Without the love and care from Vassilila, Nellie would not have stood a chance.

The Eressian Hotel Spa & Hamman is a very special place for Alexis Michalas, the man responsible for bringing this fabulous pampering experience to Eressos village.

Living in an authentic Greek village is a privilege. Everyday I am touched by the generosity of our village friends. There are so many beautiful moments of living on the island of Lesvos.

Situated on the north-east coast of Lesvos, around a kilometer from the entrance to the town of Manatamados, is the workshop of Stelios Stamatis.

Treating yourself to the simple things in life is the best self-care you can give you.

Photographer and creative, Ashley Dobson stayed at Bushy Summers over the summer and shares some of her favourite things with Claire in this interview!

The Old Schoolhouse in Milton has been on my radar for some time, it’s somewhere I’d been longing to stay. The Loft and The Stables are style beautifully and they are spaces that certainly make you feel nurtured.

There’s only a few days left before Christmas and if you’re only now starting your Christmas shopping, we have you covered. Below, we’ve rounded up 5 of our favourite items from our store, which we think your family and friends will love. Enjoy!

When Rachel from Field Notes contacted us earlier in the year to let us know she would be on the West Coast and would love to stay at Bushy we were thrilled. Rachel has a beautiful way of seeing the world and her photographs have a calmness and simplicity about them that I personally love. Read the full interview on Claire Lloyd Sensual Living.

On a trip to Bushy Summers earlier this year we took a detour at our friends suggestion and stopped off  at the cellar door of The Ridge in North Lileydale. It was here we met up with Harry Rigney and Susan Denny. We listened as they talked about their adventures into winemaking whilst tasting some of their delicious drops.

Community is essential. As humans we need to be included, feel loved, be appreciated and nurture friendships. The village of Skalochori opened my eyes to the importance of community.

The bedroom is one of my favourite rooms in the house, a little sanctuary where I feel safe, secure and cosy.

Sharing Bushy Summers gives us such joy and when our dear friend, my publisher, Julie Gibbs came to stay we could not have been happier. We knew Bushy would offer her the creative space to do what she loves most, cooking!

Claire Lloyd is the embodiment of the word ‘lifestyle’ with an ability to segue between her personal style and her interior environments be they urban or rural, in Australia or Europe.

The inspiration of a ceramic bowl took me on a journey to Tasmania to meet a complete stranger and photograph his beautiful work.

Isabel Ettedgui has re launched the Connolly brand, a brand she has known for the last 30 years. She found a house in Mayfair’s Clifford street and put every ounce of herself into creating an amazing shop and developed new products and designed an exciting luxury retail space that feels like a home.

In September 2016, I took my first trip to the glorious city of Naples. My beautiful friend Carla Coulson, photographer and creative coach encouraged me to sign up to a photography workshop she was hosting there. The thought of visiting Naples for the first time and taking beautiful photographs excited me.

In the spring our village priest very proudly presided over the wedding service of his only daughter, Ismini. Everyone in the village, young and old were invited to this splendid event.

In October I received an email from Mikela, founder of Yoga Satya and the words that jumped off the page and captured my immediate attention were ‘paradise awaits’.

Every day thousands of refugees flee their homes, from countries where they are longer safe. They risk their lives travelling across the Aegean in over crowded and unsafe rubber and wooden boats in the hope of finding a safe place in Europe for themselves and their families.