DESTINATIONS UK & IRELAND | WELLNESS HOLIDAYS 5 BEST OF THE REST


Forage for food on the Irish coast Kuoni’s new UK and Ireland programme, in partnership with McKinlay Kidd, includes a food- focused drive along the Wild Atlantic Way from Cork to County Clare, with a guided walk to forage for seaweed along the Kerry coast in Caherdaniel. Guests can try carrageen moss, sea lettuce and duileasc, and learn about their health benefits.


DO SUN SALUTATIONS BY THE SEA Tired of trying to master warrior pose or downward-facing dog over a Zoom-based yoga class? While there have been good efforts to improve wellness via virtual platforms, nothing beats an instructor talking you through it and checking your posture in person. That’s why The Gallivant, a 20-room hotel set in Camber on the Sussex coast, has added to its daily yoga, Pilates and meditation classes – which are free for overnight guests, and take place in the hotel’s new Summer House yoga studio (pictured) – with a series of dedicated yoga retreats


that also touch on nutrition, meditation and breathing. Book it: A three-day yoga retreat at The Gallivant starts from £450 per person based on two sharing or £550 for single occupancy, and includes accommodation with meals and healthy snacks, yoga sessions at sunrise and throughout the day, plus a sunset beach walk. thegallivant.co.uk


Try ‘bunker yoga’ in Jersey This Channel island is home to a host of wellness experiences, from “forest bathing” in a west-coast nature reserve to stand-up paddleboarding yoga off the north coast. But one of its most unusual options has to be “bunker yoga”, where vinyasa yoga classes are taught in the open air on top of some of Jersey’s historic beachfront bunkers.


Spot puffins in Northumberland Anticipating renewed interest in slow travel, Wildlife Worldwide has introduced a tour of Northumberland and the Farne Islands, where highlights include spotting puffins and Arctic terns nesting on the islands, as well as cuckoos, redstarts, red grouse and spotted flycatchers in the Cheviot Hills.


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EQUESTRIAN ESCAPES While the future of spas remains uncertain for now, hotels are turning to other forms of wellness. Luxury country estate Lucknam Park, near Bath, which has announced a planned reopening date of July 13, is making use of its on-site equestrian centre and stable of 30 horses to offer “equine therapy”, where guests spend time with horses and learn to control them through body language. Equestrian centre manager Dawn Cameron says: “Lucknam Park will be relaunching its equine therapy sessions, in which we anticipate a surge of interest. The sessions are a form of mindfulness and an opportunity for guests to immerse themselves in the outdoors to help them learn how to communicate with others


and release anxiety – skills even more meaningful in recent times.” Book it: Lucknam Park offers Equine Connect packages, including time working with horses, a night’s accommodation with breakfast and three-course dinner, and use of the spa, from £717 based on double occupancy in August. lucknampark.co.uk


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