COUNTRY LIFE writers reveal the hotels that stood out to them in 2025

There are three big advantages to a twin-centre holiday. The first is that instead of one long, tiring flight, you get a midway break. Then there’s the fact that when you come to the end of your ‘firs

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If you are looking to escape the madding crowds, don’t be put off by the popularity of Greece because one of the reasons why it remains a charter holiday hot spot is because there are plenty of places

Frazzled from what felt like a never-ending year, we booked into South Lodge hoping for a quiet countryside reset – and it certainly delivered. The Reeds is a cluster of eco-lodges set on the edge of

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