It says a lot about how wonderful a room is when you find it difficult to drag yourself away from it, even for a seven-course Michelin-starred tasting menu. But that was simply the case at Newt at South Lodge.
Actually, room isn’t really the appropriate word. Newt is one of The Reeds’ eight private eco-lodges; six are geared more towards families but two are spa lodges, designed for couples. Newt, the latter, with its floor-to-double-ceiling windows and electric blinds, is more like a luxury flat complete with a TV in every room (including the bathroom) and an infrared sauna on the decking where you can alternate between sweating and soaking in the copper tub that looks out onto the lake – wild swimmers can take the plunge here twice a day.
