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The Sun
6 days ago
- The Sun
The boutique Cotswolds hotel with outdoor spa and clay pigeon shooting
BURLEIGH Court is a pretty boutique manor house that makes for the perfect rural retreat. Here's everything you need to know about the hotel including rooms and prices. Where is the hotel? Burleigh Court is in the heart of the Cotswolds near Stroud, overlooking the Golden Valley. A free car park and street parking is available to guests. What is the hotel like? The hotel is a Grade-II listed manor house turned a 4* boutique hotel, dating back to the 1800s. Its garden terrace is the perfect spot for sipping a cocktail while soaking up views of the Golden Valley. The nature spa and grounds at Burleigh Court offer tranquillity, and the treatment hut sums up the perfect restorative weekend away. What is there to do Burleigh Court? The nature-themed wellness garden, which is new for spring, is a must. The outdoor spa has been inspired by an ancient practice known as Nordic Cycle Therapy with hot saunas and cold plunge pools. They also offer an afternoon tea (only £25) from Wednesday to Saturday. If you fancy a shot into the countryside ways, you can have a clay pigeon experience (groups of 4+ start from £65pp). What is there to eat and drink there? With 2AA Rosettes, The Burleigh is an excellent restaurant, focusing on simple and seasonal grub cooked to a high standard. Expect dishes like dry-aged steak served with rosemary sea salt chips and perfectly garlicky herb butter. There's an excellent, weekly-changing tasting menu, available every Friday and Saturday night What are the rooms like? The cosy and comfortable top-notch rooms all vary in size. The beds feature grand headboards, along with organic toiletries in the bathrooms while windows look over the hotel's four acres of greenery. B&B rooms cost from £142 per night. Click here. Is the hotel family-friendly? There is a family suite which caters in size, and number of beds – including a snug area for the kids, and a large smart TV. Is there access for guests with disabilities? Yes – in all public areas and bedrooms. They have Mobility 3 accreditation. Looking for a place to stay? For more hotel inspiration click here. 2
News.com.au
04-07-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
House of the week: Palatial rural retreat
A rural retreat with a sprawling home built around a courtyard with pool is on the market in the Top End, and it also has an airconditioned workshop, bar and granny flat. The fully-fenced 1.97ha property at 10 Emanuel Rd, Girraween, is set up for private family living and entertaining. Selling agent Daniel Harris, of Real Estate Central, said the well-constructed home was a commanding residence of palatial proportions. Designed by architect Savvas Savvas, the house has 735 sqm under roof with 3.1m high ceilings, a slate feature wall and an abundance of louvres and sliding doors throughout. '(There is) a seamless flow of indoor to outdoors from all corners of the home, leading out to the truly remarkable pool, the centrepiece of the home,' Mr Harris said. The home completely wraps around the central courtyard with pool, deck and verandas. There is a big carport at the front of the home and a formal entry area leading to the oversized family room and open plan dining and kitchen area. The kitchen has Caesarstone benchtops, soft-closing doors and a 6m long butler's pantry. The home theatre is perfect for movie night and features a 3D projector screen, surround sound and under floor lighting. The main bedrooms has a massive walk-in robe and an ensuite with shower, tucked-away toilet and dual basins. Two more bedrooms share a two-way bathroom and have direct access to the central courtyard, while the fourth bedrooms with walk-in robe and pool access is right near the family bathroom and the second double carport. In the central courtyard, the pool has frameless glass fencing and LED lights, and is surrounded by a deck. A big rumpus room overlooking the pool has a timber ceiling, fully-equipped kitchen, bar and TV. The block comes with a lined 9mx12m shed with plumbing, water tanks, two split-system airconditioners and roller door access. There is also two bedroom demountable with bathroom, kitchen, living space, store room and veranda. The property has a quality bore, water tanks, shade sails, garden beds and citrus trees. PROPERTY DETAILS Bedrooms: 6 Bathrooms: 4 Carparks: 6 Price guide: $1.7m
Times
21-05-2025
- Times
Five of the best farm stays in Scotland
Waking to a rooster's crow, wandering vast acres of traffic-free fields, then falling asleep below starlit skies to the restorative sound of silence — farm stays are the ultimate antidote to modern life. Here the authors of Wild Guide Scotland share five of their favourites. This rural farm retreat has beautifully designed huts and houses overlooking the Carse of Gowrie. Each one is thoughtfully designed with cosy touches such as outdoor wood-fired baths and spacious decks from which to soak up the view. The farm's former steadings now host a creative programme of events and workshops, while the friendly owners Anna and Digby Lamotte, with their team, care for small herds of Shetland cattle, angora goats, a flock of Hebridean sheep, a market garden and cider orchard. • Live the rural dream at this boutique Perthshire farm stay This coastal smallholding on the Ardlamont peninsula covers 60 acres of diverse terrain, including grasslands and native woodland. The farm has wooden lodges to rent and eco-camping with stunning sea views, as well as an on-site gallery and a coffee shop serving locally roasted coffee and homemade cakes baked with eggs from the farm's hens. Wool from the Hebridean sheep is made into textiles sold in the gallery and guests can also buy meat when available plus sustainably caught shellfish via the owners' son, Theo 'the Creelman'. Wildlife-friendly farming has been a guiding principle at Treshnish Farm since its owners, Carolyne and Somerset Charrington, took over in 1994. The family keep a flock of 650 sheep near Calgary Beach and host cattle from another farm each summer. A careful grazing regime helps to maintain a wide variety of habitats for wildflowers, butterflies, moths and corncrakes to thrive. Human visitors are well cared for too, with a choice of eight holiday cottages and one shepherd's hut scattered between the main farm site and a second, more secluded one. Starting out as a market garden in 1983, Pillars now extends to a café, organic shop and treatment room for massages and therapy services. Although it was taken over by the managers of the Falkland estate in 2023, the site maintains its trademark air of boho charm — it's the kind of place visitors drop into for a rainbow salad and find themselves signing up for a farm tour or ceilidh. Luckily it's possible to stay over and explore more of the farm; in addition to a campsite there's also a cosy holiday cottage, the Bothy. A farm for the future, Comrie Croft in Strathearn is owned by 50 local residents. Set across 231 acres of woods, meadows and Perthshire hill scenery, the croft's 12 nature-based enterprises include a mountain biking centre, a market garden, a farm shop, an eco lodge and wild campsites. The croft also hosts a range of outdoor experiences, including forest school and 'mini-shredders' mountain bike coaching for kids, as well as bikepacking and trail therapy programmes for adults. • Comrie Croft: responsible tourism award winner Taken from Wild Guide Scotland by Kimberley Grant, Richard Gaston and David Cooper (Wild Things Publishing £18.99). To order a copy go to Free UK standard P&P on orders over £25. Special discount available for Times+ members
