Creme De La Creme

 
Whatever is on your wish list, you will certainly find it here, and more.
 
Even more sumptuous is an experience offered by luxury concierge service Quintessentially: a private tour of the ‘Queen’s grocer’ Fortnum & Mason before it opens, followed by a tea tasting and an invitation to create your own version of the store’s iconic picnic hamper. You will then be whisked to the grounds of Windsor Castle by helicopter to enjoy your hamper before taking a tour of the castle.
London is a centre for the world’s greatest auction houses – the founder of Sotheby’s held his first auction here in 1744 – but for the largest and most enviable collections of fine art and antiques outside of London, art aficionados should head to the charming small towns and villages of the Cotswolds. Alternatively, Cotswolds Auction Company holds regular country auctions in Cheltenham Spa, Cirencester and Gloucester. The area is also home to what many consider our most luxurious shop. Daylesford Organic is Lady Bamford’s ultra-stylish farm shop on farmland just outside Kingham. It counts Elizabeth Hurley, Kate Moss and David Cameron among its regulars and, as one style guru recently proclaimed, it’s “the poshest shop in Britain”.