#farm-stays

#farm-stays

Every year, a sprinkling of countryside escapes decorates my calendar like pixie dust and-like so many Londoners -trips like these fill my soul, clear my mind, and leave me returning to 'real' life with a lambs-spring in my step. City life is fun, but it's fast and full-on. Retreating somewhere that promises blissful quiet and a clear night's sky, a watercolor sunrise, and best-of-British landscapes feels medicinal.

It's a widely held belief that the presence of plants and animals can have healing effects on the human psyche. Ask the Japanese, who engage the senses by means of forest bathing, or the Dutch, who hug cows as a form of therapy. Such is the draw of a bucolic farm stay, where you can wake up to sights of flower fields and horse herds without the responsibility of actually having to look after them.