Managing director of Savoir Beds, Alistair Hughes started working life as a strategy consultant before turning to the art of creating the bespoke beds favoured by The Savoy Hotel. Over the past 10 years, Savoir has worked with some of the world’s leading designers, most recently with British designer Dame Zandra Rhodes. Launching early this year, this new design will reflect the ever-growing relationship between the home and well-being.
The Beaufort Bar
The Savoy, Strand, WC2R 0EZ
Pierre-Yves Rochan’s dramatic jet-black and burnished gold bar is the best place for a cocktail in London. The brilliantly inventive Elon Soddu has designed an ambitious menu; try his Twice Shy cocktail that is mixed with salted pistachio yoghurt and earl grey tea. thesavoylondon.com
The Serpentine Swimming Club
Hyde Park, W2 3XA
With membership to the club a mere £20 a year, you can enjoy a bracing dip in the picturesque 40-acre
lake in central London. While you may share the water with some feathered friends, you will also make plenty in the changing rooms while you thaw out over a cup of tea. serpentineswimmingclub.com
180 The Strand
WC2R 3EA
An iconic, Brutalist gallery with a great view of the Thames. It’s a more compact version of the Tate Modern, but boasts some incredible exhibitions, such as the virtual reality collaboration between Antony Gormley and Dr Priyamvada Natarajan that was on last year. 180thestrand.com
