British Travel Journal | Autumn/Winter 2023
There’s so much variety throughout this issue, bursting with breathtaking travel destinations, new hotels and extraordinary one-of-a-kind experiences. We cycle around Rutland’s 23-mile perimeter on a gourmet foodie trail, sleep under the stars in a wigwam surrounded by leopards at Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent, join an early morning meadowland wildlife walk and meet the resident bees of Calcot Manor in the Cotswolds, and spend a day enjoying magnificent gardens and cyder-making at The Newt in Somerset. Our journalists uncover the hottest new hotels while partaking in a nature-inspired pottery session at the Birch Selsdon and enjoying flower arranging at Cromlix with tennis star Andy Murray's wife Kim. My own travel highlights include walking across the Rhossili Downs, visiting the exquisite region of the Gower Peninsula and taking a dip in Tinker Bunny’s Bathing Pool during a luxury stay at Atlanta Trevone in North Cornwall. With so much to both see and do, it's time to get creative with our travel trips!
There’s so much variety throughout this issue, bursting with breathtaking travel destinations, new hotels and extraordinary one-of-a-kind experiences.
We cycle around Rutland’s 23-mile perimeter on a gourmet foodie trail, sleep under the stars in a wigwam surrounded by leopards at Port Lympne Safari Park in Kent, join an early morning meadowland wildlife walk and meet the resident bees of Calcot Manor in the Cotswolds, and spend a day enjoying magnificent gardens and cyder-making at The Newt in Somerset. Our journalists uncover the hottest new hotels while partaking in a nature-inspired pottery session at the Birch Selsdon and enjoying flower arranging at Cromlix with tennis star Andy Murray's wife Kim. My own travel highlights include walking across the Rhossili Downs, visiting the exquisite region of the Gower Peninsula and taking a dip in Tinker Bunny’s Bathing Pool during a luxury stay at Atlanta Trevone in North Cornwall. With so much to both see and do, it's time to get creative with our travel trips!
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A DAY AT<br />
The Newt<br />
The <strong>British</strong> countryside is a riot of colour in autumn, and at<br />
The Newt in Somerset it’s harvest time. <strong>British</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> <strong>Journal</strong> discovers<br />
a feast for the senses at this remarkable country estate…<br />
Text by Sophie Farrah<br />
African hotelier Karen Roos and her husband Koos Bekker,<br />
the couple behind Babylonstoren; an 18th-century estate<br />
and boutique hotel located in the wine region outside<br />
Cape Town. It took them six years to transform The Newt<br />
into the spectacular destination that it is today, and in<br />
2019 they finally opened its doors for all to enjoy. An ode<br />
to all things Somerset, this magnificent, no-expensespared<br />
playground celebrates everything that the county<br />
has to offer, and more... <br />
Nestled in the folds of South Somerset lies a<br />
nature lover’s paradise. A place where apples<br />
hang abundantly from trees, walking trails<br />
weave through ancient woodlands, and ducks<br />
wander freely from pond to lake. Beautiful honey-stone<br />
buildings house a luxury hotel, spa, Cyder Press, Garden<br />
Café, Farm Shop and more, and there’s also an enchanted<br />
grotto and a full-size Roman villa to explore. Welcome to<br />
The Newt.<br />
Encompassing a staggering 800 acres, this historic<br />
West Country estate was bought in 2013 by the South<br />
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