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  • To The Manor Born

    To The Manor Born

    By Eugene Costello

    A secluded cliff-top mansion with private beach, incredible sea views and a pub within walking distance – Eugene Costello revels in a luxurious getaway at stunning Carn Cobba in Cornwall.

  • The Halkin

    The Halkin

    By Jon Hawkins

    Jon Hawkins couldn’t be bothered to go home after work. So he stayed in what must be London’s top boutique hotel – it’s a tough gig

  • Hartwell House

    Hartwell House

    By Mark Hedley

    There was a time when a moat was an essential fortification, not a spurious item on an MP’s expenses claim. When a cannon was a means of defending your ramparts, not a sneaky shot at pool in the pub on a Friday night. And when a spit roast involved a stag and an enormous fire, not Premier League footballers, glamour models and the Sun.

  • The Cotswolds

    The Cotswolds

    By Antonia Methuen

    They don’t rush things at Temple Guiting Manor. They’ve been around long enough to have confidence in their Grade I-listed house and estate – to be able to sit back and enjoy what they have.

  • Scotland - Gleneagles

    Scotland - Gleneagles

    By Martin Deeson

    If there are two words in the English language designed to make any right-thinking man recoil in horror and run for the nearest deep-buttoned leather arm chair, then it is the doom-laden phrase, ‘activity holiday’. Visions of men with mirrored wraparound shades and massive thighs cramming themselves into tiny, little, stupid sailing dinghies, compete with the living horror of any sort of group activity that involves heavy sweating, other than having a sauna or enjoying a beer in a very hot country.

  • London-Dorchester

    London-Dorchester

    By Martin Deeson

    If Mayfair is the HQ of luxury in London then the Dorchester is its luxurious bomb shelter. Built in the early 1930s by concrete magnate Sir Malcolm McAlpine (son of Sir Robert ‘Concrete Bob’ McAlpine), when the job was finished the client was unable to pay for the construction works and so the McAlpine company took possession of the building.

  • Cornwall - Rock

    Cornwall - Rock

    If the lingering threat of Icelandic volcanoes and strike action have put the kybosh on your plans to escape the country this summer, then apologies if we at don’t sound very sympathetic. Canny holidaymakers, you see, will be heading for Cornwall's beautiful beaches and captivating countryside, and the canniest of all will be putting up at Gull Rock.