Join CountryClubuk for an exclusive Private View of Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at Buckingham Palace on 13 April 2026.
Exclusive Private View: Queen Elizabeth II – Her Life in Style Exhibition at Buckingham Palace

CountryClubuk Members are delighted to receive an exclusive invitation to the Private View of the [...]

10
Jan
Cap Juluca, a Belmond hotel, Anguilla, Carribean, at best CountryClubuk Members' rates.
Dawn on Maundays Bay, Anguilla—Cap Juluca turns it into Paradise: This Belmond luxury hotel is the Caribbean’s most serene icon

Picture the scene: the first light of morning creeps across a crescent of sand so [...]

04
Jan
The Quiet Thrill of Gstaad—And Why The Alpina Gstaad Remains the Discerning Traveller’s Choice

There are few places left in the Alps where the snow falls thick and silent, [...]

03
Jan
Dromoland Castle, Ireland—Where History Whispers and Hospitality Reigns

There’s something quietly intoxicating about arriving at Dromoland Castle on a soft Irish afternoon, the [...]

03
Jan
The Moment the Mara Takes Your Breath Away—Why andBeyond Bateleur Camp, the World’s No.1 Hotel, Is the Ultimate Safari Escape

Imagine this: the first soft light of dawn filters through canvas walls as you sip [...]

03
Jan
The Riviera Maya still feels like Mexico’s best-kept secret—and Maroma, a Belmond hotel, is the place to reveal it: Ranked in The World’s 50 Best Hotels

The Riviera Maya is one of the most intoxicating stretches of coastline on earth—a place [...]

02
Jan
Why Castelfalfi feels like owning your own castle estate in Tuscany—without the upkeep: Voted Italy’s No 1 Resort: Discover the Best Rates

There’s a certain magic to Tuscany. Florence is eternally captivating, a living museum where every [...]

02
Jan
Iguassu Falls is Nature’s ultimate thunderclap—and Hotel das Cataratas, a Belmond hotel, offers the front-row seat

There’s something almost primal about Iguassu Falls—that relentless roar, the fine mist hanging in the [...]

02
Jan
City Hotels, Hotels, Travel, UK

To Bath, Britain’s finest Georgian city, and the Roseate Villa, a hidden gem boutique hotel minutes’ walk from the heart of it all: a warm welcome and exclusive CountryClubuk Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
21
Mar

Bath is Britain’s most perfectly and beautifully preserved Georgian cities. Originally known for its waters, now it is the place to relive the epitomy of the 18th-century good life. Relaxed, refined and prosperous, the city is a gracious host, and a perfect place to be hosted here is our hidden gem, Roseate Villa. This luxurious […]

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Cruises, Enews, Events, Travel, Travel Events, Travel Events

Ponant Arctic Cruises, best rates for a luxurious, unforgettable five-star experience with the Polar luxury cruise specialists Ponant in the Land of the Polar Bear: don’t miss this amazing chance to encounter our last great wilderness up close: book now for the new sailings in June 2025

Posted on by Julie Spencer
09
Mar

Join us on a luxury Arctic cruise with Ponant cruises, the Polar specialists—and enjoy best rates. Sailing on a five-star Polar cruise yacht with cutting-edge technology and eco-credentials, we shall experience, up close, the Arctic at its most exuberant: ice-choked fjords, soaring icebergs, tundra flowers in bloom, and wildlife in its natural habitat: Beluga whales, […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events

International rugby: see New Zealand play South Africa at Twickenham in the run-up to the Rugby World Cup 2023: Friday, August 25, kick-off 7.30pm: fully booked and event concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
01
Mar

Join us at Twickenham in August to see New Zealand and South Africa, the heavyweights of world rugby, play in an historic fixture. This hotly anticipated match will form part of both teams’ final preparations for the Rugby World Cup two weeks later. Having won six Rugby World Cup titles between them, these two powerhouses […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, North America, Travel, USA

High society: New York style, plenty of light-filled space, and a warm welcome awaits at the legendary, larger-than-life five star Royalton Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York: exclusive Club Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
01
Mar

Manhattan’s midtown has long been labelled the engine room of New York. After all, this is where the heart of the business district meets Broadway, clearly a marriage of convenience. In midtown you are never far from an iconic skyscraper such as the Empire State or the Chrysler Building and a great show off Times […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Stay at Ireland’s world famous golf resort, the K Club in Kildare, where you can enjoy special Members’ rates and play the famous Palmer North Course, scene of the Ryder Cup

Posted on by Julie Spencer
27
Feb

The K Club, or to give it its full title, the Kildare Country Club, is the most renowned golf resort in Ireland, and we are delighted to have special CountryClubuk rates for our Members to stay for luxurious relaxation and the best of sport in this 550-acre estate on the River Liffey. Our golfers can […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Ireland, Travel

Dylan Dublin, individual, warm Irish charm in the city’s only boutique five-star hotel in easy walking distance from the rugby stadium: exclusive Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
26
Feb

Dublin is one of Europe’s most attractive city breaks—easy to reach, vibrant, sophisticated, friendly, affluent, historic, literary, rugby and Guinness mad … and a marvellous place to explore by foot. It bursts into life for St Patrick’s Festival each March with fireworks, parades, street theatre, traditional Irish music and dance, so if the idea of […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, Travel, UK

The Dorchester London, best rates for this, one of the world’s most desirable 5-star hotels: one of Members’ favourites

Posted on by cb
26
Feb

The Dorchester needs no introduction. One of the most desirable places in the world to stay, it has stood, resplendent on its famous site on Park Lane, overlooking Hyde Park, since 1931, entertaining Royalty, premiers and presidents, heroes and film stars with its perfect combination of style and substance. Spacious and elegant, each room features […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Hotel Metropole Venice, best rates for this celebrated, privately owned five-star overlooking the Lagoon: steeped in rich history and unique style, every inch a baroque ideal of the Italian city: where Vivaldi wrote ‘Four Seasons’ and Thomas Mann wrote ‘Death in Venice’

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Venice’s historic private palazzo hotels are uniquely charming and offer some of the most unusual places to stay in the city. One of the best, and most original, the stylish Hotel Metropole on the Riva, overlooking the Lagoon, is one of the rare private hotels in Venice that is rated five-star—and it is a celebrated, […]

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Hotels, UK, UK Country Hotels

Oatlands Park, originally built by Henry VIII to rival Hampton Court as a palace for his fourth wife Anne of Cleves: now beautifully refurbished as a country-house hotel in 10 acres of grounds overlooking Broadwater Lake and the Surrey countryside

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Feb

Everybody has heard of Hampton Court Palace. It is synonymous with King Henry VIII, said to be his favourite palace. What fewer people know is that he built a rival palace only five miles away, near Weybridge, named Oatlands, for his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. In 1540 the marriage was annulled and Henry secretly […]

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Dining Club, Free Champagne, London Restaurants

To the Ritz Restaurant, London, Michelin Star cuisine in one of the world’s most exquisite dining rooms: and for you as a CountryClubuk Member, with complimentary Champagne

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Jan

The Ritz Restaurant is one of the most beautiful in the world, and the cuisine is Michelin Star. Pure Louis XVI in style, with lofty frescoed ceiling and gilded statues, it is lit by glittering chandeliers and daylight from the tall west windows overlooking the terrace, Italian garden, and London’s Green Park. Members and their […]

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Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Villa & Palazzo Aminta, Stresa, Lake Maggiore: elegant former family palazzo of the Admiral of the Italian Navy, Francesco Capece, now one of the Leading Hotels of the World: five star lakeside luxury at exclusive Members’ rates

Posted on by cb
11
Jan

The Villa & Palazzo Aminta is the elegant former family palazzo of the Admiral of the Italian Navy, Francesco Capece, and is now one of the Leading Hotels of the World as well as our hand-picked five-star hotel in Stresa, the small, sleepy Italian town on lovely Lake Maggiore. Villa & Palazzo Aminta stands in […]

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Events, Rail journeys, Sport & Social Events, Travel, Travel Events, Travel Events

Take the British Pullman to Raymond Blanc’s Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons for a Festive Lunch with Wines: two world class events in one, Chef Blanc’s Two Michelin Star cuisine and Belmond’s luxury British Pullman train: fully booked and event successfuly concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
Le Manoir at Christmas best price at CountryClubuk
06
Jan

We are delighted to invite you aboard the iconic Belmond British Pullman train for a memorable pre-Christmas event—a five-star rail journey from London to Oxfordshire to enjoy a Festive Three-Course Lunch with Wines at Chef Raymond Blanc’s Two Michelin Star Restaurant Le Manoir Aux Quat’Saisons. This is a great opportunity to start your Christmas festivities […]

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Enews, Europe, Events, Sport & Social Events, Travel

Norway: Join the CountryClubuk Salmon Fishing Party in the footsteps of the ‘Salmon Lords’ on one of the world’s great rivers, the Namsen, for a prime-time week

Posted on by Julie Spencer
08
Nov

British salmon fishers discovered the virtues of Norway’s great River Namsen in the 1830s, and named it ‘Queen of the Rivers’. Reports of record catches and huge salmon spread among distinguished fishers, magnetising an increasing number of titled anglers known as the ‘Salmon Lords’. Today the Namsen remains one of the most productive salmon rivers […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events

Join us to enjoy a Tasting of the New Wines selected for the Club Cellar each season by our wine connoisseurs

Posted on by Julie Spencer
01
Nov

You are warmly invited to the Wine Tastings to welcome our new selection of wines for the Club Cellars. The new selection comprises 20 excellent wines, mostly from France, and all produced by award-winning winemakers committed to creating quality wines from their own vineyards. They have been selected during numerous blind tastings, award ceremonies and […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

South Place, a chic, vibrant five star design hotel in the City of London Square Mile, near Liverpool Street Station: with Michelin Star top-floor destination restaurant: style, comfort and a touch of flair for business and leisure stays, with excellent service and exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Oct

With its stylish ambience, touch of flair and Michelin Star top floor restaurant, this five-star hotel is designed for guests with work in the City midweek and at leisure over weekends. Designed by Conran + Partners, inspired details and playful touches mirror the vibrant neighbourhood, a deft mixture of the contemporary City, London’s most historic […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

A Renaissance monastery with a façade by Michelangelo, transformed into a stylish boutique hotel: this is the Belmond Villa San Michele, a prestigious hotel nestled in terraced gardens with views over Brunelleschi’s Duomo in the heart of Florence below

Posted on by Julie Spencer
25
Sep

From its façade attributed to Michelangelo to the fresco of the Last Supper on the wall, surrounding woodlands where Leonardo Da Vinci first attempted to fly, and fine dining Tuscan style within a 15th century monastery, Belmond Villa San Michele is a uniquely beautiful place to stay. As the sun casts golden light on Brunelleschi’s […]

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Europe, Hotels, International Hotels, Italy, Travel

Why Belmond Hotel Cipriani, set on an island in the Venetian Lagoon, is one of the Great Hotels of the World: Timeless glamour, history, romance and an air of sophistication combine with superlative service to create a world all its own within the stunning mirage that is Venice

Posted on by Julie Spencer
19
Sep

The Belmond Hotel Cipriani in Venice would rank at the top of any list of Great Hotels of the World. Not only because of its famous position, with Venice a shimmering vision across the water, giving 270-degree views of the Venice Lagoon and the Doge’s Palace. Not only because, set amid flower gardens on a […]

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Hotels, London Hotels, UK

The Rochester London: best rates for this boutique townhouse 4-star Blue Orchid hotel in leafy Vincent Square, Belgravia, with free English breakfast and free room upgrade

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

In a tranquil location overlooking leafy Vincent Square, the Rochester by Blue Orchid is a comfortable four-star hotel just minutes from Victoria’s rail and Underground stations and within walking distance of Buckingham Palace and Westminster Abbey. It has hosted the England Cricket Team, among others, and is well liked by our Members. Each room has […]

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Europe, Greece, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Arte & Mare Elia Suites, Mykonos, Greek Islands: Five-star boutique hotel on Mykonos: authentic, rapturous welcome in the Greek Isles: Exclusive Club rates and free upgrades

Posted on by cb
01
Aug

There can be no surprise that the Greek Island of Mykonos is called ‘The Island of the Winds’ because you can be sure of a cooling breeze no matter what the time of year. The gods certainly felt close to the island, naming it after Apollo’s son. And there is even a tale of an […]

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Clubs, Sport & Social Clubs, UK Clubs

Guards Polo Club, the most prestigious in the world

Posted on by Julie Spencer
18
Jul

Polo is a highlight of the summer season, and the most enviable club membership in polo is Guards. Members of the Royal Family attend regularly and Guards Clubhouse was designed by HM King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales. HM The King is now the Club President. We are delighted to have arranged […]

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Europe, France, Hotels, International Hotels, Travel

Hôtel de Sers Paris: an aristocratic five-star Champs-Elysee hotel with panoramic views of the Eiffel Tower: stylish, elegant, filled with creature comforts—and truly a room with a view to make a celebration even more memorable

Posted on by Julie Spencer
12
Apr

Hôtel de Sers in Paris is charming—and particularly apt for an occasion requiring a room with a view. Book a night in an Eiffel Suite or Apartment with terrace and your view of the soaring Eiffel Tower and the Paris rooftops is guaranteed to make a special occasion even more memorable. This aristocratic 19th-century townhouse […]

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Asia, Hotels, International Hotels, Malaysia & Borneo, Travel

Bunga Raya Island Resort & Spa, Borneo, Malaysia: best rates for this tropical private island resort on a stunning sandy beach with thriving coral reef and teeming wild life including the chance to see some of the world’s most spectacular endangered animals including orangutan

Posted on by Julie Spencer
07
Apr

Bunga Raya is the sort of place travel writers eulogise about. An unspoilt coral island off Borneo, one of Nature’s ecological miracles, fringed with white-sand beaches, lapped by the warm waters of the South China Sea, and home to a kaleidoscope of flora and fauna, including several of the world’s most spectacular endangered animals—the Sumatran […]

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Enews, Events, Sport & Social Events

The ultimate in game fishing—chance to catch a wild spring salmon, fresh from the sea, on perhaps the most prestigious beat on the famous Aberdeenshire Dee: fully booked

Posted on by Julie Spencer
25
Mar

We offer the ultimate opportunity in game fishing—to catch a wild spring salmon, fresh from the sea. And we do so on perhaps the most prestigious beat on the famous Aberdeenshire Dee–Park. In the bountiful past a flyfishing trip to Park in spring was ‘dead-man’s shoes’ and we are fortunate to have been able to […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events

With deep sorrow at the passing of HM The Queen, we announce that this event is now cancelled: Exclusive Private Evening Visit to Windsor Castle, including a Private View of the much awaited Platinum Jubilee Exhibition, ‘The Queen’s Coronation’: the date is Monday, September 12, 2022

Posted on by Julie Spencer
08
Mar

Following the sad passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Windsor Castle is now closed until further notice. and this event is cancelled. The Palace will update us on the full length of the closure period in due course, and we will inform our guests accordingly. We are delighted to invite our Members for an […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events

Last-minute chance for our flyfishers to catch a wild spring salmon on the Aberdeenshire Dee at Aboyne: Two rods, three days, April 14-16, 2022: fully booked and event concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
31
Jan

There is nothing finer in salmon fishing that a springer! These strong, sparkling fish may be elusive, but it is justifiably said that, ‘one springer is worth three autumn fish’. The good news is that springers are generally good takers of the fly and not particularly fussy, they just need to be found with a […]

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Magazine Feature Articles

William B Currie: Game fishing, the icy quest for Spring Salmon

Posted on by Julie Spencer
25
Jan

The fly-rod is a key to scenes unsurpassed in any other sport. As the hardy spring salmon exponents return to the rivers, marvel again at the hope, the expectation, and, most of all, the fish. Across more than 40 years, Dr William B Currie enriched the game fishing world with his writings on salmon, salmon […]

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Enews

Don’t miss the new 2022 events, travel, sport, gourmet food, wine, jewellery, fashion, tailoring and more—all at preferential CountryClubuk Members’ rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
08
Jan

Dear Member – The new events, travel, sport and more are arriving now—all with special CountryClubuk Members’ access and rates: You are invited to a Private Evening aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia with Champagne Reception and Candlelit Banquet in the State Rooms in the footsteps of HM The Queen to celebrate Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee […]

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Events, Sport & Social Events

The ultimate in game fishing—chance to catch a wild spring salmon, fresh from the sea, on perhaps the most prestigious beat on the famous Aberdeenshire Dee: four-night long weekend for a family or friends: successfully concluded

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Jan

We offer the ultimate opportunity in game fishing—to catch a wild spring salmon, fresh from the sea. And we do so on perhaps the most prestigious beat on the famous Aberdeenshire Dee–Park. In the bountiful past a flyfishing trip to Park in spring was ‘dead-man’s shoes’ and we are fortunate to have been able to […]

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Hotels, Travel, UK, UK Country Hotels

Stay at the five-star Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa overlooking the 17th fairway on the world’s most famous golf course: surely the best place to be in St Andrews: and our Members enjoy exclusive Club rates

Posted on by Julie Spencer
03
Jan

The legendary Old Course at St Andrews is where every golfer wants to be, and this is how to stay there, in five-star luxury overlooking the 17th fairway—in a room with a view at the Old Course Hotel, Golf Resort and Spa, another golfing legend! From here you have the most historic vistas in world […]

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Caribbean, Hotels, International Hotels, Jamaica, Travel

Magical Half Moon, Montego Bay, Jamaica: a leading resort in the Caribbean: two miles of soft sand beach combined with colonial elegance and supreme luxury: join us there, in the footsteps of HM The Queen and JFK, with exclusive CountryClubuk rates and special treats

Posted on by Julie Spencer
11
Dec

Two stunning powder white sand private beaches, relaxed colonial charm, historic grandeur and elegance combined with modern luxury, championship golf and true Jamaican hospitality, all make beautiful Half Moon the ultimate Caribbean resort today as it has been for generations—counting HM The Queen and JFK among its former guests. And now it has reopened its […]

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