I’m lost in a glorious meadow, amid tall grasses and vibrant cornflowers. It’s as if time has stood still. All around me scarlet poppies and yellow Rudbeckias sway and dance, the mid-summer sun adding to the colourful haze. It’s like something out of a picture book – a quintessential English scene.
In the distance, the white mansion house that is Coworth Park, a Dorchester Collection Hotel, is gleaming. It’s a place that is rooted in heritage – a house has stood on this site since 1776. Originally owned by William Shepheard, a prosperous East India merchant, it has changed hands and purposes over the years but is now best known – of course – as The Dorchester’s sister hotel in the country.
Meander out of the wildflower meadow (it is so impressive that HM The Queen commissioned the Master of the Meadow, Bruce Yeoman, to create something similar for her) and you’ll arrive at the pristine Polo Fields (another favourite place of the royals, where both Prince William and Harry have taken part in the annual Audi Polo Challenge). From the sunken gardens to the bronze statues by Carol Pearce, which are dotted about the grounds, there is much to explore across the 240 acres that the hotel sits within. Moments of surprise come by spotting an original milestone (marking the distance as 22 miles from London), a giant Indian Bean Tree and the Grade I-listed Dower House, which dates back to 1775, and is often used by actors filming at the nearby Shepperton Studios (giving you another surprise if you spot an A-lister checking in).
Whether you cycle on one of the hotel’s bikes or stroll around, the nature surrounding Coworth Park is worth exploring as much as the hotel itself – not only because of the beauty to be seen on the doorstep but also because – later – there’s a feast waiting for you inside.
Of course, you might already have treated yourself to afternoon tea – taken in the drawing room or in one of the new summer ‘bubble’ pods found in the grounds (available until 24 September) – and perfectly situated for you to play giant chess or croquet, Alice in Wonderland-style, on the lawn afterwards.
But the main culinary attraction at Coworth Park is Woven by Adam Smith. Launched last year, it is the hotel’s modern take on a fine dining restaurant and has already been awarded one Michelin star. Here, magical moments of a different kind await.
But first, if you are staying in one of the 30 rooms in the Mansion House, take time to soak your limbs in the copper tub. Have a read of The Book of Idle Pleasures, thoughtfully left for you on a bath rack, and soak off your day’s explorations with a luxury bath oil by the English historic, beauty brand Mitchell and Peach. It’s the perfect pre-dinner way to prep for an
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