Staying In

Read Time Travel For Beginners

On a bustling road in Sydney lies a nondescript storefront known as the Time Travel Agency. The guidelines are simple: you can go whenever you wish into the past, and there’s no fear of altering the present. This is the premise behind Australian author Jaclyn Moriarty’s latest novel: Time Travel For Beginners. Attracting those who need it most, Anna finds herself taking a position at the agency after a car crash convinces her to quit her job. Teddy’s wife has left him for his brother, and an advert promising journeys through the past tempts him to find out what went wrong. Meanwhile Jade’s been gifted a creative membership in a room above the store – an escape from her increasingly bad-tempered daughter and a buried secret. As they converge around the agency, it offers them the chance to dip back in time: take tea with Jane Austen, scream at the Beatles, and watch the Olympics (in Ancient Greece). But it also allows them to revisit their pasts and face the choices that shaped them, and those they love. Out today, uk.bookshop.org

Going Out

Book Tickets To Cocktails in the City

London’s favourite cocktail festival returns this August with two weekends of fun in a private Georgian garden (the first took place in July, but there's still time to secure tickets for the second). Get involved with tastings from some of the city’s top bars, play petanque, mix up your own tipples (with the help of the experts), dance at a silent disco and listen to live music – plus don’t miss the food village offering dumplings, tacos and more. Be sure to check out the Tasting Rooms Experience too: think speed dating meets drinks masterclass, with three ten-minute tastings hosted by three independent producers (£10pp). 6 – 8 August 2026, cocktailsinthecity.com

Property Of The Day

The perfect spot for fans of Clarkson’s Farm, this Georgian-style country house is set within 11 acres of gardens, land and woodland that overlook and adjoin Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat Farm. Beyond the nine-bedroom main house, the property boasts multiple terraces, a two-bedroom cottage and outdoor swimming pool.

On the market for £9,000,000, search.savills.com

Little Luxury

Make a splash this summer with the latest collection of beach-ready favourites from Australia-born brand CAMILLA. Decorated with designer Camilla Franks’ signature prints – colourful, intricate, hand-painted and inspired by her globetrotting travels – each piece is infused with playful femininity. Perfect for those who prefer to look just as good in the pool as outside of it. We especially love the Palace Zoology High Tri One Piece. £358, uk.camilla.com

Competition Time

Leave the endless stream of emails and notifications behind and discover the joy of switching off with a two-night Digital Detox escape at Careys Manor Hotel & SenSpa. Located in the heart of the New Forest, this restorative countryside retreat is your chance to slow the pace, reconnect with nature and enjoy uninterrupted time dedicated to your wellbeing. Enter here.

Psssst…

The buzziest London hotel opening of the year, Nick Jones’ St Clement on the Strand, is soon to launch a rooftop restaurant led by Florence Knight – the chef behind Sessions Arts Club. Perched on the 11th floor of the hotel, Lunette will serve daily tasting menus focused around seasonal ingredients, with ‘very pretty’ interiors from Eagle & Hodges. Click here for other upcoming restaurant openings to have on your radar.

Whatever You Do, Don’t

Forget to resell wedding outfits you won’t wear again: new data from Vinted shows second-hand bridesmaid dress sales are on the up, with sales jumping by 17 percent year on year.

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