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nique destinations make for unforgettable trips. Take your trip to the next level—literally—by staying in one of Chewton Glen’s treehouse suites. A first in the U.K., these opulent accommodations are just a short walk from the resort’s traditional hotel and offer a certain elegant eccentricity that is hard to find. The treehouses range from romantic hideaways to private suites for up to eight guests and include flat-screen televisions, walk-in showers, and outdoor terraces complete with hot tubs, all suspended 35 feet off the ground. Kids will love the loft beds, while adults luxuriate in their kingsized beds. The hotel itself is a bastion of English luxury, with fine dining from some of Britain’s best-known chefs. And where better to take an afternoon tea than in one of England’s first country-house hotels? In good weather, traditional tea
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is served outside on the terrace and includes local ingredients in sandwiches, cakes, scones, and jams. The Kitchen restaurant, opening this spring, is the creation of chef James Martin. It will offer relaxed dining while watching the chefs at work, plus a cookery school where guests can spend a day under the tutelage of a professional chef. After trying the on-site golf, tennis, croquet, swimming, jogging trails, dance studios, or swimming pools, guests can choose from a spectrum of over 50 restful and rejuvenating treatments and holistic therapy spa options, ranging from energetic to tranquil. In true English-country fashion, the 130-acre property also offers shooting, archery, falconry, and duck herding. Nearby is the New Forest, a national park and royal hunting playground with a rich history and over 900,000 acres through which visitors can bike, walk, or horseback ride. PAGE 113
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