Britain – September 2019

http://www.britain-magazine.com BRITAIN (^55)
TheRoyalCrescentHotel&Spa
GrandGeorgiantownhouse
offeringtranquillityandluxuryin
England’smostelegantspatown.
http://www.royalcrescent.co.uk
ClivedenHouse
Uber-luxuriousstatelyhome
whereguestscanstrolljaw-
droppinggroundsanddine
likearistocrats.
http://www.clivedenhouse.co.uk
ArmathwaiteHall
Tranquil,back-to-nature
treatmentsintheheart
oftheLakeDistrict.
http://www.armathwaite-hall.com
SouthLodge
Quirkyandcomfortable
Victorianmanorhousesetin
90 acresoflushSussexDowns.
http://www.exclusive.co.uk/
south-lodge
RuddingParkHotel
Ahavenofgoodfood,justdown
theroadfromgenteelHarrogate.
http://www.ruddingpark.co.uk
Gleneagles
LegendaryArtDecohotel-
meets-golfcoursewherethe
greatandgoodhavepartied
fordecades.
http://www.gleneagles.com
BOOKAHEAD
District.Borderedbythesparklingwatersof Bassenthwaite
Lakeandnextto imposingSkiddawmountain,theviews
fromeverywindowarespectacular.Thedecoris
traditional,itstartanfabrics,openreplacesandtrophies
onthewallgivingit thefeelof a huntinglodge.Thespais
equallystunning,itsstarfeaturebeinganoutdoorinnity
pooloverlookingthehotelgardens– perfectto takein the
scenerywitha glassof Champagnein hand.
Some 150 milesnorthsitsScotland’snestplacetostay:
Gleneagles.Withitsowntrainstation,acresofparkland
andworld-famousgolfcourse,thisplaceis moreempire
thanmerehotel.Builtin 1924,Gleneagleshasthelook
ofa Scottishchâteau:scoresofwindowsstareoutfrom
itslonggreyfacade,whileclassiccarssweepthedriveway.
Inside,thedecorpayshomagetothehotel’sjazzage
roots,withArtDecofurnishingsandlashingsofmarble.
ThespaoffersdecadenttreatmentssuchasTheSource,
a two-hourfull-bodytreatmentusinglocallysourced
productssuchasScottishhoneyandlavender.
Thoselookingforsustenanceaftera harddayin the
spaarespoiledforchoice:fromthetwo-Michelin-starred
AndrewFairlierestauranttotheStrathearn,a bustling,
old-schoolrestaurantwhereapronedwaitersdartaround
carryingsilver-domeddishes.A triptotheAmericanBar
forpost-dinnercocktailsis essential;a placesodimlylit
andatmosphericyoumaybeforgivenforimaginingthat
F ScottFitzgeraldis at a neighbouringtable.Notfornothing
is thisplaceknownasthe‘RivieraoftheHighlands’...
With its own train station, acres
of parkland and world-famous
golf course, Gleneagles is more
empire than mere hotel
PHOTOS:
© JAMES MERRELL
This image: Gleneagles
is surrounded by
acres of lush parkland
Below: The hotel's
Royal Lochnagar Suite