Broughton Sanctuary, recognised as one of the top 30 destinations to visit in the world by National Geographic’s Cool List 2024, offers an unparalleled winter escape in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.

As the crisp winter air settles over the rolling hills of the Yorkshire Dales, Broughton Sanctuary transforms into a winter wonderland like no other. Whether you are gathering with loved ones, friends, or colleagues, this exclusive destination provides the perfect festive retreat, blending nature and wellbeing in one of the UK’s most breath-taking landscapes.

A World-Class Destination

Broughton Hall, a 16th-century stately home situated within a stunning 3,000-acre estate, has been celebrated by National Geographic as one of the world’s coolest places to visit in 2024. Its timeless beauty, rich history, and luxurious modern amenities make it the ultimate winter getaway for those seeking a blend of festive cheer and natural splendour.

A Unique Festive Experience

Winter at Broughton Hall is designed to elevate seasonal celebrations with a carefully curated blend of tradition, relaxation, and indulgence. Guests can expect:

• Fireside gatherings in the Fire Temple
• Wild wellbeing experiences including open-water swimming, ice barrel immersions, and woodland saunas
• A stay in one of the estate’s 17 luxurious rooms
• Rejuvenating treatments at the Avalon Wellbeing Centre

Exclusive Winter Packages

Broughton Hall offers bespoke 2- and 3-night winter packages for groups, featuring activities such as Avalon therapies, wild swimming, and fine dining.

Prices start at £22,450 + VAT for a 2-night stay in 17 bedrooms for up to 32 guests.

Book Your Magical Winter Getaway

Make this winter one to remember by booking a stay at Broughton Hall, one of the world’s most enchanting and exclusive holiday destinations.

For more information or to make a booking, visit the website Broughton Sanctuary.

A new private drinking space has been acquired within the world’s best bar voted in 2023.

This bar in a bar concept has been curated by none other than the masterminds behind this tasting experience.

Simone Caporale and Marc Alvarez of the highly valued Barcelona venue have launched a unique model.

The essence of Esencia is encapsulated behind the main space of Sips and they share nothing with the present drinkery of Sips, except a front door.

Simone made his mark in the world of bespoke creation as he worked in The Langham, London, the world’s best bar voted four years in a row.

Marc, likewise an industry heavyweight, has reaped his experience since the age of fifteen and once managed the programme of drinks in the Barri Group’s six restaurants and bars.

Now both bartenders create their excellence in a mantra only fit to be called the best European bar on the continent.

The pair opened Sips in 2021 with a vision of forming a space that evolves with an immense measure of craftsmanship within its interior.

Esencia leads this pattern of creating a palate of exploration in a tasting menu for the connoisseur of cocktails.

The Italian and Spanish combo of elite bartenders deliver guests associated drinks in a showcase of raw materials reflecting on a menu of classics.

Sips is located in L’antiga Esquerra de L’eixample district at the heart of Barcelona. Online bookings only at Esencia – Sips Barcelona

With the spirit of Africa, this wilderness collection camp is set amongst a backdrop of nature and sports a collection of lions, elephants, leopards, buffaloes, and rhinos.

Located on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, it is the footpath to the unmatchable beauty of the region.

The Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the earth’s largest inactive volcanic caldera. Dating back to two to three million years ago, this vast countryside spans approximately 100 square miles and is around 2,000 feet deep.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, it has become an archaeological site with projects such as Olduvai Gorge, which researches early human evolution.

Fifteen luxury tents provide the perfect setting for a luxurious location break with one two-tent joining to make it a perfect location for a family to explore.

Each room comes with a Dyson hairdryer, a Celestron telescope and Lululemon yoga mat.

More properties are in the pipeline, with two opening in the Serengeti in 2025. Tarangire and Zanzibar opening after that.

For further information visit: Home – Wilderness Collection (thewildernesscollection.com)

The 13^th edition of the literature festival begins in Denmark with over 60 authors contributing to this milestone.

Held from 22^nd to 25^th August this unique event holds readings, interviews, concerts and performances with Danish and International writers, including one from Palestine.

Names which include Mircea Cãrtãrescu, Adania Shibli, Rachel Cusk, Colm Tóibín, Mohsin Hamid, Kim de l’Horizon and more are featured in this catalogue of talent.

Novels by the names of A small detail, Nostalgia, Parade and Brooklyn come into recognition with this event, and some of those attending have been nominated for the Nobel Prize.

The list of those attending is vast and this celebration of creativity is an awakening to a key event that happens in Denmark each year.

This is not just a combination of adult writers but there is something for the children to take away. Louisiana confirms that young goers can hear about the frog who was a mathematical genius, the super-pee firefighter with the magic fire extinguisher pee – and one lie that probably should never have been told.

Music will appear over these days and there are sounds from the Concert Hall showcasing a variety of talent.

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Over 400 author interviews, recorded at the festival, are freely available at Louisiana Channel

Tickets can be found if you visit this link: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art

This Staffordshire Spa retreat is a haven for pamper days, weekend trips and staycations.

From the launch on 12^th July there will be a new spa terrace at Hoar Cross Hall, and will include a three-pool deck, a sauna, a relaxation room and a lounge bar.

The Spa is one of the largest in Europe and the new additions join a Nordic heat and ice suite, hydrotherapy pool, saltwater pool, aqua massage, detox centre, snooze room, sanctum and relax zone, among many of its amenities.

The Spa Terrace includes three heated large pools fitted with massage jets and relaxing benches which sit beside cold tubs made of aged whiskey barrels, set at three degrees as a perfect way to uplift the relaxation.

A neighbouring stone heated sauna sits across from the pools and next to this is a relaxation room which is fitted with eight adjustable beds, dimmed lighting and sheer curtains.

Finally, the new lounge is a comfortable resting place for Spa guests, with a 300-year-old olive tree, suspended fireplace, and cosy blankets and cushions for snuggling.

Hoar Cross Hall’s best-selling Serenity Package starts from £259 per person, including three meals a day, a 60-minute spa treatment from the Serenity Collection, full Spa access on the second day, and an overnight stay in a room or suite. For more information or to book, please visit https://baronseden.com/hoar-cross-hall.

The summer Olympics 2024 is set in Paris, one hundred years after the Games were there last.

Reflecting on the art competitions of those days, an exhibition marks a centenary of sport, returning to the city with an avant-garde twist.

It was in 1924 that there was a major change in sport and art alike. A showing at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge explores the avenue of relations between the two dates of 1924 to 2024.

According to the museum, “Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body” depicts the works of artists including Pablo Picasso, Diego Rivera, Natalia Gontcharova and Umberto Boccioni. All artists captured an element of the human body in dialogues of classical sculpture, posters, fashion, film, photography, sporting objects, advertising and more.

Not just art, this feature at the museum highlights how the 1924 Games went on to change the way we perceive the celebrity of sport along with body image and identity, class, race and gender.

1924 was a year not to be forgotten as although based on the original ancient Greek Olympics, it was a time when everything was changing in the “Roaring Twenties.”

It was the first time that athletes gained the type of coverage that we see today, a century later.

This was a triumphant time and athletes marked the occasion with their wins, including William DeHart Hubbard who became the first Black person to win an Olympic gold medal in an Olympic individual event.

The celebrity of these athletes has carried on and one hundred years later the media coverage has grown stronger and stronger from this pivoting point that was started in Paris.

The Fitzwilliam Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm and Sunday, 12 – 5pm. The exhibition Paris 1924: Sport, Art and the Body will be on display from 19^th July until 3^rd November 2024. For tickets visit: The Fitzwilliam Museum – Welcome to the Museum (cam.ac.uk)

The Young V&A has been granted the Art Fund Museum of The Year 2024.

The award of £120,000, the largest museum prize in the world was given in a ceremony at the National Gallery in London.

The prize will aid the Young V&A to continue with a local community programme that helps the country’s most deprived children. The organisation has said that they will continue to work all across the land with caregivers, artists, museum professionals and early years educators to extend the plan for growth in these niche areas.

Vick Hope, broadcaster and judge for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2024, said: “Young V&A is such a special and unique place, offering an experience for children (and their adults) like no other out there. The museum truly places young people centre stage, encouraging them to play, design and get creative through a fascinating collection of objects and artworks.”

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, created this space for young people and their adults and intends to nurture its visitors’ creativity in a place where they can imagine, play and design.

There were five finalists for the awards and the others included: Craven Museum, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Manchester Museum and National Portrait Gallery.

This new hotel is adults only and offers the tranquillity of slow living with a luxury all-inclusive offering on Zakynthos Island.

Since the opening on 29^th June this haven is an addition to the five-star Exclusive Collection by Louis Hotels and offers a sanctuary overlooking Tsilivi Bay.

Contemporary architecture rests under the shade of olive trees, which lock in the landscape of waterfilled bays.

Slow living is part and parcel with this sun-drenched destination that has 10,000 m2 of glistening water set beside this backdrop.

Cuisine includes tastes from Levant at Haroūb, to the most authentic of dishes of Peru at the fusion restaurant of Pisco.

Slowed down activities calm the mind into a state of relaxation with tea rituals, yoga and olive leaf picking.

The Purai Spa offers treatments reflecting on the prospect of wellness in mind, body and spirit.

The Lifestyle All-Inclusive package includes airport transfers, breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, soft drinks, local and international wines, and spirits.

Nightly rates start from EUR 329 per room per night on an all-inclusive basis for more information visit: Zante Hotels King Jason Zante

Opening on July 27 the museum will be displaying 16 looks worn by the 14-time Grammy Award winning artist along with storyboards, music awards and instruments.

This exhibition celebrates the artist’s success from her UK time in her tour and will highlight the legacy of the icon that Swift has become.

Many of the items will be on display for the first time and the showing will reflect on her career from her youth to the present day.

There are stops on the trail and each piece will display a verse of her career from the customised cowboy boots in her country career to her ruffled dress worn in her music video for her single Fortnight, from the album The Tortured Poets Department in 2024.

Kate Bailey, Senior Curator, Theatre & Performance, said: “We are delighted to be able to display a range of iconic looks worn by Taylor Swift at the V&A this summer. Each celebrating a chapter in the artist’s musical journey. Taylor Swift’s songs like objects tell stories, often drawing from art, history and literature. We hope this theatrical trail across the museum will inspire curious visitors to discover more about the performer, her creativity and V&A objects.”

The exhibition will be on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 27 July 2024 to 8 September 2024 for further details visit: https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/taylor-swift-songbook-trail

Gloucestershire’s only 5-star hotel welcomes a selection of events this summer set in the grounds of this 15^th century manor house.

Positioned in the heart of the Cotswolds, the hotel has created a feast of summer events from alfresco cinema nights.

The estate is set in 90 acres of beautiful land that is a rest base holding 61 luxury rooms which were recently refurbished in March 2023.

As a haven, this summer in Ellenborough offers guests perks to their stay including the hotel’s Spa Garden Retreat and dining at the Horse Box Brasserie, among the many additions to the hotel’s splendid pastimes. The timetable of summer offerings is included in this article.

2024 Wimbledon Championships

Hosting a Wimbledon themed afternoon tea with a selection of tennis and strawberry themed treats for guests to revel on.

Alfresco Cinema Nights

Held on 19^th July to show Mamma Mia and 6^th September showing Barbie. Guests are to dine on BBQ food, themed drinks and they will view the screening on the hotel’s South Lawn.

Teddy Bear Picnic with Ellie Bear

The 15^th August will be a family day out with a summer picnic on the hotel’s South Lawn and will include a Teddy Bear themed story, lawn games, activities plus delicious food and drink for children and adults.

Yoga Wellness Day

Yoga Wellness Day is on 15^th September and is hosted by Jane Macpherson and is inviting guests to enjoy yoga meditation followed by spa treatments at the hotel’s Elemis Spa.

Nightly rates at Ellenborough Park start from £289 inclusive of VAT and breakfast based on a Traditional Bedroom sleeping two people. For more information please visit Ellenborough Park | Luxury 5* Hotel In The Cotswolds

From July 17^th this new interactive exhibition centre will be debuting in London, featuring over 50 exhibits and 25 immersive rooms.

This is the first British edition of these sorts, and it will be joining a collection of other landmarks in Oslo, Paris, Miami, Stockholm, Berlin, Barcelona, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Shanghai and Limassol. Headquarters are based in Athens, Zagreb and Miami.

Miltos Kambourides, Founder of Paradox Museum, says, “We are thrilled to be bringing the Paradox Museum to the UK this summer. After the huge success of Paradox Museums in other major cities, this unique experience that stimulates the mind and senses and conquers the world, could not be missing from London, a city full of Paradoxes.”

This unique entertainment station is designed to invigorate the mind and test the surprise effect on visitors who come to sample the unknown.

Different themes run through each room, and this includes a gravity defying “reverse room” where the room is flipped upside down. Other features include a Hogwarts-inspired “Castle Room” that guarantees to create a mind-bending puzzle. 

Twisting together a combination of science, art and psychology, Paradox London inspires families and friends to take a step into a metropolis of fun and the awe-inspiring themes shake up reality and put it into a thought-provoking experience.

For tickets and more information visit: https://feverup.com/m/176858

Address: 90 Brompton Road, London, SW3 1ER, UK

Prices: £14 for children, and £18.50 for adults

Multi award winning actress and producer Jennifer Aniston launches new children’s book with HarperCollins Publishers.

Starring an adaptation of Aniston’s dog Clyde, this has become a four-book deal which will be enjoyed by all.  Joining social media followers have made around 100 million views since she first starting publishing extracts into the life of her rescue dog in 2021.

Written by Jennifer Aniston and illustrated by Brazil based artist Bruno Jacob, this tale is about Clydeo “finding his thing”, and ends up being a culinary experience after discovering that cooking is his way forward to finding his path in life. A Clydeo cookbook by Aniston follows this publication.

Jennifer Aniston said: “When I decided to partner with Invisible Universe to bring Clydeo to life on social media, I could have never imagined how much joy he would bring to his fans and followers. I could not be more thrilled to be taking Clydeo and his stories to publishing, where he will hopefully inspire children and dog lovers alike with his adorable journey to find his true passion.”

This is the debut animated series for Bruno Jacob who lives with his dog Bruce, wife, Renata, and daughter Luna.

The receiver of many accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, Aniston has excelled herself with this revelation of feeds about her personal life with her friend Clyde.

HaperCollins are known for their children’s titles and is the second largest book publisher in the world.

First published on social media by Invisible Universe, Tricia Biggio, Co-Founder & CEO said: “Clydeo has captured the imaginations of millions of fans across social media with his quick wit, cooking mishaps and loyalty to his friends, especially his best friend, Jennifer Aniston.”

CLYDEO TAKES A BITE OUT OF LIFE By Jennifer Aniston is illustrated by Bruno Jacob published by HarperCollins.

UK publishing date of 24^th October 2024 and UK price £12.99

ISBN: 9780063372368