Ollie Horne

ROADBOOK • 24th August 2023

A complete guide to bikepacking in the UK

A comprehensive introduction to bikepacking, including what it is, what kit you need, and the best routes and trips for multi-day off-road cycling adventures in the British backcountry – including the new Traws Eryri (Trans Snowdonia) route announced by Cycling UK in August 2023

ROADBOOK • 16th August 2023

Dunes, lagoons, and seafood: a soulful stay at Caravan Dakhla, Western Sahara

Unless you’re a kitesurfer, chances are you haven’t heard of Dakhla. The small peninsula sits on the edge of the Sahara, jutting out into the Atlantic Ocean, and sheltering a vast sandy lagoon against the West African coast. The particular geography makes it a kitesurfing paradise: shallow waters, consistent northerly winds, warm weather, and sun year round, surrounded by otherworldly desert landscapes.

ROADBOOK • 10th November 2022

Can a hotel really be sustainable?

A look at seven exemplary hotels around the world that are setting the bar in sustainability, with cutting-edge, eco-conscious designs, and policies that promote biodiversity and regeneration.

Design Anthology UK • 11th February 2021

Culture Stop

Esperinos, a short-stay holiday rental in the heart of Athens, eludes easy categorisation. The 1930s residence on Filopappou Hill can only be booked for stays during half the year. The rest of the time, the space is transformed into an art gallery.

The Modern House • 16th December 2020

Resident’s Guide: our area guide to Clifton, Bristol | The Modern House

From the cafes and boutiques of Clifton Village, to the neighbourhood's elegant Victorian and Georgian architecture, these are the best things to see and do around Clifton.

CEREAL • 23rd January 2020

Torel 1884

A conceptually designed hotel and former palace in Porto, inspired by Portugal’s Age of Discovery.

CEREAL • 21st November 2019

Quinta da Côrte

A visit to the winery and guesthouse designed by French architect and interior designer Pierre Yovanovitch, set in Portugal’s port wine region, the Douro Valley.

CEREAL • 30th August 2019

Sound View

A tour of the historic seaside village of Greenport, on the North Fork of Long Island, New York.

CEREAL • 23rd July 2019

Augustinian Order

Discussing the renovation of a former convent in Antwerp’s Green Quarter into the city's latest hotel, called August, with owner and hotelier Mooche Van Hool and interior architect Vincent Van Duysen.

CEREAL • 30th May 2019

Among Emerald Leaves

Exploring Rwanda's One&Only Nyungwe House for Cereal Volume 17, set on a tea farm at the edge of Nyungwe National Park, one of the oldest rainforests in East Africa. "Knotted Ebonies and stately mahoganies strain in a centuries-long race for the light. Moss encrusted vines dangle to earth, thich as gymnasts' ropes."

CEREAL • 1st May 2019

Erudite Revival

A stay at Cambridge's University Arms Hotel, a former Regency-era coaching inn. "I sit at the desk and imagine writing here, in some quiet hour of the night; the page illuminated only by the amber glow of the desk lamp, the dark mass of Parker’s Piece an unintelligible void beyond the windows."

CEREAL • 28th March 2019

Fort of the Sun

A visit to the remote, desert fort hotel Mihir Garh, in the Thar desert of Rajasthan.

CEREAL • 28th February 2019

Slate Skies

Amanemu, set around an onsen, and overlooking Japan’s Ago Bay. "As soft light passes in from the bay, subtle charcoal shadows fall across tables, gathering among glasses and pots, turning steadily darker with the sky."

CEREAL • 22nd January 2019

Dá Licença

A rural retreat in Portugal’s Alentejo region, among a collection of art, Jugendstil furniture, and Dornach design — a vernacular style based on the philosophies of Rudolph Steiner. “To set up a gallery in the middle of nowhere, like this, is almost utopic. Especially with the pieces placed throughout the hotel, to be experienced amidst daily life."

CEREAL • 7th January 2019

Umbrian Hills

A visit to the Castello Di Reschio estate, set around a tenth century castle on the border of Umbria and Tuscany, where Count Benedikt Bolza and his team are renovating its ancient farmhouses into secluded heritage properties.

Connolly England • 17th October 2018

The Western Isles

Exploring the Western Isles of Scotland, with Connolly. Surrounding the towering Stac an Armin, small skerries of granite appear to lie scattered across the grey sea. Behind it, the island of Hirta rises starkly from the waves. Atlantic winds roll across the empty horizon, whipping salt into the air. Damp moss clings to the crags before meeting the low, unbroken mist that veils the clifftops.

CEREAL • 26th September 2018

Heckfield Place

A Georgian manor set in the woodlands of Hampshire, renovated into a heritage hotel, and surrounded by a vast arboretum planted by Victorian horticulturalist William Wildsmith.

CEREAL • 18th June 2019

Tree Clad Hills

Exploring Rwanda's Nyungwe National Park, encompassing one of East Africa's oldest rainforests. "Low hoots murmur from the foliage, rising to an outburst of screeches, conjuring an image of lips curled back over enormous jaws, fangs bared."

CEREAL • 19th June 2019

Among Emerald Leaves

A stay at Rwanda's One&Only Nyungwe House, set on a tea farm at the edge of Nyungwe National Park. "Knotted Ebonies and stately mahoganies strain in a centuries-long race for the light. Moss encrusted vines dangle to earth, thich as gymnasts' ropes."