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having secured the royal seal of approval with appearances by the two dashing Windsor boys, Coworth Park has become the place for the London set to gather for polo. Just one hour from the capital, this rural outpost of the Dorchester sits in 240 acres of lush English countryside, a dignifi ed Georgian manor turned luxury hotel and spa. Coworth Park has cleverly managed to reinvent the English country house experience by blending tradition with cutting-edge design and technology, resulting in a quirky, interesting and comfortable rural escape. Fireplaces made of smashed tiles and smoked oak fl oors are complemented by leather-covered banisters, a muted palette of earthy hues and luxe furnishings in wool, linen and cashmere. Huge bedrooms with soaring ceilings off er marble bathrooms, under-fl oor heating and giant retracting television screens. The centrepiece four-poster bed fashioned into the bending limbs of trees provides echoes of the surrounding woodlands. Wonderfully, eccentrically English yes; stuff y and dull, no. For outdoorsy types, an early morning trek around the estate is a spirit-lift ing experience, but the more ambitious can take a crack at polo on one of the estate’s two pitches. It’s a place to relax and get muddy if you want to, and then return to a three-footdeep copper bath, followed by an eight-course tasting menu amid the peachy copper tones of the John Campbell restaurant. If more relaxing pursuits appeal, the purpose-built spa sits privately in a grassy hollow, off ering an array of restorative treatments, such as the blissful Lavender Field of Dreams exfoliation and massage, using herbs from the hotel garden. Most soothing of all is the blue infi nity pool that plays classical music underwater, where you really can lose yourself for a while. Rooms from £235 per night including breakfast; Lavender Field of Dreams spa treatment, £120. Coworth Park, Blacknest Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5, coworthpark.com ~ insider travel ~ the weekender: coworth park Just an hour outside London, the Dorchester’s rural incarnation offers the country house experience reinvented. Paddy Jones gets her wellies muddy À une heure de Londres, cette version rurale du Dorchester propose un luxe campagnard réinventé depuis le séjour des deux jeunes héritiers Windsor, Coworth Park est devenu le repaire de la jeunesse dorée londonienne. À une heure de Londres, ce manoir géorgien transformé en hôtel et spa de luxe trône au cœur de 240 hectares de campagne verdoyante. Le Coworth Park réinvente la propriété de campagne à l’anglaise en mariant tradition à design et technologie d’avant-garde. Aux cheminées en mosaïque s’ajoutent parquets de chêne fumé et balustrades habillées de cuir. De luxueuses étoff es de laine, de lin et de cachemire répondent aux tons ocrés des murs où s’alignent des œuvres d’art remarquables. Les chambres aux hauts plafonds sont dotées de salles de bain de marbre, du chauff age par le sol et d’écrans TV escamotables. Les lits aux baldaquins en forme de branches rappellent les forêts environnantes. Délicieusement anglais dans l’excentricité sans jamais tomber dans le guindé. C’est l’endroit idéal pour une partie de polo ou se promener. On peut rentrer se plonger dans une profonde baignoire de cuivre avant de savourer les huit plats du menu dégustation au restaurant John Campbell. Mais si l’objectif est de se délasser, le pavillon en verre du spa, niché dans la verdure à deux pas de l’hôtel, propose une gamme de traitements régénérants et thérapeutiques, tels que le sublime Lavender Field of Dreams, exfoliation et massage aux herbes des jardins de l’hôtel. Sans oublier la paix du bleu profond de la piscine et du fi let de musique classique diff usée sous l’eau qui, pour un moment, font tout oublier. Chambres à partir de 235 £ la nuit, petit déjeuner compris. Traitement Lavender Field of Dreams, 120 £. Coworth Park, Blacknest Road, Ascot, Berkshire SL5, coworthpark.com metropolitan 33
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