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OCTOBER 2017 news I promotions I events OCTOBER 2017

As one of our Premier Privileged Club members, we are happy to send you this months newsletter. Specifically created to keep our valued readers informed on a monthly basis inbetween your quarterly editions of Premier Magazine, we really hope that some of the restaurant and hotel offers, incentives and events that we have featured in this edition may be of interest. As always if you’ve visited somewhere recently that you really consider worthy of some praise - possibly for exceptional service, amazing cuisine, or just plain quirkiness - please let us know.

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Tim Price Publisher [email protected]

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1 Flemings Hotel Mayfair 9 The Arch London 7-12 Half Moon Street, London W1J 7BH 50 Great Cumberland Place, Tel: 0207 499 0000 www.flemings.co.uk Marble Arch W1H 7FD 2 Mews of Mayfair Tel: 020 7724 4700 www.thearchlondon.com 10 Lancashire Court, New Bond Street W1S 1EY 10 Enoteca Turi Restaurant Tel: 0207 518 9388 www.mewsofmayfair.com 87 Pimlico Road SW1W 8PH 3 L’Escargot Tel: 020 7730 3663 48 Greek Street W1D 4EF www.enotecaturi.com Tel: 0207 439 7474 www.lescargot.co.uk 11 Fenchurch at Sky Garden 4 Indigo at One Aldwych 1 Sky Garden Walk EC3M 8AF 1 Aldwych WC2B 4BZ Tel: 0333 772 0020 Tel: 0207 300 1000 www.onealdwych.com www.skygarden.london/fenchurch-restaurant 5 The Botanist 12 28°–50° Fetter Lane 7 Sloane Square SW1W 8EE 140 Fetter Lane EC4A 1BT Tel: 0207 730 0077 Tel: 0207 242 8877 www.thebotanistonsloanesquare.com www.2850.co.uk/fetter 6 Ormer Mayfair (at Flemings Hotel) 7-12 Half Moon Street W1J 7BH Spas: Tel: 020 7016 5601 www.ormermayfair.com 8 Thai Square Spa (reviewed Autumn 2016) 7 London Steakhouse Co. 25 Northumberland Avenue, 386 Kings Road, London SW3 5UZ London WC2N 5AP Tel: 0207 351 9997 Tel: 0207 839 7990 www.thaisquarespa.com www.londonsteakhousecompany.com O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7

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1 Tylney Hall Hotel & Gardens 5 The Crown at Bray Rotherwick, Hook, Hampshire RG27 9AZ High Street, Bray, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 2AH Tel: 01256 764881 Tel: 01628 621936 www.tylneyhall.co.uk www.thecrownatbray.com 2 The Grantley Arms 6 The Clock House The Street, Wonersh, Surrey GU5 0PE High Street, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AQ Tel: 01483 893351 Tel: 01483 224777 www.thegrantleyarms.co.uk www.theclockhouserestaurant.co.uk 3 The Hinds Head 7 The Ivy Cobham Brasserie High Street, Bray, Berkshire SL6 2AB 48 High Street, Cobham, Surrey KT11 3EF Tel: 01628 626151 Tel: 01932 901777 www.hindsheadbray.com www.theivycobhambrasserie.com 4 The Talbot, Ripley 8 The Running Horses High Street, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6BB Old London Road, Mickleham, Tel: 01483 225188 near Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6DU www.bespokehotels.com/talbotinn Tel: 01372 372279 www.therunninghorses.co.uk O C T O B E R 2 0 1 7

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JERSEY 6 BEYOND... Places reviewed by Premier Magazine = Reviewed 2016 5 = Reviewed 2017 and recommended in the last 18 months:

1 The Maytime Inn 4 Sopwell House Burford, Oxon OX18 4HW Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, Tel: 01993 822068 Hertfordshire AL1 2HQ www.themaytime.com Tel: 01727 864477 2 Down Hall Country House Hotel www.sopwellhouse.co.uk Hatfield Heath, Essex CM22 7AS 5 Ocean Restaurant Tel: 01279 731441 Le Mont de la Pulente, www.downhall.co.uk St Brelade JE3 8HE, Jersey 3 Luton Hoo Hotel, Golf & Spa Tel: 01534 744101 The Mansion House, Luton www.theatlantichotel.com Befordshire LU1 3TQ 6 The Club Hotel & Spa Bohemia Tel: 01582 734437 Restaurant www.lutonhoo.co.uk Green Street, St. Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 4UH Tel: 01534 876500 www.theclubjersey.com OCTOBER 2017

Offers that celebrate National Spa Week - in town or country hydrotherapy pool and enjoy Thai As well as their treatment, guests at cuisine in the beautiful Zen Garden the luxury urban spa will be able to restaurant. enjoy complimentary use of the wet The Limited Edition Loi Krathong spa facilities. Awarded ‘Best Spa in Spa Day includes: A 60-minute London’ at the Good Spa Guide treatment of choice; A Limited Awards 2015, K Spa introduced the HAMPSHIRE edition SenSpa Loi Krathong candle first ‘Snow Paradise’ to London, Limited edition Loi Krathong to take home; A light breakfast and which mimics the Finnish Spa Day at SenSpa in The selected refreshments; A choice of experience ofalternating between New Forest class on arrival; Unlimited use of freezing and steamy environments. It is National Spa Week between SenSpa’s facilities; A two-course The aim of National Spa Week is to October 30 and November 5, and a Thai lunch, plus 10% off additional raise the awareness of spas luxury spa in the heart of the treatments and products. throughout the UK and to highlight beautiful New Forest is celebrating SenSpa the many health benefits that its Thai heritage by introducing a is part of the historic country house hotel consumers can enjoy through regular limited edition Loi Krathong Spa Careys Manor in Brockenhurst. visits to a spa. Day package. For more information and to book visit K West’s holistic spa offers a range of Loi Krathong is one of the most www.senspa.co.uk exclusive treatments. picturesque festivals in Thailand, and The Wet Spa features the Snow sees people gathering around lakes, LONDON Paradise, a twinkling Hydrotherapy rivers and canals to pay their respects K Spa Celebrates National Spa pool, sanarium, sauna and an to the goddess of water by releasing Week with Facials aromatic herbal steam room. K Spa candle-lit rafts beautifully decorated In celebration of National Spa also offers the unique ‘Sun with flowers onto the water. Week, the specialist team at www.k- Meadow’, a relaxing sunlight-therapy The Loi Krathong Spa Day Package west.co.uk have created a ‘heavenly experience to top up natural Vitamin at SenSpa, will see all guests making offer’: guests can enjoy a luxurious D levels. a wish as they light their own 30 minute facial treatment for just K West Hotel & Spa candle. They will also be given a 60- £30. What’s more, guests will be Richmond Way, London W14 0AX minute treatment of their choice able to redeem their £30 spend on For reservations, please call: 020 8008 and a limited-edition SenSpa Loi products of their choice sold at K 6600 or visit www.k-west.co.uk Krathong candle to take home. Spa. Learning more about this wonderful The offer, which will include a Thai tradition is part of a day of consultation with one of K Spa’s pure indulgence at the luxury spa at expert therapists, is available to buy Careys Manor hotel in and redeem throughout National Brockenhurst, when guests can soak Spa Week, offering a great winter away their cares in the world-class well-being treat. OCTOBER 2017

Three restaurants, including Bohemia, presented with prestigious AA Award

CHANNEL ISLANDS accolade. This is an enormous In September, Michelin starred accomplishment and I will be Bohemia in Jersey was awarded the celebrating with my whole team at top accolade of five AA rosettes at a Bohemia. glittering awards ceremony held in We strive to create unique and London’s Grosvenor House Hotel. innovative menus for our customers so Bohemia now joins an elite group of that they have an exceptional dining Bohemia describe as a ‘true gourmet the UK’s top dining establishments experience; therefore I am truly experience’, Steve Smith has created with five AA rosettes including The delighted that the hard work of our ‘outstanding ingredient and flavour Fat Duck, Helene Darroze at The fantastic team at Bohemia has been driven tasting menus’, priced from Connaught, and Le Manoir aux rewarded.” £79 for 7-courses. Vegetarian and Quat’ Saisons. Only 15 restaurants Bohemia was recently ranked as 11th Pescatarian Tasting Menus are also in the UK hold five AA rosettes and best restaurant in the whole of the available, starting from £79 for 7- Bohemia is the only restaurant in the UK in the Good Food Guide courses. The Bohemia Afternoon Tea, Channel Islands to have achieved 2018. It was also ranked at number served from 2.30pm until 5.30pm, this award. This accolade is the 42 in Square Meal’s Top 100 Best is £19.95 per person. highest AA rosette ranking that a Restaurants 2017 and is the only The restaurant is open from Monday restaurant can achieve. Five AA restaurant in the Channel Islands to to Saturday, Noon until 2.30pm for rosettes are only awarded when the be featured in both lists. Bohemia has lunch, and 6.30pm until 10.30pm cooking is at the pinnacle of also received the prestigious two-star for dinner. achievement and when flavours, award in the ‘Best Wine Lists combinations and textures show a Awards 2017’. The Club Hotel & Spa, faultless sense of balance, giving each Visitors to the restaurant can sample Green Street, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 dish an extra dimension. Head Chef Bohemia’s 3-course set lunch on a 4UH, Channel Islands Steve Smith said: “I am absolutely Saturday for £24.95 per person; For reservations please call: 01534 delighted and lost for words at while during the week the set lunch 876 500 or visit receiving this highly prestigious is £29.50 for 3-courses. For what www.theclubjersey.com From Ripley to live TV; Jamie meets the challenge Jamie Stevens the award winning London Hairdresser, with a portfolio bursting with celebrity commissions (who recently opened a Surrey salon in Ripley) recently undertook a Kim Kardashian- inspired silver hair makeover on TV show Lorraine. The message was that ‘extreme colour changes are a marathon, not a sprint’. The model spent 5 and a half hours in the salon at the start of the week before having the look finished live on air across another two and a half hours. www.jamiestevenshair.com OCTOBER 2017

Refurbishment plans for one of the UK’s most desirable 18th century mansions

SHREWSBURY Hawkstone Hall, a magnificent Grade I listed mansion, set within 88 acres of beautifully manicured gardens, has been purchased by The Distinctly Hospitable Group, making them the fourth owner in the property’s 550 year history. A sympathetic refurbishment is being planned to restore the spectacular Georgian property to cemetery, forested areas, over half a are delighted with the progress we its former magnificent splendour. mile of footpaths and a romantic have made in restoring one of only The property was originally built ‘secret garden’. Furthermore, two Grade I listed buildings in as a stately family home, before following the discovery of a water Shropshire. The gardens have being in the care of Catholic supply in the grounds, the original proven to be a major project over missionaries until June this year. By lily pond, fishing pond and waterfall the summer and we have summer 2018, following the will finally be brought back to life thoroughly enjoyed uncovering reinstatement of numerous original allowing the gardens to flourish some of the lost and hidden features, the 43,400 sq ft building once more. features, numerous pathways and a will stand proudly as one of the In the main hall, there are a total of secret garden.” most opulent hotels and exclusive 12 suites - including the Martin Hirst, Venues Director, wedding venues in the UK. extravagant Honeymoon Suite - all continued: “We were thrilled when Guests will be able to enjoy a of which will be named after Jane the change of use permission was multitude of communal spaces Austen characters. Adjacent to the granted in such a timely manner including an impressive main hall, main building, a newer wing built and we’re currently in the process magical ballroom, refectory and the in the 1960s will undergo complete of working with architects to Gold Room to name a few. renovations to encompass a further submit a sympathetic yet innovative Hawkstone Hall stands handsomely 28 bedrooms. In each room, colour proposal for the 1960s wing of the amongst acres of manicured lawns, tones will mirror that of the main building. We are extremely proud offering Grade I listed beauty hall featuring soft hues of duck-egg to be playing such a significant part coupled with classic countryside blue and calamine pinks. Opulent in the history of this magnificent charm. The building’s far-reaching furnishings and luxurious, deep Grade I listed building and we look gardens are perfect for exploring mattresses will add a lavish touch to forward to a very exciting future at Shropshire’s quintessentially British the bedroom interiors. Hawkstone Hall.” countryside. Within its grounds, the Hannah Whiting, Group Hawkstone Hall estate boasts a rose garden, croquet Development Director, says: “Since Marchamley, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LG lawn, apple orchard, ancient completing on Hawkstone Hall we www.hawkstonehall.co.uk AdaKitchepns by tations

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Time for the classics at Stanmer Of course, non-car owners are also welcome to come along and join in the fun and talk all things motors with like-minded people. There will also be car rides on offer in exchange for a small Rosewood London wins top charity donation where visitors accolade at Traveler Awards EAST SUSSEX can hopin to one of the classic Rosewood London has been named the Proud Country House Stanmer cars on display and be taken for a top hotel in London by the Conde Nast have announced their new spin around the estate. Traveler 2017 Readers’ Choice monthly Car Meet event, ‘Classics As with any good social Awards. Now in its 30th year, the at Stanmer’. Every Sunday of each gathering, eating and drinking awards rank the best hotels, resorts, cities, month they are inviting classic car will play a central part, so islands, airlines, and cruise lines in the owners and enthusiasts alike to get Stanmer will have freshly-made world. together in the sprawling grounds food served straight from their More than 300,000 readers of Conde of their country estate and spend kitchen, alongside teas and Nast Traveler submitted millions of the day admiring the beautiful coffees, plus they will also be ratings and tens of thousands of vehicles on display. offering 20 % off the price of comments, sharing their recent travel This is a free family-friendly dining in their restaurant for all experiences. Rosewood London was event, open to all. Whether you event attendees. At every voted as the number one hotel by the own a 60’s e-type, a pristine meeting, the owners of Stanmer’s readers, placing the property above a Triumph motorcycle, or a favourite 3 cars will be offered revered selection of 39 other luxury modern classic, they will be complimentary dinner as a thank hotels. Conde Nast Traveler readers embracing the full diversity of you. The meetings run from completed the extensive online awards such machines within their midday to 2.30pm. Free Entry. survey between April and July 2017. grounds. www.stanmerhouse.co.uk “We are honoured to be recognised by the discerning readers of Conde Nast Traveler as the number one hotel in London. We are joined on this list bymany historic London properties and we are thrilled that the readers voted Rosewood London’s service, rooms, and overall hotel experience as the best in the capital” says Michael Bonsor, Managing Director of Rosewood London. www.rosewoodhotels.com /en/london

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A rare chance to experience The Clock House wins Michelin Star a hidden London railway The Clock House Restaurant in Ripley, Surrey, has been awarded a star clearly tapped into a public desire LONDON in the Michelin Guide to Great Britain to explore a forgotten piece of In late September The Postal & Ireland 2018, launched this autumn. hidden London, and connect Museum released nearly 10,000 Commenting on the news, owner Serina with this secret network of extra tickets for the Mail Rail ride Drake said: “To have been awarded a century-old miniature tunnels before the end of the year, star by the Michelin Guide within a that has lain undisturbed beneath responding to huge public demand year of Fred Clapperton, our head chef, the streets of our capitalcity since to be among the first to explore taking over at the stove, is fabulous it closed in 2003. We are able to London’s newest attraction. news. Our three AA Rosettes had been offer these new tickets based on Following its highly anticipated reinstated within weeks of our change of additional capacity on the trains launch, tickets for the remainder head chef - and that was a great signal that we held back at launch to of 2017 were almost entirely sold that we were on track. This latest make sure we could deliver the out, with just a handful of accolade is the icing on the cake, so to high quality experience our onlinetickets remaining for speak! The approval of our peers is visitors deserve”. December. Acting Director of always much valued, but at the end of The Postal Museum and Mail The Postal Museum the day, it is the praise and loyalty 15-20 Phoenix Place, Rail, Simon Opie, said: “Public demonstrated by our customers that is London, WC1X 0DA response to the opening of The key. I am so proud of Fred, our Tickets are available via Postal Museum and Mail Rail restaurant manager Joseph Pocceschi and www.postalmuseum.org has been fantastic. Mail Rail has the whole team.” Head chef Fred Clapperton said: “I am over the moon! It is such a huge achievement for everybody working at The Clock House and we look forward to the future; continuing with what we have been doing and making sure our guests have a great experience. We’ll have to see where this takes us, but in the meantime, we are glad to have helped put Surrey firmly back on the foodie radar.” The Clock House High St, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AQ Tel: 01483 224777 www.theclockhouserestaurant.co.uk OCTOBER 2017

Tutored wine tasting event at Winter Antiques Fair Preview Day

LONDON Independent Wine Merchant, visitors can have a first view of the Enjoy the perfect blend of fine wine Private Cellar, to take you on a array of pieces on offer. and culture at the Winter Art & tasting journey of red wines made Antiques Fair Olympia, which is from the world’s greatestgrape The Winter Art & Antiques returning to London this October varieties. Fair Olympia for its 27th year. Opening with an Guests can intersperse sipping on will take place at the Olympia exclusive Preview day on Tuesday fine wine with shopping for London, Hammersmith Road, 31st October and closing on Sunday diamond rings or dining tables as London, W14 8UX. 5th November, guests can expect theystroll from one of the 160 For more information and to late night openings, a champagne dealers to the next, enjoying the purchase your ticket, visit bar and a special sit down tutored variety on offer with works ranging www.olympia-antiques.com/ wine tasting at the Fair on Thursday from antiquity to the present day. private-cellar-wine-tasting. 2nd evening from 7pm *. This year, From 4pm until 9pm on Tuesday * Wine tasting session will cost £25, Winter Art & Antiques Fair 31st October, there will be an which includes complimentary Olympia have teamed up with exclusive Preview Event where ticket to the Fair.

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Walking Dinner Arrives in London Ever felt torn between food, Mascarpone Tart. exercise and socalising? Well the Caroline Wallis, Communications answer could be at hand with Director of Walking Dinner in www.walkingdinner.com/london London, adds: “The capital’s food Since September, Londoners scene has never been hotter and tourists alike have with new places to eat been able to enjoy three popping up all over courses in three different town. Considering restaurants whilst taking this, we wanted to in the sights The City has createa new way of Relaunched Crocker’s Folly to offer. From Big Ben to experiencing the great merges Victorian style with Lebanese cuisine Banoffee Pie, the combination cuisine that’s already on offer. of eating, drinking and sightseeing With London being one of the Magnificently majestic. Invitingly is set to get the hearts of foodies most culturally vibrant cities in the opulent. Crocker’s Folly in St John’s racing. world, Walking Dinner is the Wood is reborn. Owners, Maroush Walking Dinner has already had perfect fit. It’s designed to cater for Group, has gone back to its roots to what success in 15 major cities across diners who want to pause between it does best - championing Lebanese food Europe including Paris, Rome, courses for a change of scenery and Middle Eastern hospitality, all Madrid & Berlin, and is now and means they can experience against a jaw-dropping Grade II-listed, looking to make its mark on three great restaurants all in one former Victorian gin parlour. London. With several London evening! We’re thrilled to have Crocker’s Folly routes being planned as Walking Villandry, Bank Westminster and 24 Aberdeen Place - St Johns Wood, Dinner expands, the first Brumus on-board so far. It means London - NW8 8JR spectacular route has been that diners will be able to take in www.crockersfolly.com announced throughout many of London’s great sights, Westminster. It combines whilst satisfying their taste buds New look for The exquisite cuisines with a 30 with three delicious dishes. Botanist Sloane Square minute walk between restaurants. To book on a Walking Dinner in After a beautiful refurbishment, ahead of Those going on this culinary London or Europe simply visit the its 10th anniversary next year, The adventure will see The Capital’s website, choose your city and time Botanist has unveiled a chic new look as most famous landmarks you want to start. Your booking well as a brand-new brasserie-style menu including: Trafalgar Square, 10 will then be confirmed with each featuring elegant modern European Downing Street, Big Ben and restaurant and you will receive a dishes. The bar now has an emphasis on Buckinhgam Palace while also confirmation email of restaurant champagnes as well as beautiful botanical enjoying dishes, such as Beef timings, route map and details of cocktails. Carpaccio, Duck with Honey highlights along the way. www.thebotaniston Roast Apples and Strawberry www.walkingdinner.com sloanesquare.com Food and Drink WINNER Innovation

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