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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
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’
“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
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
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.
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?
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
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
‘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.
The Evening Standard: The Best One-Day Wellness Retreats for Busy People
‘If any hotel in the UK could embody an enlightened, home-grown take on wellness (and generally the good life), it would be Thyme in Gloucestershire’.
The Telegraph: Seven Ways to Give Your Veg Garden a Lift
We are delighted to have been featured in The Telegraph, with fabulous winter gardening tips provided by Bunny Guinness in the grounds of Thyme’s Kitchen Gardens.
The World of Interiors: Thyme to Shine
“Long praised for its culinary offerings, the Cotswolds retreat Thyme has fast become a draw for interior-design lovers. Featuring an oxen barn, handmade ceramics, bespoke bedrooms and scenic vegetable patches, the hotel has reinvented itself as a feast for the eyes as well as the stomach”.
Financial Times HTSI: About Thyme
‘The home that became a masterclass in Cotswolds living’.
How Caryn Hibbert turned a bucolic country retreat into a holistic – and lifestyle – destination.
House & Garden: The Cotswolds' best Spas
‘With an ethos of celebrating nature and its unrushed timing, Thyme is truly a hotel in which you can finally relax and slow down.
We are Delighted to be included in the round up of the best spas in the region.
Residence Magazine: Well English, Not Typical
“Everything is of first class quality”' Thrilled to have such a fantastic review in Dutch magazine Residence.
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