What an incredible stay we are having at the Beacon, I write this while I lie in bed on Saturday morning, cup of tea in hand, frost on the ground outside and sun streaming in through the turret window in our bedroom with the most incredible view of Tunbridge Wells.
We were lucky enough to be invited to stay in one of the new rooms at The Beacon, our favourite local restaurant and now hotel. As always, our stay has totally exceeded our expectations!
As we arrived last night the Christmas decorations had just been put up and the whole, very beautiful, house looked magical with music playing and fires lit. Never have I felt more festive!
We were shown to our beautiful room (Yarrow) which has a fabulous round bath in the turret with a totally spectacular view & a huge terrace! Very, very special!
After a quick change we had the most delicious cocktails in the bar followed by an incredible meal. We opted for the mouthwatering tasting menu & cannot tell you how incredible the food was. Every mouthful was utterly delicious.
The most perfect evening was finished off with a bath and the best sleep in the most comfortable bed I think I’ve ever slept in! A very, very special stay and a truly wonderful way to relax after an incredibly busy month!
If you haven’t experienced this amazing place you must visit, even if it’s just to sample one of their yummy cocktails. I guarantee you won’t be disappointed. Of course, it’s not just about the place you stay & the food you eat, it’s very much about the people too and we have been looked after so incredibly well by everyone. Such friendly, fun and hospitable hosts.
Thank you so much for a totally perfect stay @thebeacon_tw … now for another bath then breakfast! A pretty perfect start to the weekend!! #prstay
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The shows are almost over & it’s back to business as usual for us! (The last one is the @bybeautifulbrands Christmas Event on 7th December in Chelsea Town Hall)
I absolutely love being on the road but it’s so exciting coming back to loads of amazing new stock… how utterly gorgeous is this new Bunty waistcoat which I’ve styled here three ways
1. With the red Hadley Skirt
2. With the black velvet Shali Trousers
3. With the black TAZ Tulle Skirt…
Head over to stories for my try ons… alternatively head to the website and go to the ‘shop latest’ section.
How is it almost Friday?!?! 🥂🪩✨
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I might just stay here till Christmas! What a stunning hotel @retreatelcotpark
If you are in the area today do pop by & say hi. We are at The Retreat Christmas market until 4pm today. There are some gorgeous brands here in a huge marquee - a perfect opportunity to do some Christmas shopping and to have a wander round this beautiful hotel!
Yesterday I wore the amazing new Gracen trousers with the happy polo neck.
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🤍Winter whites 🤍
We’ve had some fab new stock in today… head over to stories to see my try ons or go to the ‘shop latest’ section on the website. Im loving the new Terri roll neck paired with the Clarisse Cords and the matching Chrisanne Blazer.
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People like Mary are precisely the reason we enjoy what we do so much… Mary is a customer of ours and would you believe she is 90! Doesn’t she look utterly fabulous and just goes to show our clothes suit all ages! The beautiful Nightfall blouse has had a lot of love across the age spectrum, Mary looks absolutely incredible in it and bought it it at the Wealden Fair. I have one, teenagers have bought them and a lot of people in between too! Needless to say stock is running low.
Mary shopped with us at the Wealden Show last year and it warmed our hearts to see her again on Friday looking so totally fabulous. A very special lady who is clearly dearly loved by her gorgeous daughters.
It was an absolute joy to see you Mary, huge thanks to you & everyone else who visited us at the Wealden Times Fair. As always it’s been a totally fantastic show and brilliantly organised @wealdentimes
Thank you to everyone who made it happen and thank you to all of our wonderful visitors.
Here’s to a much needed, relaxed Sunday! 🥂
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After a very busy week in London & at the Wealden Times Midwinter Fair I raced back to the office last night to try and catch up on a weeks worth of work! Lots of gorgeous new stock has arrived and I couldn’t resist getting a few fabulous pieces online last night. Head over to stories to see what’s new (or go to the ‘shop latest’ section on the website).
I’m absolutely loving this new little Marion top with the incredible stardust trousers! (Be warned we are running low in these incredible trousers ✨ when they are gone, that’s it!)
It’s the last day of the Midwinter Fair today and we can’t wait to see you. Turn right when you come in the main entrance and we are in the purple tent next to the cafe.
My fab earrings are from @ssolo_london and my much loved & much worn necklace is from @louisesinclairjewellery
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Wow! What an amazing first day we’ve had at The Wealden Times Midwinter Fair! Huge thanks to everyone who visited and massive thanks to Jude, Viv, Mr Lee and the whole team @wealdentimes for organising such a fantastic event 🥂… it’s one of our favourite shows and always attracts such a lovely crowd… not to mention the amazing exhibitors!!! 😘 Do come down and see us tomorrow or Saturday if you didn’t make it today… there are so many really amazing stands, a great opportunity to get lots of Christmas shopping done. Turn right when you walk in and we are in the purple tent right by the coffee, mulled wine and fizz!!! A pretty perfect spot.
We were so busy today I didn’t manage to get a snap at the show but this is me, with a full heart & a large G&T, happy to be home wearing my black velvet suit (the Keaka blazer and Shali trousers - tap pic to shop) wearing a very similar suit to @fearnecotton today!
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We are all set up & ready to go! The Wealden Times Midwinter Fair starts today from 9am - 4.30pm. We are in the PURPLE tent by the cafe so do pop by and see us.
It’s such a fantastic fair and looks better than ever this year… a great opportunity to get ahead with your Christmas shopping and is a really lovely day out.
See you there!
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Thank you SO much to everyone who came to our pop up yesterday. We had such a fun evening! If you haven’t been yet you should definitely pop down, its at 1 Motcomb Street and we have a rail there till Saturday. We are sharing the pop up with some gorgeous brands including @louisesinclairjewellery @theirnibs @thesummeredit_ & @moishoes.london
Motcomb street is the prettiest little street & tonight it’s the turning on of the Christmas lights which will be a really fun evening. Sadly I can’t be there tonight as we are setting up the @wealdentimes Mid Winter Fair which starts tomorrow.
Yesterday I wore the new and very gorgeous Lug skirt which I had so many lovely comments about and later I wore the Mesmerising dress which is the most incredible party piece!
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Here’s a little snapshot of some of the beautiful new pieces which are new in today… head to our ‘shop latest’ section on the website or skip over to my stories to see my daily try ons.
Pic 1 Raglan jumper with the Carola trousers
Pic 2 The incredible and unbelievably soft Lug knitted skirt with the Hope jumper
Pic 3 The new wide leg Emma jeans and show stopping Maelle sequin Blouse
Pic 4 The fabulous Kitty Trousers with the stunning new Karitta Blouse
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How incredible does @thisisalicebeer look in our pink velvet suit… we had huge levels of excitement on Friday as not only did Alice wear the suit on @thismorning she also went on to wear it on @bbcstrictly It Takes Two that evening!!!
You are totally rocking it Alice!! It looks incredible on you - thank you so, so much!!!!
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How incredible is this new colour in our bestselling Hadley Satin slip skirt, which now comes in 12 colours! I’ve teamed it with the Lillian Stripe Jumper which is back in stock and is available in lots of fab colour ways.
It was my first day back in the office yesterday having been on the road for two weeks & I came back to so much exciting new stock. Head to our ‘shop latest’ section on the website or go to Stories to see my try ons.
Have a fab weekend… I plan on doing very little!!
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And that’s a wrap from the @cotswoldfair - what a fun few days. I cannot tell you how much we love meeting customers… being an online business these events are so important to us. We love seeing all of your happy, smiling faces. Huge, huge thanks to everyone who came - there were lots of you, from far and wide. We also caught up with so many of our fabulous friends who we often only see on the far circuit.
Here are some memories from our few days in the glorious Cotswolds…
Pic 1. Me & my ladies. Im wearing the pink Keaka blazer & the pink Shali trousers. My gorgeous polo neck is going online today.
Pic 2. Me & @frimble_ who looks AMAZING in her navy velvet suit!!!
Pic 3. My amazing wingman @brickss.co.uk with 🪩 Annabel & @annabellilly
Pic 4. Me (in the cobalt velvet suit) & the gorgeous @lovemilliepink
Pic 5. The one & only @cooper_kaleb who was signing his new book
Pic 6 & 7 delicious food at @kinghamplough
Pic 8 & 9 the beautiful @peonycottagecotswolds which was the perfect place to wind down after a very busy couple of weeks.
Thank you to the @cotswoldfair for having us and huge thanks to everyone who visited us…
Today we set up shop at 1 Motcomb Street until 18h November & next week from 16th - 18th we’ll be exhibiting at the @wealdentimes midwinter fair!! Busy, busy!!
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It’s the last day of the @cotswoldfair today so do pop down if you can. It’s definitely worth a visit. It closes at 2pm today so get there early if you can.
It’s been a great few days and has been so lovely catching up with loads of exhibitor friends & seeing lots of customers, new & old. Here I am with @lovemilliepink - I’m wearing the cobalt blue Keaka velvet blazer and the matching Shali velvet trousers which both also come in black, navy, bottle green & hot pink.
#bricksandstitches #cotswoldfair #christmasfair #christmasshopping #velvetsuit #bluevelvetsuit #cobaltvelvetsuit #christmaspartyoutfit
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