WELCOME
Feeling relaxed and refreshed after a day at the Harbour Spa( p68)
Last month, our focus fell on spring, and this month – great British weather permitting – it’ s all about your swing. Sussex is packed with some really interesting golf courses, and gone are the stuffy stereotypes of the game’ s past too. While nothing’ s been taken away in terms of golf’ s exceptionally well-kept greens, nowadays you’ ll find clubhouses have been updated with great lounge facilities and membership schemes have been overhauled to suit everyone, from the occasional golfer, to those that would never miss a round on Sunday. Head to p30 for our eight-page guide.
Besides golf, of course we’ ve been thinking about food. Easter is late this year, which allows us all access to some glorious seasonal produce. With the help of some top tips from Michelin-starred chef, Steve Smith, we’ ve compiled an impressive four-course Easterinspired menu for you to cook at home from
p45, and we’ ve added a couple of cocktail recipes that celebrate the versatility of spirits too.
My continued health and wellness journey found me at the Brighton Harbour Hotel’ s Harbour Spa recently( p68) – a brand new underground Aladdin’ s cave with all manner of pools and relaxation spaces, it’ s a really fabulous addition to Sussex’ s spa scene and one that I’ d highly recommend you visit. And, once you’ re feeling refreshed and ready to face the world again, check out our five packed pages of local events this month( p16) and work out where you’ re going to take the kids to scoff their bodyweight in Easter treats!
Happy Easter one and all! Please follow us on Twitter(@ insideSUSSEXmag) and let us know what you’ re up to.
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MY FAVOURITE THINGS THIS MONTH...
EXTRA THICK‘ ROCKY ROAD TO CARAMEL’
Half caramel chocolate Easter egg, half 40 % milk chocolate with cookies and puffed rice, filled with more chocolate. Yes, please.
£ 27, www. hotelchocolat. com
WOODEN SATURN NECKLACE If you, like me, enjoy binge-watching YouTube videos about the grandeur of the cosmos, this necklace is a perfect addition to your accessory collection.
£ 12, www. etsy. com / uk / shop / kateslittlestore
HYDRATEM8 MINIM8 A water bottle printed with an interactive chart that allows you to monitor your water intake on a daily basis and reminds you to drink throughout the day, the Hydratem8 MiniM8 is an amazing bit of health kit. It looks cool and, at only 25cm tall with a handy clip built into the handle that you can attach to your handbag or belt, the design is compact, but still holds 600ml of water. Three of those daily and you’ re done. £ 11.99, www. hydratem8. co. uk
REBU AQUA OMBRE SALAD BOWL With all of the incredible local produce we have on our doorsteps, enjoying fresh salads is one of my favourite things about spring; enjoyed even more when served in this swanky ombre bowl from Amaroni. £ 16, www. amaroni. com
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