ERIC RAVILIOUS: The work of ‘the boy’ is renowned for its clarity. Peyton Skipwith looks at the life of Eric Ravilious.
SELF-PORTRAITS: Self-portraits have offered an insight into artists’ personalities, interests and statuses for centuries, says Matthew Dennison.
AMPNEY CRUCIS: Plantaholic heaven? The Coach House, Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, home of The Specialist Plant Fairs, is as distinctive as one might wish. Tiffany Daneff pays a visit.
SCHOOLS: Pupils are leading the eco-friendly charge, reports Madeleine Silver; the schools that are joining up to offer education from toddler to teenager; finding alternatives to the old public-school/Oxbridge route; and as Harrow School marks its 450th anniversary, John Goodall looks at its grand architectural story.
JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL: The award-winning writer finds a heron battling the mud far more effectively than he manages himself.
ANNIE SLOAN'S FAVOURITE PAINTING: The author and colour expert chooses a contradictory still life.
INTERIORS: Persia is reborn in East Anglia through Boris Aldridge’s tiles, reveals Lucien de Guise. Plus, the joy of character and pattern.
LUXURY: Bags, opals and Harriet Walter.
LEEKS: A delicious recipe from our Kitchen Garden Cook.
SOUTHDOWN SHEEP: Jack Watkins on their teddy bear faces and soft wool.
ARROWHEADS: Fearsome arrowheads are being forged again in deepest Dorset, discovers Ben Lerwill.
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‘To this day, it is as attractive as when Hercules first laid eyes on it’: How to escape the crowds on the Amalfi Coast, according to those in the knowThe Amalfi Coast is one of the world’s most famed holiday destinations, but, in recent years, mass tourism has made parts of it unbearable. Here’s our guide to making the most of it — in peace and in style.
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The garden created by a forgotten genius of the 1920s, rescued from 'a sorry state of neglect to a level of quality it has not known for over 50 years'George Dillistone’s original Arts-and-Crafts design at Knowle House, East Sussex, has been lovingly restored and updated with contemporary planting. George Plumptre tells more; photography by Clive Nichols.
