The current custodians of a Cotswolds manor have rekindled its centuries-old spirit, making a stylish and welcoming home

The stand-alone spa building at the South Lodge hotel, near Horsham, has to be seen to be believed. From the long, window-lined pool that overlooks an outdoor hydrotherapy area to the Botanic restaura

FROM A CONVERTED BANK WITH A SPA IN ITS VAULT TO A NILE CRUISE THAT ESCHEWS THE CROWDS, THIS IS TRAVEL, ELEGANTLY DONE

Lauran Elsden escaped to a TREETOP CABIN squirrelled away in the grounds of a Gothic manor on the edge of the Derbyshire Dales

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Pass through The Old Rectory’s entrance gate off a country lane and you’ll find yourself travelling along a gently winding drive that’s cradled by stands of evergreen rhododendrons and laurel with can