Is cider the new champagne? The latest offering from Claridge’s is serving South West-chic in the heart of Mayfair

Coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show, the aptly dubbed ‘A Farm in Mayfair’ takeover has washed the original 1920s lobby of the high-luxury hideaway with an installation worthy of any winning plot of the gardening competition. Rising up through the grand staircase, a six-metre high structure crafted entirely from The Newt’s own willow branches stands proud, depicting a scenic stack of some of its own full-time residents, including water buffalo, British white cattle, a stag, ram,…