Venice Simplon-Orient-Express luxury train travelling through spectacular spring Alpine scenery on the classic Paris to Venice route over the Alps
Join us on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express for the world’s most romantic train journey: Paris to Venice over the Alps in April 2027: Enjoy luxury, history, fine dining and spellbinding sights: Save up to £3,348 for two with your exclusive CountryClubuk Member rates and VIP privileges

Join us on the iconic Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, for the classic journey from [...]

18
Apr
Splendid Venice, a charming 16th-century boutique palazzo hotel in the heart of the Mercerie: our newest addition to the CountryClubuk Venice collection with private dock, canal views and rooftop romance overlooking La Serenissima

Venice is Europe’s most romantic city, and Hotel Splendid Venice is that rare find: a [...]

18
Apr
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style exhibition. The Queen in a pale blue Norman Hartnell gown and matching hat, seated in a formal portrait that features in the exhibition at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style: a CountryClubuk Private View at the King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace: review

Something quietly powerful lies in seeing history not as a distant image, but up close [...]

14
Apr
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: new event, October 12, 2026

Due to exceptional demand, we are delighted to announce that Buckingham Palace has kindly offered [...]

11
Apr
Olive groves, ancient stone, fine food, wine, sunlit beaches and the Adriatic’s gentle whisper — why Masseria San Domenico feels like Puglia’s most serene private estate

There are places that simply slow the pulse. Masseria San Domenico is one of them. [...]

06
Apr
Exclusive Spotlight on Fabergé Voyage: 13-Night Luxury Sailing Aboard Regent Seven Seas Grandeur from Rome to Southampton, 24 May – 6 June 2026, with Sarah Fabergé: a wonderful last-minute late-Spring holiday at Club Members’ rates saving up to 62%

We have been alerted by our Regent insider to a rare last-minute opportunity on a [...]

05
Apr
Ca’ Sagredo Venice, best rates in this Venetian palazzo on the Grand Canal: part of Venetian history: blissful nights and days in a palace of fine art, beauty and delight

A Palazzo in Venice: luxury down to a fine art Venice is Europe’s most romantic [...]

05
Apr
The Lanesborough Grill, where we can lunch, dine and toast the occasion with complimentary Champagne in one of London's most beautiful dining rooms: enjoy star Executive Chef Shay Cooper’s delicious British cooking.
To the Lanesborough Grill, where we can lunch, dine and toast the occasion with complimentary Champagne in one of London’s most beautiful dining rooms: enjoy star Executive Chef Shay Cooper’s delicious style of Great British cooking: don’t miss this!

To step into the Lanesborough Grill’s Regency dining room is to open an occasion in [...]

02
Apr
Magazine Feature Articles

York is a pearl among cities: old and rare, beautiful and intimate, and, beyond all other English cities, keeper of the nation’s past

Posted on by Julie Spencer
05
Apr

It is one of those rare early Spring afternoons of pristine skies and eye-dazzling sunshine. The ancient stone of York Minster is shining white on the skyline. The city wall snakes away into the distance, and the white roses of Yorkshire, which decorate the elegant span of Lendal Bridge, are gleaming. York is a pearl […]

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