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Take the Path Less Travelled CLIVEDEN MAGAZINE TAKE THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED Silversea Cruises sails to over 800 destinations on all 7 continents. For more information please call Silversea on 0844 579 6713, visit Silversea.com or contact your travel agent. Chewton Glen advert_Aug16.indd 1 15/08/2016 12:36 3 WELCOME GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON TAKE THE PATH LESS TRAVELLED Dear Friends I love gardens and I always feel very lucky that my two favourite hotels are surrounded by acres and acres of perfectly manicured lawns, carefully laid out beds bursting with seasonal colour and mature woodland providing a natural habitat for a wide variety of wildlife and the ideal place for a game of hide and go seek! VisitBritain promoted 2016 as the Year of the English Garden, in celebration of one of England’s greatest attractions and to mark the 300th anniversary of ‘Capability’ Brown. We hope our guests will celebrate our gardens too. Cliveden’s 375 acres are cared for by the National Trust’s Andrew Mudge, who has spent virtually every waking hour of his tenure as Head Gardener perfecting the estate, a fascinating collection of very distinctive authentically planted gardens. Not quite everything is Andrew’s responsibility however, and our horticultural ‘spaces’ include the recently created and award-winning Astor Grill courtyard, a riverside acre by Spring Cottage and the Walled Garden, home to the Profumo Pool and our new Spa which opens in late spring and will complete the Cliveden restoration and refurbishment project. Chewton Glen’s gardens are somewhat more challenging for us in terms of their upkeep although Estate Manager Darren Venables always seems to make light work of the 130 acres. Darren’s floral displays continue to impress, however it is his efforts growing edible produce that have been most commendable. The Heritage Orchard planted to commemorate the hotel’s 50th anniversary produced its first crop and behind the scenes Darren’s network of fruit and vegetable filled Polytunnels has reached almost industrial proportions. The imminent opening of ‘The Kitchen’, our new cookery school and informal restaurant, has given Darren another opportunity to expand with even more raised beds and a rather swanky anthracite Alitex greenhouse. With so much work and planning going into Chewton Glen, we were all cock-a-hoop when the property was voted number one in the Hoteliers’ Hotels Top 100 list this summer in industry magazine The Caterer. Cliveden also achieved a very respectable fifth place in the same poll. All of us were humbled to receive such recognition from our industry peers and the good and great of the hotel world. As you have probably gathered, it is going to be yet another exciting year for both establishments and although some would argue that we are at the top of our game, I would counter that it is still very much work in progress, perpetually evolving, with a team continually engaged in striving for the best and making things happen… Andrew Stembridge Managing Director Silversea Cruises sails to over 800 destinations on all 7 continents. For more information please call Silversea on 0844 579 6713, visit Silversea.com or contact your travel agent. Chewton Glen advert_Aug16.indd 1 15/08/2016 12:36 5 6 10 CONTENTS GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa New Milton, Hampshire BH25 6QS Telephone: +44 (0) 1425 275341 Fax: +44 (0) 1425 272310 Email: [email protected] www.chewtonglen.com 19 ChewtonGlenHotel @chewtonglen 36 48 56 @chewtonglen Cliveden House & Pavilion Spa Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0JF Telephone: +44 (0) 1628 668561 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 661837 Email: [email protected] 92 www.clivedenhouse.co.uk ClivedenHouse @Cliveden_House @clivedenhouse Managing Director: Andrew Stembridge 84 88 Magazine Project Director: Angela Day A FLYING START 6 ENGLISH WINE SPARKLES 62 Making history: Ben Ainslie and team Olly Smith’s personal guide to are out to win the America’s Cup. English fizz. THE PLAY’S THE THING 10 THE DIVINE MRS M 66 A day in the life running The Globe. Secrets of the stones revealed by Alisa Moussaieff. CUTTING EDGE 19 Chewton Glen & Cliveden magazine is published and printed by bh Publications Ltd. The fine art of tailoring and the return SKINCARE SECRETS 71 of slow style. The next big thing in beauty bh Publications Ltd 4 Avon Run Road, Friars Cliff, has arrived. Christchurch, Dorset BH23 4DU BEAR NECESSITIES 24 Telephone: +44 (0)1425 278597 Adventurer Bear Grylls wants to www.bh-publications.co.uk AGELESS STYLE 76 get us all back outside. Fashion for the ‘Midult’. Editor: Emma Caulton Sales Director: Louise Dykes Production Director: Gemma Cammidge GRILLED TO PERFECTION 32 THE SPIRIT OF PLACE 81 Designed by: Kirsty O’Mahony With thanks to: Simon Carter, Steve Moody, Simon Carter feasts at The Astor Grill. Caroline Phillips discovers the Caroline Phillips, Alison Porter, wonders of Laos. Olly Smith, Stuart Simpson. HOW DOES THE GARDEN GROW? 36 Chewton Glen & Cliveden magazine is published once a year and is distributed within Chewton Glen and Cliveden and also Gardening on a grand scale – BABY STEPS 84 nationally and internationally to clients. Each issue has an The unstoppable Sarah Parish on running estimated readership of 30,000. The next issue will be out in from Cliveden to Chewton Glen via October 2017. ‘Capability’ Brown. a charity and filming Broadchurch. For all advertising and editorial enquiries please contact bh Publications Ltd. AT YOUR SERVICE 45 RIDING HIGH 88 Whilst every attempt has been made to ensure that the content Creating bespoke adventures A love of horse racing, riding and in this magazine is accurate, neither bh Publications nor Chewton driving is in the Royal’s DNA. Glen and Cliveden can accept, and hereby disclaim, any liability to and experiences. any party for loss or damage caused by errors or omissions resulting from negligence, accident or any other cause. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine can be reproduced, stored in a retrieval A TASTE OF HONEY 48 THE GREAT OUTDOORS 92 system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, Enjoyed from the comfort of the mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior There is a buzz in the air: bee keeping written permission of bh Publications Ltd. Information is correct at with Relais & Chateaux. Bentley Bentayga. time of going to press. Every effort has been made to trace the copyright holders of material used in this magazine. If any copyright holder has been THE KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL 56 KEEPING TIME 96 overlooked, we will be happy to make any necessary arrangements. James Martin returns to Chewton Glen Celebrating the world’s first waterproof bh Publications, Chewton Glen and Cliveden do not endorse any wristwatch – Rolex’s Oyster. advertisements or opinions expressed within this magazine. with his friends. CHEWTON GLEN & CLIVEDEN GLEN & CLIVEDEN CHEWTON EDITION FOURTEEN MAGAZINE ©Teamorigin 2016 / Photo Ian Roman 6 7 A FLYING START A FLYING AMERICA’S CUP A FLYING START MAKING HISTORY: BEN AINSLIE AND TEAM ARE OUT TO WIN THE AMERICA’S CUP peed, spectacle and thrills; next year). The best sailors in the world the team’s World Series debut victory that is what Sir Ben Ainslie manoeuvred the fastest boats in the in 2015. Skipper and Team Principal and his team Land Rover BAR world (wing-sailed 45ft catamarans) Sir Ben Ainslie commented: “It is delivered in front of hundreds – gybing, lifting and ‘flying’ at brilliant for us as the home team Sof thousands of spectators at exhilarating speeds metres from the to win again in front of our home Portsmouth this summer for the Louis shoreline. The team were yelled on to crowd.” Nick Hutton, Trimmer, added: Vuitton America’s Cup World Series success by the crowd; a heart-lurching “It was awesome to win at home. It (a programme of races held around the result of just one point securing a is the key event of our year. It is like world culminating in the America’s Cup second win on home waters, following Wembley for us.” ©ACEA 2016 / Photo Ricardo Pinto The Race Village allowed a close-up Ben is our most successful Olympian teams successfully defending the Cup view of the racing, complemented by sailor of all time and, following the against all challenges for 132 years (the large screens broadcasting the live glorious cache of medals Team longest winning streak in sport), until action with commentary, on-board GB brought home from this year’s an Australian team won in 1983. The footage, plus expert insight and Olympics and Paralympics, our next Cup has become one of sport’s most analysis from competing teams and international sporting challenge revered trophies with challenges from sailing personalities pre- and post-race. is to win the 35th America’s Cup five continents, and it is characterised There were opportunities for people in Bermuda next summer – where by some of the most thrilling dramas to find out more about the sport and the World Series’ top challenger will and bitter rivalries in sporting history. the sailors with the introduction of a face defending champion Oracle Perhaps our time has come. At the Tech Zone and Team Zone. Chewton Team USA. time of writing Land Rover BAR are Glen guests enjoyed the excitement Founded in 1851, the America’s Cup topping the leaderboard in the World with VIP access to the Victory Lounge is the oldest international sporting Series. The positions determine the and viewing pavilion overlooking the trophy in the world. It has only ever starting points score of the teams racing, as well as benefitting from race been won by four countries and never in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup briefings, viewing the racing boats, by Britain, yet was born in these Qualifiers, with the top challenger meeting the teams and enjoying waters.
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