With thanks to Country and Townhouse and Visit Scotland:
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May 19, 2024 |
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Dear
Reader,
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This week I found myself at
the utterly gorgeous Thyme in the Cotswolds, Caryn Hibbert’s
visionary hotel that is just so much more. I was lucky enough to
be hosting a talk between its ornithologist, Dr Olly Fox, and Isabelle Tomkins whose family owns the incredible Samara Karoo Reserve in South Africa and whose mission is to
create a 3-million-acre footprint for biodiversity to blossom.
What links the two places? Migratory birds – in particular,
the willow warbler which could quite easily be wintering at Karoo
and summering at Thyme. It was such a wonderful narrative thread
to exemplify just how closely our environments are interlinked
and how what happens in one place affects another – these plucky
little birds are chilling with elephants and rhinos one month,
and hopping around our gardens another. And when you think about
the journey they make to get there, you can only – as ever – gasp
at nature’s wonder.
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Have a great week.
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WHAT’S EXCITING ME THIS WEEK
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Missed
The Northern Lights?
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I did! But I’ve enjoyed some wonderful images
from around the country. We tell you where the best places are to spot
them and how to know when they might pay us another visit.
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Behind The King’s
New Portrait
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What do you think of Jonathan Yeo’s depiction
of our king? Whatever your opinion, the picture is loaded with
symbolism. Find out what you should
be looking for here.
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Caprice – Again!
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No sooner has Jeremy King’s new restaurant
Arlington opened on the site of the legendary Caprice than Richard
Caring announces that he’s opening a new iteration of the old Caprice in the Chancery
Rosewood next year. Expect
forks at dawn…
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FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS
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Feeling
inspired by Bridgerton season 3? Book this themed afternoon tea
– or go the extra mile and organise a stay in a Regency property.
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Challenge
your friends to a round of giant jenga while sipping cocktails at Roof East,
London’s grown-up playground which has just reopened.
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Tom
Kerridge’s Pub in the Park
is back for its UK tour, with a line-up featuring names like Michel
Roux and Angela Hartnett.
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The
Macallan and Cirque Du Soleil have partnered together to put on SPIRIT, a
death-defying circus and acrobatics show at the whisky estate.
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Don’t
miss our latest episode of the House Guest podcast,
where Carole Annett sits down with Paula Sutton, best known as
@hillhousevintage.
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All
the new Royal Warrant holders
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Faux lime-washing:
TikTok’s latest interiors hack
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Is The Bear based
on a real restaurant?
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©
Netflix
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How Polin got their glow
ups in Bridgerton season 3
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Win A Snape Chair From Sofas & Stuff
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Win a
Snape chair in a fabric of your choice from the Sofas & Stuff RHS
Botanicals fabric collection.
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So delicious
they should be factored into your summer plans
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The Lobster Shack, North Berwick © VS / Grant
Paterson
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9
must-try foodie experiences
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Get your taste buds tingling with these flavoursome
foodie ideas. Taste freshly caught delicacies at a coastal seafood
shack, enjoy a dram of your favourite tipple, uncover inventive vegan
delights or explore our fantastic food town.
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Nardini's, Largs © VS / Kenny Lam
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Start getting in the warmer weather mood with the inside
'scoop' on some of the best places for ice cream in Scotland. Yum!
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Anstruther Fish Bar © VS / Kenny Lam
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16 of
the best fish and chips
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Nothing beats a fish supper by the sea on a beautiful
summer's night. Indulge your cravings at these delicious places.
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VisitScotland,
Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, Edinburgh, EH8 8BG
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