LOCAL BREAKS
IRE LAND & NOR THERN IRE LAND WHAT: Luxury travel agent Scott Dunn is offering a nine-night itinerary aboard the Belmond Grand Hibernian, with stops in Dublin, Cork, Killarney, Galway, Westport, Belfast and Waterford. The train has just 20 en suite cabins, and there’ll be entertainment in the form of on-board musicians. The itinerary, which can be tailored to suit individual tastes, includes a stay at Dublin’s The Merrion Hotel, home to the two-Michelin-star Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud. HOW TO DO IT: From £9,700 per person in low season, including accommodation, flights and daily experiences.
scottdunn.com
P EMB ROKE S HIRE , WALE S WHAT: Aiming to meet a growing demand for secluded UK breaks, The Little Retreat offers a series of wellbeing breaks centred around creating a restorative atmosphere in which guests can unwind and switch off. Located in the sprawling grounds of Lawrenny Estate, Pembrokeshire, the site is set against a backdrop of the Cleddau Estuary. Choose from the newly launched stargazing tents, complete with private garden, kitchen, bathroom and outdoor bathtub; luxury geodomes with private hot tub; and spacious bell tents. HOW TO DO IT: Stargazing tents sleep up to five guests, from £140 per night.
littleretreats.co.uk
NOT T INGHAMS HIRE , E NG LAND WHAT: New accommodation has opened up on the 15,000-acre Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire: two-bedroom cottages that form part of a row of historic almshouses, and self-contained barn conversions with views of rolling fields and woodland. The estate is set in Sherwood Forest, with a network of trails running through the ancient woodlands. There’s also an onsite art gallery, museum, cafe, farm shop and the School of Artisan Food, which offers courses in artisan food production. HOW TO DO IT: The Winnings cottages feature two en suite bedrooms, a living room with log burner, fully fitted kitchen, garden and private terrace. From £350 for three nights.
welbeck.co.uk TAMSIN WRESSELL
FROM TOP: The Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland; interior of the tents at Little Retreats, Pembrokeshire; the sun shining through the Sherwood Forest canopy, Nottinghamshire
PREVIOUS PAGES, CLOCKWISE: Buachaille Etive Mor mountain in the Scottish Highlands; Bossington Beach at sunset, Exmoor National Park, Somerset; Irish colours waving in Dublin, Ireland; Robin Hood Statue in front of Nottingham Castle in Nottinghamshire,
FROM TOP: Mobile tented basecamp at WILDNIS; interior at Castle on the Well, Exmoor, England
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