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                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Britain ]]></title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ An old Georgian bank has been transformed into three apartments in the highest town in the Cotswolds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Stow-on-the-Wold has welcomed travellers and traders since medieval times. Issy von Simson visits a new place to stay, inside a handsome former bank. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Issy von Simson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3SwFyMhCMtBZc8BsvFds2j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do you ever walk into a hotel room and feel like it's missing something —like a banqueting hall and torture chamber? Here are ten castles you can stay in with unique amenities ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ben West lists the 10 best castles in the UK for an overnight stay like no other. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben West ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GGTeVdk7m5W92qwydZnaZP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Saddell Castle in Argyll and Bute looks out onto Saddell Bay, where sea birds, otters and basking sharks can be seen enjoying the Scottish countryside.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Saddell Castle, Argyll and Bute]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The stylish surf shacks from which to explore Cornwall’s wild and ancient coastline ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our new series exploring the best places to visit in the UK, Mark Hedges journeys to Three Mile Beach near St Ives. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mark Hedges ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smNi64a2UbRioJvXxnhq56-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three Mile Beach is a collection of 19 luxury beach houses nestled in the dunes of Gwithian Towan.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three Mile Beach hotel]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Five of our favourite dog-friendly hotels — and they've all been approved by Geoffrey the dachshund  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We sent Jennifer George and her canine companion Geoffrey on a quest to find five of the best dog-friendly hotels in the south. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer George ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kePBTZVDq5DviEAtWaH7ik-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Only the best for our canine travel companions — perfectly demonstrated at The Lanesborough hotel in London.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[four dogs sitting on a fancy bed in a hotel ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ From Sicily to Sussex: What the Normans did for us ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A trip to Sicily prompted Pamela Goodman to detour to Durham, a few weeks later: 'an unlikely pairing of cities sharing an unlikely historical overlap.' ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pamela Goodman ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pUBCRLr85KByNRyW5YRcx-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Palatine Chapel, or Cappella Palatina, is the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily at the centre of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Palatine Chapel in the royal chapel of the Norman kings of Sicily, at the centre of the Palazzo Reale in Palermo]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sopwell House hotel review: For a spa trip, look no further ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rest and relaxation is just a short train-ride away at this luxury hotel in St Albans. Lotte Brundle checks in. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gRVMPMS6AXrzZSYzcQPvxY-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Seaside Boarding House review: The cosy gourmet getaway on Dorset’s Jurassic Coast with a proper sense of place  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Supremely comfortable rooms, sparklingly fresh seafood and scones for breakfast — what’s not to love? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Emma Hughes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/waFMoFv6TuSN49ZeGRsZqk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Make sure you don't skip these South of England art and history highlights  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our final instalment of Charlotte Mullins' fifty treasures series she journeys to the South of England and the Isle of White. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aXaYhVR89LAUM5BTgv2sLL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford looks like a place from a different time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Above the clouds to beat the crowds: Where to stay in Wales if you want to conquer the 'other' Snowdon  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Penmaenuchaf might be a mouthful, but it's perfectly positioned for glorious mountain walks — and there are new suites to boot. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tiffany Daneff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uzbyo5m53yXe74dHZyTZX5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The seven artistic wonders of the Midlands to put on your bucket list ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the latest instalment of her fifty treasures of the British Isles series, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at what's to be found in the Midlands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9cye6Fg99Q6a76bdJCmUeh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Antonio Verrio&#039;s The Heaven Room is a treasure not to be missed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A magnificent painted ceiling]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Top arts and culture things to see in Wales — that give you a real sense of our shared history ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In our series, Charlotte Mullins continues her list of the fifty most important cultural and historical things to see in the British Isles –this time in Wales. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5cF2GK4MwivNdPjQixjpWU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Murals by Frank Brangwyn — a celebrated Welsh artist.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Frank Brangwyn mural]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scotland's unmissable art and history touchstones — and where to find them ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ As part of her list of 50 unmissable treasures in the British Isles, Charlotte Mullins takes a look at some outstanding pieces of our heritage, located in Scotland. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LT46kG4xBapLg8qRjcZM6f-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Many Scottish treasures are a stone&#039;s throw away.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Aberlemno Pictish stones]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What to see in the North of England if you want to learn more about the artistic history of our country ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins journeys to the North of England for the fourth instalment of our series which highlights the 50 treasure's of the British Isle's which best encompass our artistic history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charlotte Mullins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e3yLnE8MdvkztpAeFBrQxK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Lowry in Manchester is named after the artist L. S. Lowry.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lowry]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Hamnet won the top film award at the 2026 Golden Globes — but where in the British countryside was it filmed? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Herefordshire is the very picture of what England is in the collective mind’s eye. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Gavin Plumley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aUb2yKAoD763hrMps2JjHD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[William Shakespeare, played by Paul Mescal, and his wife, Agnes, played by Jessie Buckley, celebrate the birth of their son, Hamnet. However, when tragedy strikes and Hamnet dies at a young age, it inspires Shakespeare to write his timeless masterpiece &#039;Hamlet&#039;.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hamnet film stills]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life December 31, 2025 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/country-life/country-life-december-31-2025</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life December 31, 2025, takes a tour of Britain in 50 treasures, and much more. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:26:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m7b2Y5HTwkczfFqrQqESQS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lindisfarne graces the cover of Country Life December 31, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life December 31, 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The return of one of Europe's most iconic hotels is just the beginning for Bucharest ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/the-return-of-one-of-europes-most-iconic-hotels-is-just-the-beginning-for-bucharest</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Corinthia Bucharest, formerly the Grand Hotel du Boulevard, has reopened its doors. It shows that 'Little Paris' is ready to live up to its name. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YENCiaCyoC5Ln44Wv376yh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Corinthia Bucharest]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ardbeg House review: Concept design is a tricky business, but this Scottish whisky distillery-turned-hotel proves that it can be done to great effect ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Steven King checks in to Ardbeg House, a boutique hotel from the LVMH behemoth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wKbaapdkNtzDpRr4f8japU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Storrs Hall: A glimpse of what a trip to Lake Windermere ought to be  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lake Windermere —the largest stretch of water in the Lake District —is a tourist mecca that can often feel crowded, but head to places like Storrs Hall and you can still find the beauty and seclusion that first drew people here. Toby Keel takes a look. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 17:11:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nRkLKMPkW6QvMknCsXW4hh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A five minute drive from perhaps the busiest spot in the Lake District you&#039;ll find the charming and peaceful Storrs Hall.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Storrs Hall in the Lake District ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Saltmoore hotel review: The place to stay that's woodland retreat, seaside hotel and spa sanctuary all in one ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Saltmoore, on the North Yorkshire coast, has barely been open a year but is already earning recognition as one of the finest places to stay in Yorkshire. Toby Keel checked in. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:31:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FF37McCCYg4nUbKDGAYSTh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Saltmoore is a hideaway in every sense.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Saltmoore hotel in North Yorkshire]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Scottish survival experience, beloved by Sir David Beckham, Ian Wright and heavyweight CEOs, that's all about learning to appreciate the dizzying brilliance of the natural world again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith follows in the footsteps of Sir David Beckham — who marked his 50th birthday with a 'survival' experience in the Scottish Highlands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5JDCYU4CsovzwhSUsHDGuj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Activities are of the derring-do variety, and the weather is unreliable year round, so it’s useful to be a good sport’: A memorable road trip to the tidal island in Scotland where J. M. Barrie liked to holiday ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The opening of three new hotels in Scotland was all it took to convince Jo Rodgers to journey northwards on a road trip with her husband and three young children in tow. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jo Rodgers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CRmxGohQj8jhrKbyEjnjSX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What is everyone talking about this week: Can AI pass aesthetic judgement?   ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Someone asked ChatGPT and Gemini what the most beautiful city in Britain is. Their answer seems fair. Where does that leave us? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Hosie ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bnYmb2qgaV5e5bUYov7Ko8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The roads less travelled: The shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the joys of wandering along the evanescent byways revealed by our tides. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2025 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roger Morgan-Grenville ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QbDh3sPNKPLW77EwNsd3Jh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Cramond causeway in Edinburgh beginning to flood demonstrates the dangers of walking a sea path.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A causeway flanked by large rock structures with the sea coming in]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Country Life 24 September 2025 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Country Life 24 September 2025 walks Britain's most beautiful sea paths, tells the tale of Mr Darcy's shirt and finds the best homes in the West Country. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7aomfpiom76ZyUSzrgdZSA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The cover of Country Life 24 September 2025, featuring St Michael&#039;s Mount at low tide. Photograph by Abstract Aerial Art via Getty.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cover of Country Life 24 September 2025]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The cure for endless scrolling is a weekend away in this solitary 16th century castle on a Scottish beach ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Saddell Castle in Kintyre has no mobile phone signal in places and, as such, is a brilliant place for a digital detox after its recent renovations. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lotte Brundle ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U4Vdno3PbANbPvLxHyUvKo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Extensive repairs were undertaken to preserve Saddell Castle and open it for bookings.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Images of Saddle Castle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How an imaginative couple created a sustainable haven that dreams are made of, complete with cider press, vineyard and farm stay accommodation ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Since leaving London in 2022, Sophie Brendel and Panu Long have been lovingly turning Thornfalcon Winery & Press, in Somerset, into a 'sustainable heaven'— with even more planned for the future. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Annunciata Elwes ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fMqb2TBKTFgLo7wq8HyCPo-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beyond Royal Portrush: Castles, country houses and ancient towers in the other dimension of golf in Ireland ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Rory McIlroy's history-making exploits and The Open arriving at Royal Portrush have made 2025 a banner year for Irish golf —but there's far more to golf on the island of Ireland than those headline-grabbers, as Toby Keel finds out. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/guk9Rase9C522qws5eAWAh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The K Club enjoys iconic status in Irish golf.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Golf]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Water you're waiting for? Britain's best heritage lidos were built to save swimmers from polluted seas full of potato peelings, oil and coal — and they're still in action today  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The seaside lido continues to offer safe swimming for holidaymakers irrespective of the tide, but they're also architectural gems worthy of our admiration. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2025 06:02:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kathryn Ferry ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nJJoejtiXdnMnVeMtCfttd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘Whatever do you do up there?’ enquire certain English infidels. The answer? ‘Lady, if ya gotta ask, ya’ll never know’: David Profumo's piece of heaven in Highland Perthshire  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ David Profumo on the joy and wonder of the Highlands. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ David Profumo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8StcthPj4G6qH4zfHbygD8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Monarch of its glen: Blair Castle, seat of the Stewarts and Murrays of Atholl for 750 years, commands a landscape alive with osprey and red deer, salmon and curlew.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Blair Atholl castle in vast Scottish landscape]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Beyond Stonehenge: The ancient moorland megaliths and grand stone rings that you can enjoy without the tourist hordes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ With their potent blend of wild looks and mystery, Britain’s ancient sites have an enduring magnetism — and there are far more of them than you might imagine. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Howells ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Wr6GWQSWWrsiRSVp25EJWH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bryn Cader Faner — seen here with Snowdon to the north — is just one of dozens of magnificent Neolithic stone monuments that visitors get to enjoy pretty much to themselves ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bryn Cader Faner Cairn Circle]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Meat, ale and guns — what else do you need, bar glorious scenery?': William Sitwell on the Brendon Hills, West Somerset  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ William Sitwell chooses the Brendon Hills as his piece of heaven in Britain. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ William Sitwell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VmAtRY3C2LcyVPtxsas43i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[‘Is there anybody there? said the Traveller.’ Romantic Willett Tower rises from the Brendon foothills, beneath which moles are busy.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Willett Tower]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The pristine and unspoilt English county that 'has all the ingredients of perfection' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Many people simply pass straight through Northumberland heading for Scotland. Big mistake, says Matt Ridley. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Viscount Ridley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wycC7UrNmrwMNFbpy5wRwh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Where history breathes: the Anglo-Saxon stronghold of Bamburgh Castle, cradle of Christianity and Viking victim, royal palace, launch site of the first lifeboat and home of the ‘magician of the north’, looks out to the Farne Islands, favoured home of puffins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bamburgh Castle on the Northumberland coastline, bathed in late afternoon golden sunlight]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The extraordinary Exe Estuary, by the Earl whose family have lived here for 700 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, shares his own personal piece of heaven: the Exe Estuary in Devon. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ The Earl of Devon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hpFr4ZJmxuxdjLpAkpef9o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘So old-fashioned, it’s new-fashioned’: Riding the rails on the Belmond Royal Scotsman  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ What goes around, comes around, says Steven King of a trip through Scotland to celebrate 40 years of the Royal Scotsman, A Belmond Train. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Fxg7WnyqHJk5wzXWCg2HHF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Quentin Letts: Heaven in Herefordshire  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Quentin Letts is best known as a merciless sketch writer and critic —but when he's back home at Herefordshire he embraces a very different life. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Quentin Letts ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nzzAq8mycruCFQutowsQW3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A building to make you believe in God? The glorious Hereford Cathedral, home of the Mappa Mundi.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Herefordshire cathedral]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'No Yorkshire dale, no Scottish moor, no view from Westminster Bridge can match it': Charles Quest-Ritson on The Itchen Valley, his personal piece of heaven  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson lavishes praise on the Itchen Valley, a part of Britain that's  so charming and unspoilt as to restore your faith in the world. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JGboZvyUFj9MbDw2HP52B7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ My piece of heaven: The Vale of Belvoir by Lady Violet Manners ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lady Violet Manners, who grew up in Belvoir Castle, shares her love of the area around her ancestral home. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lady Violet Manners ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9X9gBEv5qDxpL74L3yjzZZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Penicuik Estate review: An exclusive use house and cottages for collectors and connoisseurs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Penicuik Estate in Midlothian, Scotland is an ever-growing hospitality empire with a fascinating history. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Steven King ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnFMnk2Y6ydnohZZidvAQ9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Old Bell, Malmesbury: England's oldest hotel meets Lone Star style to create something special ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/weekends-away/the-old-bell-malmesbury-englands-oldest-hotel-meets-lone-star-style-to-create-something-special</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ How do you bring a 13th century hostelry to life, while keeping its historical charm? Ask Kim and Whit Hanks. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 24 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Fisher ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ss5VEQLNepcdj8FVb5qQET-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The breathtaking Cornish cove that's 'like something from a fantasy' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/nature/the-breathtaking-cornish-cove-thats-like-something-from-a-fantasy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill takes a look at Kynance Cove, the 'scenic highlight of the Lizard Peninsula'. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Lerwill ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XB7TRE6tiZkcB8L2gVQZ8g-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Kynance Cove, Cornwall ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Kynance Cove, Cornwall ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exploring the countryside is essential for our wellbeing, but Right to Roam is going backwards ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Campaigners in England often point to Scotland as an example of how brilliantly Right to Roam works, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, says Patrick Galbraith. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Galbraith ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e7SMnXBWbdmfu683WEMTFU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The Wild Rabbit is a paean to Lady Carole Bamford's ethos of comfortable, yet incredibly spoiling accommodation' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the heart of Kingham, one of Oxfordshire’s most historic and beguiling villages, The Wild Rabbit offers the chance to enjoy the authentic charm of the Cotswolds with all the trappings of a five-star hotel. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paula Minchin ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/e4ECipkhyp8cVrwXTFJADB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to disconnect from reality and feel like a new person in under 72 hours ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our round-up of the best British retreats that work wellness wonders in under 72 hours. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer George ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XiJ4qsrpHM5SsZ7gC32DQV-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Archaeologists in North Yorkshire discover ‘the biggest and most important Iron Age hoard ever found in Britain’ ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The 800 objects — including chariots and iron tyres — were likely buried in the 1st century AD around the time of the Roman Conquest of southern Britain. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jack Watkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kkZyPzmCsf9BGShb3orybH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Great garden getaways ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.countrylife.co.uk/travel/weekends-away/great-garden-getaways</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover some of Britain’s finest gardens with a PoB Hotels break ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Country Life ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vbaj8K3miJR4eggZKVhsqj-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Barnsdale in Rutland: Is this the UK’s most dog-friendly hotel? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ One writer and her canine sidekick check into a Rutland hotel that caters as beautifully to dogs as it does their owners. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:12:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Octavia Pollock ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NeLDyLVz2VQCQMLgEBihFk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Falcon Farmhouse: A dreamy hilltop retreat with fun on tap ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Overlooking a beautiful Staffordshire valley, Falcon Farmhouse is a country retreat that mixes relaxation and fun in equal measure. Toby Keel paid a visit. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Toby Keel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opoNQxu6DffAN6d3BgzTa6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Falcon Farmhouse is a beautifully-converted old agricultural building.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Falcon Farmhouse  / The Tawny]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Country Life guide to Somerset: What to do, where to stay and how to eat ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Somerset is rich in natural beauty and history, but it is its wealth of small-scale food and drink producers, farmers and makers that really set it apart from the competition. Find out how to make the most of it all with our indispensable guide. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2025 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:11:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Natalie Millar-Partridge ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/67y6BmrSrnV6Mmcumo92Nd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ‘I don’t want to oversell it but they are the best pumpkin pancakes in the universe’: Country Life’s unbeatable guide to Oxfordshire ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Where to stay, where to eat and what to do in Oxfordshire (with some borderline Gloucestershire snuck in), according to the people who love it and live there, including Lady Carole Bamford. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2025 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[British Travel]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jo Rodgers ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zcf59ixCT3AYDysbg54q6b-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Estelle Manor]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel: The English village, that beguiling habitat closest to the heart ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Green, pub, church, duck pond and rose-garlanded cottages: did the perfect English village ever exist? ]]>
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                                                    <category><![CDATA[The Countryside]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ John Lewis-Stempel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/v9TgiZjePQRA5BhFievixS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The pub, an essential component of the quintessential English village.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[srkWVQy3M7AsHY92ui7pTQ.jpg]]></media:text>
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