ENGLAND — Blog — The September Chronicles

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, TRAVELComment

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, BATHComment

WINTER AT THE LORD CREWE ARMS, BLANCHLAND

A review of our winter weekend at The Lord Crewe Arms, Blancland

A HAUTE HIBERNATION WITH UNIQUE HOMESTAYS: THE SUMMER FOLLY

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

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

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

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

A SPRING ESCAPE TO DEVON [Part 2 of 2 Colyton]

A recap of our very first trip to Devon, featuring a stay in a cosy cottage and a vintage tram ride to the seaside

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, DEVONJennifer Darr7 April 2022DEVON, SEASIDE, SEATION, COLYTON, COTTAGE, VINE COTTAGE, BEER, COAST, BEACH, ENGLAND, UKComment

A SPRING ESCAPE TO DEVON [Part 1 of 2 Seaton and Beer]

A recap of our very first trip to Devon, featuring a stay in a cosy cottage and a vintage tram ride to the seaside

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, DEVONJennifer Darr7 April 2022DEVON, SEASIDE, SEATION, COLYTON, COTTAGE, VINE COTTAGE, BEER, COAST, BEACH, ENGLAND, UKComment

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

THE GEORGE HOTEL, CHELTENHAM

A review of The George Hotel in Cheltenham

ENGLAND, HOTELS, THE COTSWOLDS, UK, TRAVELJennifer Darr25 August 2020HOTELS, UK, ENGLAND, CHELTENHAM, THE GEORGE HOTEL, SUMMER, CULT HOTELS, THE COTSWOLDSComment

CHRISTMAS IN THE COTSWOLDS

After moving away from Australia we have spent the last few holiday seasons trying to soak in as much European festive magic as possible. So in December, after having lived in London for over 4 years, we thought it was about time we stayed in the UK and experience our first English Christmas.

CHRISTMAS, ENGLAND, THE COTSWOLDS, TRAVEL, UK, POPULAR, HOTELS, EUROPEJennifer Darr29 January 2020CHRISTMAS, THE COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND, UK, COUNTRY, COTTAGE Comments

POSTCARDS FROM: THE LAKE DISTRICT

At the end of September we headed North to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary in the stunning Lake District- specifically Ullswater.

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, LAKE DISTRICTJennifer Darr11 October 2019ENGLAND, UK, TRAVEL, POSTCARDS, ULLSWATER, LAKE DISTRICT, CUMBRIA Comment

A WEEKEND IN THE COTSWOLDS: HOW TO VISIT WITHOUT HIRING A CAR

At the end of Winter we spent a long weekend in The Cotswolds - our very first trip to the area- and we completely fell in love. Here is our sample itinerary for visiting without a car.

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UK, THE COTSWOLDSJennifer Darr8 September 2019THE COTSWOLDS, ENGLAND, UK, CAR, SPRING, COUNTRY, BROADWAY VILLAGE, LYGON ARMS Comment

A WEEKEND IN DORSET: HOW WE VISITED DURDLE DOOR WITHOUT A CAR

The first half of 2019 absolutely zoomed by for us, so by the time the May Bank Holiday rolled around we were craving a quiet weekend away from the city.
To keep things relaxing we wanted to avoid the hassle of hiring a car, so we needed to find a spot which we could easily reach with public transport. Only having 3 days, it also needed to be in relatively close proximity to London. The idea of Dorset immediately seduced us with it’s stunning scenery, coastal views and cute towns.
If you’re looking to fulfil a similar set of criteria, then read on for our sample itinerary for visiting Durdle Door and Dorset without a car.

ENGLAND, TRAVEL, UKJennifer Darr8 September 2019ENGLAND, TRAVEL, TRAVEL GUIDE, DURDLE DOOR, UK, SUMMER, COAST Comments

15 OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOTS TO VISIT IN LONDON AT CHRISTMAS

Visiting London during the holiday season and want to know what to do and where to go to get into the Christmas Spirit? Then this list is for you!

CHRISTMAS, TRAVEL, ENGLAND, UKJennifer Darr8 September 2019LONDON, TRAVEL, CHRISTMAS, WINTER, UK, ENGLANDComment