Thoughts from Thyme

 

Conversations, Cultivations, Inspirations

Welcome to Thoughts, a place where we share recipes, articles and guides, from our family, team and friends of Thyme.

 
 
 

Featured Articles 

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Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont
Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont
Botanical Garnishes
Botanical Garnishes
Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme
Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme
Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana
Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana
Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo
Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Explore our Thoughts

Recipes & Other Foodie Thoughts

Allow our chefs to walk you through the seasons at Thyme, with step-by-step recipes, dishes from guest chefs and ingredient edits to name but a few.

 
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Limoncello Martini
Limoncello Martini

Introducing the Limoncello Martini! A crisp, refined expression of Italian sunshine.

Lemon Cream Puff
Lemon Cream Puff

A clever marriage of sweet & sour, soft & crisp, and each element is easier than you might think.

Meringue, Rhubarb & Lemon Curd
Meringue, Rhubarb & Lemon Curd

A clever marriage of sweet & sour, soft & crisp, and each element is easier than you might think.

Mackerel, horseradish cream & pickled rhubarb
Mackerel, horseradish cream & pickled rhubarb

This delicious fish is packed with the ‘good’ fat that plays such an important role in heart-health - making it the perfect dish for Valentine’s!

Thought Pieces

These articles are longer reads that discuss topics close to our heart: conservation, nature, design and science.

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Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont
Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont

Botanical Garnishes
Botanical Garnishes

Head Gardener Daryll shares 5 edible flowers to grow in your garden this summer.

Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme
Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme

At thyme we keep a few hives of bees, from which we harvest fresh honey to be used in the Ox Barn. Today, we meet our Bee Keeper, who shares his knowledge on all things bees!

Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana
Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana

Katie Fontana is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of Plain English. We were delighted to host Katie as part of our recent talk, An English Kitchen, which explored the fascinating history of the kitchen, its evolution in design, and how the kitchen shapes family dynamics and daily rituals.

Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green
Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green

It is well founded that time spent in nature inspires and nourishes. But did you know that recent scientific research shows that nature-based design can trigger a similar wellbeing response?

Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo
Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Ngoc Minh Ngo is an acclaimed garden photographer whose work depicts the magic of flowers and their role in human experience.

We are delighted to welcome her to Thyme on Friday 30th May to speak about her beautiful new book: Roses in the Garden. Here Ngoc tells us about her journey into the world of roses and the literary influences which have shaped her exploration.

Meet the Maker: Cath Kidston Padgham
Meet the Maker: Cath Kidston Padgham

Join Cath Kidston Padgham,  Fibrex, and other guest sellers on Friday 23rd May, for ‘Pellymania’, a vibrant charity geranium sale hosted by Thyme.

Meet the Maker: Letitia Clark
Meet the Maker: Letitia Clark

Ahead our upcoming talk, we asked Letitia a selection of zesty questions to inspire our culinary enthusiasts ahead of the summer season.

Rooksmoor Press: The preservation of Britt Willoughby’s ‘Absorbed by the Beauty’
Rooksmoor Press: The preservation of Britt Willoughby’s ‘Absorbed by the Beauty’

Hiding in plain sight, down a street in the centre of the artistic town of Stroud, you’ll find a magical historic printing press called Rooksmoor Press owned by Katie Beard.

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Botanical Garnishes
Botanical Garnishes

Head Gardener Daryll shares 5 edible flowers to grow in your garden this summer.

Cedro - Citrus Medica: The Ingredient Edit
Cedro - Citrus Medica: The Ingredient Edit

Cedro or Citron is an ancient citrus fruit, one of the original cultivators used to breed the modern citrus varieties of oranges, lemons and limes we are familiar with today. 

Jerusalem Artichoke: The Ingredient Edit
Jerusalem Artichoke: The Ingredient Edit

Hiding in the frosty soils of our winter kitchen garden are the knobbly brown tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke.

Sometimes called the earth apple or wild sunflower, it originated from the Americas and is a member of the daisy family.

Medlar: The Ingredient Edit
Medlar: The Ingredient Edit

Part of the rose family, its large hips are best picked after the first frosts which help to soften the fruits, a process called bletting.

 

Stories from The Land

The land is our natural sounding board for much of what we do at Thyme, from what’s on the menus to what we’re observing in nature. Follow the gardening team’s activities in their monthly column and read about what we are sowing, growing and nurturing across the farm and gardens.

Read all about it…

Read about Thyme, as featured in magazines and newspapers.

 

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American Vogue: This British Country Getaway Is Packed With Whimsical Interiors—That You Can Now Take Home With You
American Vogue: This British Country Getaway Is Packed With Whimsical Interiors—That You Can Now Take Home With You

“On a recent visit to Thyme in early spring, I soon discovered that the dialogue between the hotel and its surroundings is infused into every aspect of your stay”.

BASC Magazine: Game Dishes Made Simple
BASC Magazine: Game Dishes Made Simple

Charlie Hibbert, chef patron of Thyme, shares three of his superb Game recipes.

They’re in no way difficult, using readily available products, but will certainly bring a feeling of fine dining to your family table.

The Sunday Times Style: ‘This is How I Supercharge my Morning Beauty Routine’
The Sunday Times Style: ‘This is How I Supercharge my Morning Beauty Routine’

“Sometimes we all need a moment to pause and recentre ourselves before a busy day”. 

Sarah Jossel uses our Water Meadow Breathing Balm to "supercharge" her morning.

The Greatest Boutique Hotels 2024
The Greatest Boutique Hotels 2024

Wonderful to be included in a round up of the UK’s Greatest Boutique Hotels. Thyme is a family story, led by Caryn Hibbert, daughter Camilla and eldest son Charlie, where passion for the land, food and entertaining merges with a love of nature, beauty and conservation.

Country Life: Travel Hot Hotels
Country Life: Travel Hot Hotels

When is a hotel not a hotel? Answer: when a family-run establishment begins life as a cookery school, then slowly - and carefully - morphs into an utterly charming and eclectic Nature-led enterprise.

Cotswolds Gentleman: Top 50 Pubs in The Cotswolds 2024
Cotswolds Gentleman: Top 50 Pubs in The Cotswolds 2024

Delighted The Swan has been included in the Cotswolds Gentleman’s guide to the best pubs in the Cotswolds that you should visit in 2024.

The Sunday Times Magazine: Table Talk- Charlie Hibbert’s Winter Puddings
The Sunday Times Magazine: Table Talk- Charlie Hibbert’s Winter Puddings

Charlie shares three of his favourite rich, comforting puddings for the winter months.

Orange, olive oil and almond upside down cake, Custard tart and Marsala poached pears….Food doesn’t get more comforting than that.

Condé Nast Traveller: Are Hobbi-Days the Next Big Travel Trend?
Condé Nast Traveller: Are Hobbi-Days the Next Big Travel Trend?

Thymes "calendar of happenings" is packed full of seasonal lessons on how to have fun, guided by its beautiful botanical gardens in the Gloucestershire countryside.

The Telegraph: The Best UK Spa Hotels for a Weekend of Winter Wellness
The Telegraph: The Best UK Spa Hotels for a Weekend of Winter Wellness

We are delighted to have been featured in The Telegraphs, best healing escapes in the UK for a touch of Winter wellness, from sliding into toasty, low-lit pools to treatments that range from simply restful to reassuringly serious.

House and Garden: The Best Country House Hotels Across the UK
House and Garden: The Best Country House Hotels Across the UK

‘A simple yet sumptuous country house, every detail at Thyme is thought through to bring guests back to nature and provide a place to truly, deeply relax.

Bertioli’s Musings

Stories from our sibling brand, Bertioli, on living at one with nature, from the inspiration behind our botanical collections to how-to guides, tips and videos. Take a look behind the scenes with Bertioli.

 
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Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green
Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green

It is well founded that time spent in nature inspires and nourishes. But did you know that recent scientific research shows that nature-based design can trigger a similar wellbeing response?

Patterns of Nature: Water Meadow collection
Patterns of Nature: Water Meadow collection
A Note from Edward Bulmer
A Note from Edward Bulmer

Bringing Nature Indoors: Thyme's new 'Cutting Garden Rooms’ in collaboration with Edward Bulmer Natural Paint.

Fall Asleep in a Bed of Flowers
Fall Asleep in a Bed of Flowers

Bringing Nature Indoors: Thyme's new 'Cutting Garden Rooms’ in collaboration with Edward Bulmer Natural Paint.

Objects of Conversation

Celebrating the stories and people behind the beautiful objects and brands that inspire us.

 
 
 

The Founder Series

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Meet the Maker: Pepa González, Founder of Pepa & Co

Founder, Pepa Gonzalez explains the evolution of Pepa & Co, and the inspirations that have brought this partnership, with Bertioli by Thyme, together. ​

A Touch of Spanish Flair ~ Kathryn Delevigne
A Touch of Spanish Flair ~ Kathryn Delevigne

A touch of Spanish Flair for the Orchid House

The bowl shaped ceramics, the ‘fajalauza’, encapsulates the Moorish design and architecture that the city is famous for. Camilla discovered these heavenly hand-painted pieces and thought they would add a touch of beautiful, romantic Spanish design to Thyme’s Orchid House.

Lovingly Crafted Lingerie ~ Hannah Farrugia Sharples
Lovingly Crafted Lingerie ~ Hannah Farrugia Sharples

Coutille

A lingerie brand combining 1900s elegance, French sophistication and modern sustainability.

Back to the Roots with Penelope Chilvers
Back to the Roots with Penelope Chilvers

Back to Slow

Founder of iconic brand, Penelope Chilvers, retraces her footsteps in creating her family business.

Feasting with Deborah Brett
Feasting with Deborah Brett

Top Tips on Table Dressing

Ceramicist Deborah Brett has created an exclusive line for Thyme’s Shop, to marry Bertioli’s patterns of nature table linens. She shares her top tips on feasting well and table dressing.

Valle & Vik
Valle & Vik

The Founder Series 02

I’m very relaxed when it comes to dinner parties - which I think trickles down to the atmosphere, I just want everyone to feel at home and have a good time - and preferably come hungry.

The Maker Series

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Vigour & Skills - Meet the Maker: Saskia Marjoram
Vigour & Skills - Meet the Maker: Saskia Marjoram

Flower essences work deeply and gently bringing positive and effective change to our lives. They act as catalysts, bringing awareness and shifting patterns enabling you to move forward in a safe, natural and simple way.

Autumn Leaves Ceramics
Autumn Leaves Ceramics

It's such a joy to collaborate again with Thyme. This is my third collection and I always love using Caryn's beautiful illustrations as a starting point for my ceramics. Inspired by her autumnal drawings of oak leaves and horse chestnut I used leaves sourced from my garden and Holland park to press into a speckled stoneware clay body.

Meet the Maker: Andión
Meet the Maker: Andión

We are delighted to launch a capsule collaboration with Andión using our botanically inspired prints on their beautifully made, hand-smocked blouses.

Andión is a mother-daughter atelier working from the beautiful hills of Galicia in northeastern Spain. Each of their pieces are lovingly crafted in a small workshop surrounded by cornfields, eucalyptus, and oak trees. Always handmade and always inspired by their Galician roots.

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Meet the Maker: Pepa González, Founder of Pepa & Co

Founder, Pepa Gonzalez explains the evolution of Pepa & Co, and the inspirations that have brought this partnership, with Bertioli by Thyme, together. ​

Meet the Maker: Bell Hutley
Meet the Maker: Bell Hutley

Meet Bell Hutley, an artist and designer from London who best known for her vividly colourful and whimsical illustrations .

Meet the Maker: Lancaster & Cornish
Meet the Maker: Lancaster & Cornish

In this Meet he Maker, we join Sian Cornish in conversation to learn more about her journey into the wonderful world of textiles, the fascinating process behind her handmade silk ribbons, and how nature provides a constant source of inspiration.

Meet the Maker: Molly Mahon
Meet the Maker: Molly Mahon

In this Meet he Maker, Molly Mahon take you through her journey with the art of block printing, her inspiration and the work that goes in to every piece.

Back to the Roots with Penelope Chilvers
Back to the Roots with Penelope Chilvers

Back to Slow

Founder of iconic brand, Penelope Chilvers, retraces her footsteps in creating her family business.

Canterbury Bears
Canterbury Bears

Meet the maker

The Canterbury Bears Workshop is nestled in the Kentish Countryside, a short distance from the Cathedral City of Canterbury and is rooted in its location and its history.

Our New Silk Collection
Our New Silk Collection

Meet the maker

Since Thyme was founded, the ambition has always been to create something that is more than a place, a brand inspired by nature and centred around botanical patterns.

Meet the Maker: Skapa Woodstuffs
Meet the Maker: Skapa Woodstuffs

We stumbled across Mike and Skapa Woodstuffs scrolling through Instagram and were mesmerised by the workmanship and beauty of his pieces.

Meet the Maker: John Julian
Meet the Maker: John Julian

We came across designer Julian Sainsbury's ceramic workshop when searching for beautiful crockery for Thyme's Ox Barn restaurant.

 All Thoughts

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Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont
Meet the Maker: Georgia Beaumont

Botanical Garnishes
Botanical Garnishes

Head Gardener Daryll shares 5 edible flowers to grow in your garden this summer.

Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme
Question Thyme: Geoff Cox, Bee Keeper at Thyme

At thyme we keep a few hives of bees, from which we harvest fresh honey to be used in the Ox Barn. Today, we meet our Bee Keeper, who shares his knowledge on all things bees!

Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana
Meet the Maker: Katie Fontana

Katie Fontana is the Co-Founder & Creative Director of Plain English. We were delighted to host Katie as part of our recent talk, An English Kitchen, which explored the fascinating history of the kitchen, its evolution in design, and how the kitchen shapes family dynamics and daily rituals.

Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green
Nature-Based Design: Dream in Green

It is well founded that time spent in nature inspires and nourishes. But did you know that recent scientific research shows that nature-based design can trigger a similar wellbeing response?

Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo
Meet the Maker: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Ngoc Minh Ngo is an acclaimed garden photographer whose work depicts the magic of flowers and their role in human experience.

We are delighted to welcome her to Thyme on Friday 30th May to speak about her beautiful new book: Roses in the Garden. Here Ngoc tells us about her journey into the world of roses and the literary influences which have shaped her exploration.

Welcome to the Water Meadows at Thyme
Welcome to the Water Meadows at Thyme
Patterns of Nature: Water Meadow collection
Patterns of Nature: Water Meadow collection
Meet the Maker: Cath Kidston Padgham
Meet the Maker: Cath Kidston Padgham

Join Cath Kidston Padgham,  Fibrex, and other guest sellers on Friday 23rd May, for ‘Pellymania’, a vibrant charity geranium sale hosted by Thyme.

Meet the Maker: Letitia Clark
Meet the Maker: Letitia Clark

Ahead our upcoming talk, we asked Letitia a selection of zesty questions to inspire our culinary enthusiasts ahead of the summer season.

Limoncello Martini
Limoncello Martini

Introducing the Limoncello Martini! A crisp, refined expression of Italian sunshine.

Lemon Cream Puff
Lemon Cream Puff

A clever marriage of sweet & sour, soft & crisp, and each element is easier than you might think.

Rooksmoor Press: The preservation of Britt Willoughby’s ‘Absorbed by the Beauty’
Rooksmoor Press: The preservation of Britt Willoughby’s ‘Absorbed by the Beauty’

Hiding in plain sight, down a street in the centre of the artistic town of Stroud, you’ll find a magical historic printing press called Rooksmoor Press owned by Katie Beard.

Meet the Maker: Studio Vero
Meet the Maker: Studio Vero

Meet the Maker: Sarah Raven returns to Thyme
Meet the Maker: Sarah Raven returns to Thyme

Renowned English Gardener Sarah Raven returns to Thyme this March to host four gardening courses spanning flowers, vegetables and pots, from 18th - 21st March.

Since 1999, she has been running courses from her own Sussex garden, Perch Hill, and is known for presenting on Gardener’s World and her books on gardening. Here she recounts her inspirations and what to expect this Spring.

Bertioli’s Valentine’s Edit
Bertioli’s Valentine’s Edit

A Valentine’s Day edit from our sibling brand, Bertioli by Thyme.

Rhubarb not Roses
Rhubarb not Roses

Putting seasonal produce front and centre for Valentine’s, we are championing pretty in pink rhubarb.

Bedroom Spotlight: Love in a Mist
Bedroom Spotlight: Love in a Mist

This pretty botanical is the inspiration for one of our most romantic bedrooms.

Meringue, Rhubarb & Lemon Curd
Meringue, Rhubarb & Lemon Curd

A clever marriage of sweet & sour, soft & crisp, and each element is easier than you might think.

Buried in the mists of Thyme: The trees of Christmas past
Buried in the mists of Thyme: The trees of Christmas past

A renewed purpose: the Christmas trees of Thyme now bring a new joy to our flock of Welsh Black Mountain sheep.