Jenn George, Beauty Director & Acting Senior Wellness Editor
BEST FOR BLOW-THE-BUDGET: Goodnestone Park
“I had my 40th here, and it was the perfect setting for a big celebration. This 18th-century house was completely renovated and redecorated around ten years ago and now sleeps 24 people, with two additional bedrooms in a little cottage on the grounds. Each bedroom is individually designed and beautifully done, with most overlooking the surrounding parkland. Downstairs, there are plenty of spaces for eating, drinking and generally making a weekend of it, including a large dining room where we had our evening meals catered by local company Carson Kitchen. Saturday night was ‘Riders’ and ‘Rivals’ themed, and the combination of the classic country-house setting, our friends in Jilly Cooper-esque fancy dress and 80s music made it a night I’ll never forget. Luckily, the weather played ball, so the next day we shook off the hangovers with croquet on the lawn before heading to Whitstable, just 20 minutes away, for a padel tournament followed by oysters and champagne.”
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