We often say that the wellbeing experience at Thyme starts with a simple walk through nature — no matter the season. We know that spending time in nature can have a profound impact on our wellbeing, and autumn offers its own healing properties.

Autumn is also our wettest season and the temptation is, when it looks like rain, to play it safe and stay indoors — but knowing the benefits of walking in the rain might tempt us to be a little bit braver, to get out and about even on the wettest of days.

A long standing friend of Thyme, Chloe Hodgson is a renowned Pilates instructor and respected wellness expert. Her experience extends beyond the mat offering a holistic approach to wellbeing and with over a decade of experience.

Autumn is a busy time for wildlife as animals and birds prepare for the coming colder weather. We have collated some tips on easy things that you can do in your own garden to help pollinators, hedgehogs, birds and more.

As the colours of the world start to change day by day, we begin our Thoughtful Design series with Edward Bulmer, partner and founder of Edward Bulmer Natural Paint. Here, he reflects on the philosophy behind the calming, verdant tones of our Meadow Spa.

Founded by Ruth Alice Rands, women’s knitwear brand HERD is a staple in our boutique.

HERD knitwear is described as ‘Honest as the Earth herself, our knitwear is nature unfurled. There is no harm, no squander, no toxicity, no needless travel. Made in the best of English wool traditions and brought to life. Our knitwear collections are all-natural complementary pieces that embody and imbue all that is the HERD way.’

We are excited to announce our summer exhibition, a solo show by Endellion Lycett Green in collaboration with Laura Lopes Art.

Tuesday evening marked the grand unveiling of Endellion Lycett Green’s latest exhibition, ‘And I Saw Solomon’s Seal’, brought to life in collaboration with Laura Lopes Art.

We are delighted to welcome back Rachel de Thame and Lauren Lusk, a mother-daughter duo who have recently launched a new collaborative book titled ‘A Flower Garden for Pollinators’.

We are delighted to unveil our most recent collaboration with the esteemed bespoke furnishing studio, Lorfords Contemporary.

Our debut collection of handcrafted upholstery has been designed to sit within a number of rooms here at Thyme. The collection includes soft seating that has been covered in our signature linen fabrics, showcasing hand-painted botanical artworks from our founder, Caryn Hibbert.

Does anyone need an excuse for a good, hot soak at the end of a long day? It’s not just a lovely, luxurious thing to do, but it also has a myriad of wellbeing effects. So if you need a reason to carve out much needed me time in the tub, read on…

In winter, the views are softened by early morning mists and sparkling white frosts with muted grey greens and  stark silhouettes of the leafless woodland trees dominating the  landscape.

In our final conversation with Rose, we discuss the effects of stress on gut health and how breathing can significantly impact our immune function.

It’s no secret, that sleep is the the most crucial parts of our every day life. It is important for maintaining optimal health and well-being.  Like regular exercise and a balanced diet, getting enough good quality sleep improves your brain performance, mood, and overall health.

Balance in life is so important for both health and happiness and after the high octane, often exhausting festive season, now  is the perfect time to rest, reset and be kind to ourselves.

If we can learn how to recognise the signs of low grade, chronic stress we can begin to manage it, take the matter into our own hands and restore balance in both our body and mind, to retune our engine. 

This ritual switches off the body's stress response by activating the parasympathetic nervous system through the powerful combination of diaphragmatic conscious breathing, scent, nature and positive thought training.

The effects of conscious diaphragmatic breathing, scent and nature on our wellbeing are profound, empowering and well established in scientific principals – switching off your stress response and harnessing your body’s innate ability to heal itself.

We are always delighted to welcome Rose to Thyme. She is a functional medicine practitioner working with clients around the globe to enhance their wellbeing.

A simply dressed plate of seasonal leaves picked that morning is a delight to all senses, but it’s important to remember just how much work goes into producing what seems at first to be a very simple offering.

The brain and gut are intimately connected through a complex system of nerves called the autonomic nervous system, the sympathetic responsible for the ‘fight or flight’ stress response and the para sympathetic (the vagus nerve) responsible for ‘rest & digest’ calming and quietening the body. 

We are delighted to partner with Hadeda this festive season, with an African themed Christmas at Thyme telling the story of our 'Golden Thread' that links the wild spaces at Thyme to those of sub-Saharan Africa.

The exhibition documents Jemma’s recent trip to Kenya as an ambassador for Tusk.  The title, The Golden Thread, is inspired by Caryn Hibbert’s (founder and creative director of Thyme), observations and writing on the migratory birdlife in the Water Meadow at Thyme, which travel between sub-Sahara Africa and the meadows here at Thyme, making vital connections between continents.

Art for Charity Collective (ACC) is a platform for artists to showcase their work, connect with each other and potential buyers, all the while contributing to charitable causes. Founded by landscape artist Lucy Kent and Flea Chipchase; their partnership seeks to support the artistic community whilst always considering and giving back to charities in need.

This October at Thyme, we welcome gardener, podcast host, environmental campaigner and French and Saunders enthusiast; Arthur Parkinson.

This autumn see’s Arthur’s fourth book published ‘Planting a Paradise’. It  follows on from his best seller,  ‘The Flower Yard’  in 2021, with a returning focus to pollinators and container gardening.