Hot Off The Press: The July/August Issue Has Landed

Welcome to the July/August edition of Country & Town House, our annual ‘regeneration issue’. At its loosest, we interpret this as an approach that goes beyond simply reducing harm or maintaining the status quo to something that actively restores, renews, or revitalises – be it the soil, your skin, your community, even your mind.

You’ll also find C&TH’s first ever couture shoot, our annual spa guide that really looks under the bonnet of Europe’s leading wellness offerings – and plenty of summer inspiration, from the books to read and the clothes to pack, to where to book your holiday for this year and beyond. We also announce the winners of this year’s Country & Town House x Polestar Sustainable Hotel of the Year Award, for the British and Irish hotels leading the way with integrity, intelligence and impact. Step right in…

What’s Inside The Issue?

• C&TH Fashion director Nicole Smallwood takes exquisite couture to the rooftops of Paris with her shoot at Bvlgari Hotel Paris
• Daisy Finer and her troupe of spa experts have visited some of the most cutting-edge spas in Europe – both established and new on the scene – to deliver our curation of the best programmes out there for our Wellbeing Special
• C&TH editorial director Lucy Cleland heads to Marrakech for a Literary Masterclass run by Alexandra Pringle (former editor in chief at Bloomsbury) where Alan Hollinghurst dropped in to lead one of the sessions
• Lucinda Baring meets writer and podcaster Elizabeth Day, as she publishes her new novel One of Us ahead of her interview with Marian Keyes at Chelsea Arts Festival in September
• Tiffanie Dark interviews Amy Powney as she launches AKYN, one of the most regenerative – and stylish – fashion brands of our times and Lisa Armstrong explores the legacy of the iconic Lady Dior bag
• Belinda Bamber catches up with Esther Freud, as her long-awaited sequel to Hideous Kinky hits bookshops
• Skylar Pinchal jumped in a Polestar and went to meet Violet Manners, whose new platform HeritageX is helping Britain’s most historic houses move into the 21st century
• Charlotte Metcalf meets Rachel Kelly – whose new book is a masterclass in managing teen mental health
• Alice B-B takes lessons in resilience from Maria Sharapova at Aman Zoe in Greece

Reschio Hotel in Umbria

PLUS

• STYLE Dame Zandra Rhodes talks life (including that time she was arrested for growing grass) and legacy; Shane C. Kurup spotlights summer highlights for men – including the comeback of the much-maligned budgie smuggler; Juliet Herd selects the best new-season fashion and jewellery; and we introduce the trailblazers from the graduating class of Central Saint Martins 2025
• CULTURE Olivia Cole interviews figurative painter Luc Tuymans; Ed Vaizey celebrates the opening of V&A East Storehouse – an idea he seeded on a London rooftop as arts minister; plus the al fresco plays and live music to book this summer
• TRAVEL Fee Drummond takes her daughters riding in the glorious Umbrian grounds of Reschio Hotel; marine conservation in Mexico; safer travel for queer communities in Morocco; and how Thor Pedersen crossed the world without flying in 5,576 days
• AND sanctuary-like regenerative gardens by Marian Boswall, interiors inspiration and so much more.

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