and the Isle of White.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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The seven artistic wonders of the Midlands to put on your bucket list
In the latest instalment of her fifty treasures of the British Isles series, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at what's to be found in the Midlands.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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Top arts and culture things to see in Wales — that give you a real sense of our shared history
In our series, Charlotte Mullins continues her list of the fifty most important cultural and historical things to see in the British Isles – this time in Wales.
By Charlotte Mullins Published
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Inside the 19th century château in St Tropez where hotel guests are ferried to the beach in Rolls-Royces and season four of The White Lotus is about to start filming
The previous three seasons of the hit TV show have all taken place at a Four Seasons property, but season four is now believed to be set inside Château de la Messardière, an Airelles hotel.
By Rosie Paterson Published
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Hamnet won the top film award at the 2026 Golden Globes — but where in the British countryside was it filmed?
Herefordshire is the very picture of what England is in the collective mind’s eye.
By Gavin Plumley Last updated


