GORGEOUS GETAWAYS
SLOW DOWN, ESCAPE & JUST BE Happiest when lost in the countryside. Beautiful Escapes is all about inviting guests to fall in love with Yorkshire. “We live and breathe Yorkshire and we’d love to share it with you,” says mother-daughter team, Angela and Charlotte…
LUXE: Can you tell us a little bit about yourselves and your journey to Beautiful Escapes? BE: Yorkshire is simply the best. For us, there is no better place to be. I (Angela) have spent my whole life here. I was born here, I grew up here, and I brought up my own family in this wonderful county of ours. I love it. So when I reached a point in my life - about two years ago now - when I had the time to pause and think about what might be next, it felt really special to have the time to walk by the coast, amble across the moors and mooch around our wonderful market towns. It struck me that it was a rare moment. In the busy lives we all lead, it seems so much harder to stop and just be. I knew then that whatever path I took next, it would have to take me to something I love doing, like breathing new life into properties for them to be enjoyed by the next generation. But more importantly, I wanted to share my love of being here - in Yorkshire - with the space and the pace to just be. LUXE: What did you do before and what made you make the jump? BE: Alongside a successful career in the corporate world, my passion has always been property development - from building houses to renovating listed buildings, this is where my heart is happiest,
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I wanted to share my love of being here - in Yorkshire - with the space and the pace to just be
especially in my native Yorkshire. As a holiday cottage owner, I understood the ins and outs of this market, so after I left corporate life and was thinking about my next move, it seemed natural to combine my love of property with my passion for Yorkshire. My daughter Charlotte is a successful photographer and marketeer, and she too was keen to get involved in the new venture. Her work takes her all over the country, but Yorkshire remains her favourite place to be. That’s how Beautiful Escapes evolved. The more we thought about it, it just felt like a step in the right direction, working collaboratively with holiday homeowners to curate a portfolio of Beautiful Escapes for people to enjoy at their leisure. LUXE: Your corporate world and Charlotte’s creative world collide in this business. Was there always a plan to work together? BE: We have always chatted about ideas to work together and when Beautiful Escapes evolved after we purchased another holiday property, it seemed like the natural next step to combine our experience and expertise. It’s a very special thing to have a mother-daughter team, and we’re so excited about what’s in store in the near future. LUXE: Where can we find BE properties? BE: Our properties are spread across Yorkshire, so you can find your perfect escape whether your ideal location is a
stone’s throw from the beach in a fishing village, set atop rolling moorland, or in a historical market town in the heart of the Dales. LUXE: What makes a BE property? BE: They must have that extra sprinkling of magic we know our guests are looking for. A picture-postcard location, a bit of history and stunning interiors. We visit every property and work closely with our owners to create the perfect Beautiful Escape - so there’s definitely an element of consistency across our portfolio. LUXE: Your favourite property features? BE: Each property has its own unique features, which make it a perfect fit for Beautiful Escapes. All have cosy fireplaces to snuggle up by after a long day exploring, some have hot tubs for a romantic retreat, others have their own private walled gardens with meandering paths - and there’s even one set by a millrace. LUXE: How is the Yorkshire staycation market looking right now? BE: We are all ready for that much-needed break, a change of scenery and some space to explore away from home. Now we are allowed to travel once again, we are really enjoying welcoming visitors back to Yorkshire. We have worked closely with our property owners to ensure that the correct deep cleaning procedures are in place and offer contactless arrival where possible. We have also listened closely
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