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Part Soho Farmhouse, part Swallows & Amazons, Fritton Lake is East England's premier members club with a 2 mile long lake at its heart.

In this episode, Molly sits down with owner, Hugh Crossley, to hear all about transforming this lake from one of England's most popular day attractions to a major rewilding project and members club offering back to nature luxury for tourists and locals alike.

• Introducing Hugh Crossley who grew up enjoying a Swallows & Amazon childhood on the Somerleyton Estate on the Norfolk/Suffolk border before venturing into the world of hospitality
• Painting a picture of Norfolk and Suffolk with endless beaches and the Broads
• Starting Fritton Lake in the 70s and it becoming one of the country’s busiest visitor attractions before its evolution into a club during lockdown
• How the shifting landscape of cabins and holiday homes led to cabin owners asking for a club and the transition towards this during Covid
• Creating a club for local people to bringing them on the Fritton Lake journey
• Watching the ideas and dreams come to life in how they are used by the club’s members
• The food & drink, wellness and nature triad that people use Fritton Lake for and the importance of being able to get out there and enjoy the local area on holiday
• WildEast, working with other Norfolk landowners on a massive rewilding project to inspire and build collective focus and collaborative momentum
• The next chapter for Fritton Lake with a brand new pavilion and hitting 1000 members
• Hugh’s top places for detoxing, celebrating and travelling

You can find Fritton Lake here / https://www.frittonlake.co.uk/

And follow them here / https://www.instagram.com/frittonlake/

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All hail the queen of hosting 👑

Alexandra Dudley is here to show you how to inject some festive magic into your Christmas decorations this year. From hacks to elevate your tables to the Christmas decorations worth investing in, join Molly and Alexandra for this Christmas special as they chat about:

• Introducing the lovely Alexandra Dudley and her evolution from healthy snack company to tablescape queen
• Christmas in the Dudley household, a family, foodie affair
• Creating tables to unwrap and playing on childhood nostalgia with bows and bowls of treats
• Best places to stock up on inspiration, candles and the Christmas decs worth investing in
• Looking ahead to NYE and Alexandra’s perfect way to celebrate (clue early night marks the spot)
• Alexandra’s quick fire Christmas round

You can find Alexandra here / https://rowanplowden.com/

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Cautious when it comes to using colour in your home? Don't know where to start when it comes to sprucing up your home?

Fear not, the wonderful Francesca Rowan-Plowden is here to spill the beans on all things colour and interiors (with a handy dose of life advice as the cherry on top).

Join Molly and Francesca as they natter about:

• Introducing Francesca who trained as an actress before falling into interior design while trying to get a theatre production company off the ground
• How different colours evoke different sensations and how to use these in your home to promote calmness, safety and creativity
• How the colours we use and our interiors reflect changing social anxieties and aspirations, from 80s fever to 90s minimalism and today’s ode to colour, prints and pelmets
• Hands on advice for getting started with colour in your own place and how to ‘date your home’
• Francesca’s quick fire interiors round

You can find Francesca here / https://rowanplowden.com/

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In today's episode we're down in Kent at the beautifully topsy turvy Boys Hall where cosy nooks and medieval fireplaces meet contemporary finishes and a warm welcome from founders, Kristie and Brad Lomas. 

And celebrating the best of Kent’s incredible local producers is at the heart of this space with a menu full of warm, comforting classics cooked over open fire. It was such a pleasure to welcome Kristie to the podcast and chat all about,

• Introducing Kristie who went from running bars in London to looking around the country for a spot before finding Boys Hall in Rightmove
• Setting the scene in Kent, the garden of England and, more importantly, home to some incredible British vineyards
• Making the decision to leave London in November 2019 and the blessing in disguise of creating Boys Hall during Covid 19
• How living in the space for three and a half years allowed Kristie and her husband to get a feel for the space and tackle big things like the old conservatory
• The hall’s history, from its medieval origins to tales of a party taking place in the C18th century and how Kristie wove these tales into each bedroom design
• Sourcing antiques and pre-loved furniture and re-upholstering where possible and all the other sustainability initiatives going on at Boys Hall
• Creating a menu with open fire cooking at its heart that makes the most of all the amazing suppliers in the garden of England
• Building a timeless, home from home and a space that you can enjoy in every season
• What the future has in store for Boys Hall including cabins, a natural swimming pond and a revamped walled garden

You can find Boys Hall here / https://boys-hall.com/

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Having been bordered up for nearly twenty years, no one was sure what would become of The Grand Hotel.

But following a multi-million pound restoration, this building has been brought back to life with a Parisian chic cocktail bar, NYC inspired brasserie and a penthouse suite that has welcomed royalty and rockstars.

And in this episode, Molly is joined by Charlotte Horler, Assistant General Manager, to hear all about it:

• Introducing Charlotte Horler whose hospitality career spans across luxury British hotels
• Getting to know Birmingham, one of the UK’s best cities with so much going on in its food and hospitality scenes
• The Grand’s recent development that brought new life to an icon of the city while carefully preserving original features and sense of place
• The luxury penthouse which has welcome the likes of Jonny Depp and Tom Cruise
• Creating a lifestyle hotel with a Parisian style cocktail bar, Madeleine’s, and Isaac’s, a NYC inspired, tile clad bistro
• Putting community at the heart of The Grand for its next exciting chapter
• Charlotte’s top places to detox, celebrate and travel

You can find The Grand here / https://www.thegrandhotelbirmingham.co.uk/

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In this snapshot episode, Molly is joined by travel photographer, Kira Turnbull, who has shot some of the world’s best hotels.

She explains how hotels have evolved over the past fifty years and how they are now leading the charge when it comes to sustainability and championing local cultures.

• Introducing Kira’s remarkable stories from a childhood in the Bahamas to getting her first photography job at Time & Leisure
• How sustainable hotels have developed over the years from being a place to stay or escape into becoming pillars of the communities they sit in
• The shift towards authentic, meaningful travel and the rise of boutique hotels that deliver hyper local, unique experiences
• From island hotels building from driftwood to groups like The Hoxton and The Pig redefining standards for design and food
• How destinations like Japan have remained authentic to themselves through design and food
• Hacks for weaving sustainable design and that hotel feeling into your own home
• Kira’ quick fire hotel and travel round

You can find Kira here / https://www.kiraturnbullcreative.com/about

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If there's one thing The Hoxton knows, it's how to get a good night's sleep. And for nearly a decade, they have been partnering with Naturalmat, makers of natural mattresses.

Both brands have been pioneering sustainable design since their inceptions and in this episode, Molly sits down with Naturalmat's founder, Mark Tremlett, and Ennismore's Global VP Design to hear all about it.

- Introducing Charlie North, Global VP Design and Mark Tremlett, Founder of Naturalmat who have been creating organic mattresses since 1999

- The evolution of the Hoxton brand and the business of selling sleep

- How Naturalmat went from boats, to nurseries to bedrooms and hotels and why natural fibres are so important for a good night’s sleep

- The Hoxton’s Four Guiding Principles from removing all single use to reducing carbon emissions and food waste as well as working with suppliers who share sustainable values

- Naturalmat’s sustainability pillars including making products more circular and helping to alleviate sleep poverty

- The Hoxton’s commitment to being a good neighbour including the good rate which promotes train travel and a stay for a stay to help give homeless people a night in a shelter

- Getting started on your own sustainability journey with vintage furniture sourcing like The Hoxton and Mark’s advice for doing your research around materials within products

- Charlie and Mark’s quick fire sleep round

You can find Naturalmat here / https://naturalmat.co.uk/pages/bedroom

And follow them here / https://www.instagram.com/naturalmatuk/

You can find The Hoxton here / https://thehoxton.com/

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With 12 stunning bedrooms, numerous marble bars and even a shell-encrusted grotto, Kin House is the ultimate space to gather your nearest and dearest to celebrate life’s big milestones.

In this episode, Molly sits down with founder Gaby Harvey who undertook the mammoth task of breathing new life into this unloved care home and creating the beautiful space it is today.

01.54 - Introducing Gaby and her background at Soho House and Net a Porter

03.17 - Creating a space to be at the heart of the village

04.37 - Finding Kin House up for sale at an auction and bringing new life into a blackened old care home

07.00 - Designing a whimsical, playful take on the traditional British country house, inspired by shells and full of colour

09.38 - Creating a home with crackling fires and beautiful bedrooms but also hidden surprises like the beauty parlour and attic barbers

12.15 - All the events that take place at the house including weddings and smaller intimate gatherings

14.11 - The gorgeous grounds with a walled garden, garden house and woodlands

17.31 - Enjoying the house during different seasons and different events

19.32 - A standout event with BeautyPie featuring yoga, ceramics and walled garden dining

20.48 - The next chapter for Kin House including adding those extra special touches and a little sister space in the works

22.51 - Gaby’s best places to detox, to celebrate and to travel

You can find Kin House here / https://kinhouse.co.uk/

And follow them here / https://www.instagram.com/kinhousewiltshire/

This conversation was supported by VERDEN

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With dark smokey rooms and William Morris prints, The Gunton may look like your traditional pub at first glance but there’s a reason its gained such a loyal following.

From the open fire cooking through to its collection of artists including Tracey Emin, Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud, Stuart and Simone Tattersall have done things differently and created a uniquely welcoming space for the local community and travellers alike.

• Introducing Stuart & Simon, who have spent the past 13 years bringing the Gunton Arms to life
• Setting the scene in North Norfolk, a land of coastal spots, quaint villages and creative hubs
• Taking over the tired pub and being inspired by cooking over an open fire with timeless, British design
• Being hyper seasonal with all Norfolk’s local produce from Samphire to partridge
• Building a great team who share the vision and have created a pub with energy and buzz year around
• Creating an open put where everyone is welcome and putting the community first by saying no to private hire events
• Giving people a glimpse into Gunton Park and access to art you normally wouldn’t see outside of a gallery
• The next chapter for The Gunton Arms including greenhouse dining and garden feasts
• Stuart and Simone’s top places to relax, celebrate and travel

You can find The Gunton Arms here / https://www.theguntonarms.co.uk/

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I don't know if you heard, but staycations are here to stay.

In this snapshot episode, Molly is joined by Milly Kenny-Ryder aka the woman behind the Thoroughly Modern Milly blog and instagram as well Weekend Journals and First Sittings.

They're chatting about the joys of a British holiday and Milly's top picks around the country.

00.48 - Introducing Milly, from trained singer to a blog helping people discover things to do in London

03.11 - Launching the weekend journals as a tactile alternative to Instagram

05.31 - The shifting understanding of luxury and the luxury of comfort and ease

07.30 - How the rise of post-covid staycation has brought a boom to local food scenes, tourist hotspots and regions

09.26 - Destination one, Margate and the surrounding area of Kent

10.55 - Destination two, Glasgow and Scotland - embrace the travel, picnics on the train

13.56 - Milly’s hack for finding under the radar spots and hidden gems

16.14 - Milly’s quick fire travel round

You can find Milly here / https://www.thoroughlymodernmilly.com/

And follow her here / https://www.instagram.com/millykr/

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