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The Newt

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“The Newt is a country estate with magnificent gardens and luxury spa hotel in Somerset. Innovative design, garden fresh produce, superb service and much more.”
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Condé Nast TravelerAug 28

9 Hotels on Working Farms Where You Can Berry Pick, Hang Out With Animals, and Eat Fresh From the Field

Put your clogs on and become one with the land at these farm stays around the world.

Offers harvest suppers, cider tastings, and composting workshops.

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  • The NewtAttractionOffers harvest suppers, cider tastings, and composting workshops.
  • The Botanical RoomsRestaurantCombines greenhouse brightness with gentleman's club elegance.
  • Elsewhere
  • ThistlePlaceGardiner, United StatesExcellent spa with treatments using farm ingredients.
  • Southall Farm & InnHotelFranklin, United StatesOffers special farm suppers and Sunday farmers market.
  • BabylonstorenHotelFranschhoek, South AfricaFeatures daily garden tours, wine tastings, and Soetmelksvlei experience.
  • SoetmelksvleiSightFranschhoek, South AfricaInteractive museum exhibit with craftspeople and farm activities.
  • Wildflower Farms, Auberge CollectionHotelGardiner, United StatesOffers take-home harvests, animal feedings, and apiary tours.
  • ClayRestaurantGardiner, United StatesProgressive New American restaurant using farm-supplied ingredients.
  • Rosewood Cape KidnappersHotelTe Awanga, New ZealandOffers bird watching, shepherding experience, and garden workshops.
  • Cape SanctuarySightTe Awanga, New ZealandNew Zealand's largest privately owned 'mainland island' conservation project.
  • São Lourenço do BarrocalHotelAlentejo, PortugalFeatures ethnobotanical walks, wool-to-yarn workshops, olive harvests.
  • Son Vell MenorcaHotelMenorca, SpainOffers farm-to-table dining, organic gardens, and horse rides.
  • El PretextoHotelCayey, Puerto RicoOffers long table dinners, cooking classes, and garden tours.
  • VermejoHotelRaton, United StatesOffers conservation efforts, bison expeditions, and greenhouse tours.
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National GeographicAug 11

10 best English farm stays to escape the city

Once offering just a traditional bed and breakfast, the farm stay has evolved into one of the UK’s fastest-growing travel trends. Across the country, historic estates, regenerative farms and vineyards ...

Working farmland estate with a 17th-century Georgian manor

19 things in this story
  • The NewtAttractionWorking farmland estate with a 17th-century Georgian manor
  • ThornfalconHotel40-acre farm stay producing award-winning cider
  • Elsewhere
  • FowlescombeHotelDevon, United Kingdom450-acre estate with Michelin Guide-rated restaurant
  • The RefectoryCaféDevon, United KingdomFarm's Michelin Guide-rated restaurant run by chef Elly Wentworth
  • ThymeHotelGloucestershire, United KingdomCountry estate in the Cotswolds with Ox Barn restaurant
  • Ox BarnRestaurantGloucestershire, United KingdomRestaurant where menu items come from the grounds
  • Bertioli spaPlaceGloucestershire, United KingdomSpa treatments draw on botanicals from water meadows
  • RathfinnyRestaurantEast Sussex, United KingdomWorking wine estate on the South Downs with vineyard tours
  • Fritton LakeSightNorfolk, United KingdomTwo-mile expanse of wild water on Somerleyton estate
  • Somerleyton estateHotelNorfolk, United Kingdom5,000-acre estate with rewilded marshes and woodland
  • The ClubhouseHotelNorfolk, United KingdomFormer 16th-century inn with eight cottage-cosy rooms
  • LoumaHotelDorset, United Kingdom100 acres of regenerative farmland in west Dorset
  • Heckfield PlaceHotelHampshire, United Kingdom438 acres with a biodynamic farm and market garden
  • WildsmithPlaceHampshire, United KingdomToiletries inspired by Heckfield Place's estate
  • TewinburyHotelHertfordshire, United KingdomFamily-run estate with 700 acres of fields and woodland
  • Tudor Farmhouse HotelHotelGloucestershire, United Kingdom13th-century converted farmhouse in Clearwell village
  • Cowshed RestaurantRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Granary KitchenRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
  • Stable BarRestaurantHertfordshire, United Kingdom
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