COTSWOLDS ISSUE
This week in Country Life we explore the Cotswolds. From the rolling hills to the incredible local produce there, from the equestrians to the superb pubs and hotels, this region has so much to offer.
** We applaud the custodians who keep the area alive and thriving as it celebrates 50 years as an AONB
** Jacky Hobbs meets the Land Gardeners, a floral business based in a manor-house garden in Oxfordshire
** Olivia Williams visits H. Forman & Son to find out what real smoked salmon is supposed to taste like
** The area’s distinctive honey-coloured stone makes its country houses clear winners in the property market, reports Penny Churchill
PLUS
Even the briefest of incidents at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials guarantees immortality. Kate Green gathers the most enduring memories
And our kitchen garden cook makes pretty pasta
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'Comfortable, cosseting and far from the madding crowd': The recently refurbished Cornish cottage that proves Victorian decor is making a comebackPlum Cottage in Padstow, Cornwall, has been brought to life by Jess Alken and her husband, Ash — and is the latest addition to their holiday cottages on the north Cornish coast.
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How to make The Connaught Bar's legendary martini — and a few othersIt's the weekend which means it's time to kick back and make yourself an ice cold martini — courtesy of The Connaught Bar.
