STAYCATION — Blog — The September Chronicles

A review of our stay at “The Treehouse” from Sand & Stone Escapes

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND, ROMANCE, SELF CATERING, STAYCATION, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr19 September 2023Treehouse, rustic, cabin, nature, THE COTSWOLDS, Sand & Stones, ROMANCE, ROMANTIC, BABYMOON, COSY, SUMMER, RAIN, FIREPLACEComment

A LONDON STAYCATION: ONE ALDWYCH

A review of our staycation at London hotel One Aldwych in Covent Garden

ENGLAND, HOTELS, LONDON, STAYCATION, UK, TRAVELJennifer Darr26 July 2023ONE ALDWYCH, London, London city, london Hotel, STAYCATION, staycay, luxury, 5 star, spa, The StrandComment

A CITY STAYCATION AT THE NED, LONDON

A hotel review of our staycation at The Ned, London

ENGLAND, HOTELS, LONDON, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, ROMANCEJennifer Darr16 June 2023The Ned review, The Ned, London Hotel, STAYCATION, staycay, Bank, London city, Millie's, Kaia, London restaurantsComment

A LONDON STAYCATION AT L'OSCAR

A review of our stay at L’Oscar hotel in Holborn, London

UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, LONDON, HOTELS, ENGLANDJennifer Darr3 April 2023L'Oscar, Loscar, Oscar Wilde, Holborn, COVENT GARDEN, London, STAYCATION, HOTEL REVIEW, hotel, city, birsComment

A LONDON STAYCATION AT HENRIETTA HOTEL, COVENT GARDEN

A review of our staycation at Henrietta Hotel, Covent Garden

UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, LONDON, HOTELS, ENGLANDJennifer Darr24 March 2023COVENT GARDEN, HENRIETTA, HOTELS, HOTEL REVIEW, LONDON, England, UK, STAYCATION, travel, CITY, WINTERComment

A LONDON STAYCATION AT THE PRINCE AKATOKI HOTEL

A hotel review from our staycation at The Prince Akatoki , London

UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, LONDON, HOTELS, ENGLANDJennifer Darr31 January 2023LONDON, PRINCE AKATOKI, JAPANESE, MINIMALISM, 5 STAR, LUXURY, STAYCATION, MARYLEBONE, HOTEL, HOTEL REVIEW, UK, ENGLAND, TRAVEL Comment

ARC PAINSWICK

A weekend at ARC Painswick, a newly launched sustainable lodging concept “reimagining the English country house for designed experiences”.

UK, TRAVEL, THE COTSWOLDS, STAYCATION, SELF CATERING, ENGLAND, COUNTRYSIDEJennifer Darr19 January 2023PARTI, TOM LEAHY, ARC STAY, ARC, PAINSWICK, THE COTSWOLDS, COUNTRYSIDE, LARGE, GROUP, RENT, AIRBNB, ENGLAND, TRAVEL, ART, TEXTILE, BATH Comments

A HAUTE HIBERNATION WITH UNIQUE HOMESTAYS: THE SUMMER FOLLY

A wrap of our winter weekend at The Summer Folly with Unique Homestays

UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, ROMANCE, HOTELS, ENGLAND, COUNTRYSIDE, SELF CATERINGJennifer Darr11 January 2023Folly, The Summer Folly, winter, COUNTRYSIDE, COUNTRY, LINCOLNSHIRE, GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE, CASTLE, DEER, STAYCATION, UK, ENGLAND, TRAVEL, HOTELS, UNIQUE HOMESTAYS, ROMANCE, ESCAPE, COTTAGEComment

GLAMPING AT THE WRIGGLY TIN

A review of our experience glamping at The Wriggly Inn Shepherd’s Huts in the heart of the South Downs

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, GLAMPING, HAMPSHIREJennifer Darr28 September 2022SHEPHERDS HUT, Hut, Wriggly Tin, Countryside, Glamping, England, London, OFF GRID, romantic, cosy, UK, countryComment

HECKFIELD PLACE: AN ITINERARY FOR THE PERFECT SUMMER STAYCATION

Before the final days of summer slip away, we wanted to share our recent return visit to Heckfield Place. The following itinerary is very close to the way we spent our restorative mini-break this Summer and will hopefully give you a little inspiration; either for a last minute indulgence or for next summer’s plans.

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND, HOTELS, POPULAR, ROMANCE, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr7 September 2022STAYCATION, HECKFIELD PLACE, HECKFIELD, HOTEL, England, LUXURY, SUMMER, ROW BOATS, WILD SWIMMING, UKComment

CHECKING IN: THE RANDOLPH HOTEL, OXFORD

A review of The Randolph by Graduate Hotels. A literary-inspired (and very British) city break in the heart of historic Oxford

ENGLAND, HOTELS, OXFORDSHIRE, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr29 July 2022Graduate Hotels, HOTELS, The Randolph, OXFORD, STAYCATION, UK, ENGLAND, HOTEL REVIEW, QUIRKY, DOG FRIENDLY, CITYComment

CHECKING IN: BEAVERBROOK HOTEL

A luxury country house hotel seeped in history, with ‘Great Gatsby’-vibes and sweeping views of the Surrey Hills

COUNTRYSIDE, ENGLAND, HOTELS, ROMANCE, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, SURREYJennifer Darr28 July 2022BEAVERBROOK, HOTEL, STAYCATION, SURREY, SURREY HILLS, LUXURY, ENGLAND, UK, TRAVEL, HOTEL REVIEW Comment

GONE FISHING: A WEEKEND AT THE FISH HOTEL

A quirky, back-to-nature bolthole in the Gloucestershire Hills, featuring cosy huts and treehouses.

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UK, COUNTRYSIDE, ROMANCEJennifer Darr22 June 2022THE COTSWOLDS, THE FISH HOTEL, ROMANTIC, COUNTRYSIDE, COUNTRY, England, CABIN, SHEPHERDS HUT, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, WEEKEND, UKComment

CHECKING IN: LE MANOIR AUX QUAT’SAISONS, A BELMOND HOTEL

A review of our stay at Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, A Belmond Hotel

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UK, OXFORDSHIREJennifer Darr14 June 2022BELMOND, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, COUNTRYSIDE, HOTELS, LE MANOIR, ENGLAND, UK, TRAVEL, FOOD, STAYCATION, RAYMOND BLANC, MANOR HOUSE Comment

CHECKING IN: A WINTER WEEKEND AT HECKFIELD PLACE

A peaceful 48 hours at Heckfield Place

ENGLAND, HOTELS, POPULAR, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr29 March 2022HECKFIELD, HECKFIELD PLACE, HOTEL, COUNTRY, WINTER, England, WEEKEND, FEBRUARY, UK, TRAVEL, LUXURY Comments

A TRAVEL GUIDE TO THE PETITE VILLAGE OF BIBURY

A travel guide to Bibury, England. A quintessential Cotswold's village

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr18 February 2022BIBURY, England, THE COTSWOLDS, Cottage, COUNTRY, UK, TRAVEL GUIDE, TRAVEL, ARLINGTON ROW, WINTER, FEBRUARY Comment

AN ESCAPE TO NORFOLK: THE WORKERS COTTAGE

A summary of our first visit to Norfolk, staying at The Workers Cottage

ENGLAND, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, NORFOLKJennifer Darr10 November 2021Norfolk, Cottage, The Workers Cottage, Autumn, Outdoor bath, bath, tubComment

AN 'OUT OF THIS WORLD' WEEKEND IN SOMERSET

At the beginning of September we were invited out to the beautiful woodlands of Somerset for a one of a kind weekend at Marston Park, staying in a Futuro House

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UK, SOMERSETJennifer Darr28 September 2021TRAVEL, Somerset, Futruo House, UFO, England, UK, PHOTOGRAPHY, SUMMER, GLAMPING, CAMPING, FROMEComment

UNPLUGGED: AN OFF-GRID WEEKEND

We first met Hector and Ben, the Londoners behind Unplugged, last Summer when they launched their first Digital Detox cabin in Cambridgeshire . After such a great first stay we were excited to be invited back to check out, or rather 'check-in' at, the new site in West Sussex.

ENGLAND, HOTELS, STAYCATION, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr9 June 2021UNPLUGGED, CABIN, ENGLAND, UK, TRAVEL, STAYCATION, SUMMER, COUNTRY, WEST SUSSEX, WEEKEND, DIGITAL DETOX, OFF GRIDComment

EXPLORING WHITBY AND ROBIN HOOD'S BAY ON THE NYMR STEAM TRAIN

A photo journal of our time visiting Whitby and Robin Hood’s Bay on the North Yorkshire steam railway

ENGLAND, POPULAR, STAYCATION, UK, TRAVELJennifer Darr18 September 2020STEAM TRAIN, RAIL, TRAIN, England, YORKSHIRE, STAYCATION, WHITBY, ROBIN HOOD'S BAY, BAY, BEACH, SUMMER Comment