8 Days - November 02, 2017

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The estate rears its own animals

Thyme’s lush fields are home to animals like rare

Cotswold sheep indigenous to the region, chickens,

geese, pigs and even honeybees. The creatures’ meat,

eggs and honey are harvested for use in the property’s

cooking school and award-winning pub restaurant called

The Swan.

It boasts a vegetable farm

Stroll through the verdant kitchen gardens brimming

with a myriad of veggies like rocket, lettuce, spinach,

plus fruits and herbs. There are foraging tours

conducted here too, before a cooking class.

It’s also a charming boutique hotel

There are 24 understated but luxurious rooms in

Thyme’s farmhouse, lodge and Courtyard, plus two

cottages, if you wish to stay a night or two to fully enjoy

the countryside. Prices start from £270 (S$485) a

room.

Thyme is at Southrop Manor Estate, Gloucestershire, GL7 3NX.

For more info, visit http://www.thyme.co.uk.

Also visit http://www.cotswolds.com/plan-your-trip/getting-to-and-

around for details on how to get to the Cotswolds.

This trip was

made possible

by the

British High

Commission

Singapore and

Visit Britain.

Other Highlights at Thyme

Animal farm:

Thyme boasts a

picturesque working

farm filled with

storybook-worthy

sheep, pigs and

poultry.

Quaint

accommodation:

You can choose to

stay the night in a

simpler room or this

spacious cottage.

Edible garden:

Assorted veggies,

fruits and herbs

flourish

on Thyme’s

grounds.