British Travel Journal | Autumn/Winter 2023

‘
There’s a unique energy to Birch (Selsdon), both inside and out... It is a place to
be inspired, and to feel calm and re-energised all at once.
’
Feeling inspired and excited by the potential of Cox’s
pioneering project, I wandered back to the hotel and
found a similar sense of optimism in the air. I sat on the
terrace and watched as a group set off on a bushcraft and
survival skills walk, already wide-eyed at what they were
hearing, as two children roly-polied their way through the
long grass on their way to the ‘Birchlings’ kids club.
A couple clinked cocktails and excitedly discussed the
‘learn to DJ’ workshop that they were about to embark on,
as a woman strolled past with a yoga mat tucked under
her arm.
There’s a unique energy to Birch (Selsdon), both inside
and out. There’s something about the wildness of the
land and the freedom that it has finally been granted that
made me want to let my hair down too. It is a place to be
inspired, and to feel calm and re-energised all at once. It’s
a rare and tricky balance to achieve, but I think that Birch
has got it just right.
Rooms at Birch (Selsdon) start from £180 per night;
birchcommunity.com/selsdon
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