Tim Kiek

Engagement Editor at HELLO! Magazine

Homepage Editor at The National

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The New Forest family holiday with a wild difference

3 weeks ago | hellomagazine.com | Tim Kiek

Like Winnie the Pooh, I’ve always felt being in the woods was good for mind, body and soul. Thanks to a guided walk in the New Forest, I now know that science corroborates this sentiment. It’s all in the spores, apparently, which confer a range of benefits, including helping our immune system to function better.
The luxury spa hotel creating a new Aztec civilisation - in Bristol

Jan 24, 2025 | hellomagazine.com | Tim Kiek

Conjure up an image of a typical trading estate and I suspect I would be right in suggesting it doesn’t include a luxury spa hotel. As incongruities go, it’s up there with finding a verdant pasture on Mars. Yet if you ever happen to visit The Aztec West Business Park in Bristol, a luxury spa hotel is precisely what you will find. Full disclosure: we were rather taken aback by said incongruity as the hotel hoved into view.
How the large Donnington Valley Spa Hotel gets the little details just right

Oct 25, 2024 | hellomagazine.com | Tim Kiek

The birthday treat-spa weekend is as tried and trusted a combination as Ant and Dec (other combinations are available). However, being a great pairing in theory doesn’t always translate into reality, as the twice-sundered Ben Affleck and Jenifer Lopez prove. The road to DonningtonThe Donnington Valley Spa Hotel lies just off junction 13 on the M4.
I was a camping sceptic - until I stayed at France’s Domaine de Soleil Plage Eurocamp

Sep 17, 2024 | hellomagazine.com | Tim Kiek

For most of my life I have perceived camping as something to be endured not enjoyed. This statement may prove inflammatory to those who like nothing more than sleeping in discomfort, washing infrequently and eating inadequately – but creature comforts are a holiday non-negotiable in my eyes, and consequently said eyes have always viewed camping suspiciously (and from afar).
Is this the perfect place to holiday with your furry friend?

Mar 22, 2024 | hellomagazine.com | Tim Kiek

For as long as I can remember I have been nervous around dogs, which I guess makes the decision to stay in the pub awarded the 'Dog Friendly Accommodation of the Year' at The Yorkshire Post Tourism Awards 2023 a bemusing one. Well, I have a confession… by the time I realised The Lister Arms was effectively the Garden of Eden for dogs, it was too late to do anything about it – I was already there.