As for the car, we recommend Vanilla Classics' selection of stylish motors, including a Jaguar E-Type (above), a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow and a Triumph Stag. The E-Type is the preferred choice as the iconic model celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
Nolan van Reesema features more than 30 exclusive getaways in the lavish volume, from London to the Lake District. Highlights include Oxfordshire's Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, with its Michelin-starred cuisine and rooms featuring luscious silk fabrics, mullioned windows, and four-poster beds; the stately 17th century Hartwell House outside London; the Hambleton Hall Hotel, originally built as a brewery magnate's fox-hunting lodge and renowned for its fine dining; and the Victorian Augill Castle with its soaring stone turrets and commanding view of the lush, rolling Cumbrian countryside.

