New Year - Travel - November 2024

 

Dear Reader,

Do you have an inkling of your New Year’s resolution for 2025? Whether you’re planning on reading more, trying a new sport or reducing your UPF intake, one thing is certain: start as you meant to go on.

For us, this translates into a very mellow twixmas to rest, recuperate and start afresh. Think cosy days bundled up on the sofa, TV catch-ups and family time galore as we chomp our way through Christmas leftovers. If you’d like to use the opportunity for a seasonal getaway, here are eight ideas, from transformative retreats to rentals perfect for an intergenerational gathering.

Enjoy,

8 Escapes For New Year’s Eve 2024

1. Stress Relief Hiking In India

Leave your imbalanced cortisol in 2024: Six Senses Vana’s Stress Relief Hiking retreat is a three-day transformational journey combining the natural beauty of the Himalayan foothills with physical exertion and therapeutic relaxation to leave you feeling rejuvenated, rebalanced and reconnected with your wellbeing. healingholidays.com

2. Coastal Retreat In Rye

Get away from it all at The Gallivant Camber Sands, an adults-only coastal retreat. Whether you’re on a couple’s escape or a friend group adventure, enjoy refreshing strolls along coastal dunes and warming tipples by the fire before getting dressed to the nines for a NYE bash. Start 2025 right with a light morning yoga class on 1 January – it’s all about balance, after all. thegallivant.co.uk

3. Jazz In Umbria

Umbria’s enchanting Reschio Estate will host three days of jazz events themed around Cuban, old-world glamour to ring in 2025 in style. Think immersive costumes and decor, speciality cocktails, and the soulful sounds of live jazz music until late, all backdropped by 3,700 acres of rolling Umbrian hills. reschio.com

4. Whole Family Staycation

Kick off 2025 surrounded by your nearest and dearest: gather the whole family by the sea at River House, a hilltop hideaway overlooking Mylor harbour on Cornwall’s leafy Roseland Peninsula. Sleeping up to eight guests, enjoy sundowners on the large deck, coastal strolls and brisk wild swims if you’re feeling brave. uniquehomestays.com

5. Revelry In Reykjavik

Kick off 2025 with Aurora sightings at The Reykjavik EDITION, which blends the modern luxury with the wild Icelandic beauty people journey from all four corners to witness. After hot spring dips and rejuvenating spa treatments, tuck into small plates at THE ROOF and watch fireworks light up the sky. editionhotels.com

6. Historic Holiday

There’s something striking about waking up right beside the ruins of an abbey – and this is your daily morning sight at Refectory Cottage, nestled in the grounds of Rievaulx Abbey in North Yorkshire. Constructed with reclaimed stones from the ruin and sleeping up to four guests, this spacious cottage has everything you need for a cosy New Year break. english-heritage.org.uk

7. Hogmanay In Edinburgh

Celebrate 2025 Scottish style – aboard two iconic ships. Fingal Hotel and its sister ship, The Royal Yacht Britannia, will treat guests to two nights of elegance this Hogmanay, featuring champagne afternoon tea, decadent dining with paired wines and a glittering party, Royal style. pobhotels.com

8. NYE In London

Head to the capital to witness the magic of the London fireworks first hand – if you can get your hands on a ticket. Regardless, the city will be filled with revelry and dazzling displays all night long, including a private courtyard firework display at the Rosewood as the clock strikes midnight. Before that, fuel up on a six-course dinner at Mirror Room and party the night away in Holborn Dining Room. rosewood.com

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