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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2026 · 32 MIN

Gleneagles / Celebrating our 100th episode at Scotland's 'Great Playground'

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When Gleneagles opened in 1924 on its 850-acre Perthshire estate, the press called it the eighth wonder of the world and a Riviera in the Highlands. A hundred years on, it is still one of the most storied hotels in the country: James Braid's King's Course, the only venue to have hosted both the Ryder Cup and the Solheim Cup, and a "Glorious Playground" of falconry, gundogs, fishing, riding and the spa.In today's episode, Molly sits down with managing director Conor O'Leary, who has steered this Scottish icon through the biggest period of change in its history and into its centenary. From repositioning a golf-led hotel into a year-round destination to keeping a thousand staff and a whole community on side, this is a conversation about what it really takes to look after a place that is meant to outlast you.Head to Curated, the world's first travel platform powered by tastemakers with soul, style and story at its heart to discover and book a collection of soulful stays curated by tastemakers you trust https://curatedspaces.club/Curated Spaces is the podcast on a mission to reignite real world connection. What started as a project to share the stories behind spaces has snowballed into something a little bit bigger. From founders sharing their stories of burnout and loneliness to the spaces leading the charge in rewilding and sustainable food production, Curated Spaces is about living life in full colour and connecting deeply with the spaces and faces around us.https://www.instagram.com/curatedspacesclub/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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