Places to visit
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Port Lympne Mansion Hotel, near Hythe, run by the Aspinall Foundation. Credit: Alamy Stock Photo -
Belgravia Classic Car Show. Credit: Erran Stewart Photography A classic car show in the very heart of central London, featuing a 1912 Rolls and Damien Hirst’s old Ferrari
The Belgravia Classic Car Show takes place this weekend, and is a real treat for the car lovers of London.
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Henley Royal Regatta. Credit: Alamy Curious Questions: How do you survive the Summer Season?
Potential faux pas abound in a British summer, but is it possible to find your way through to September unscathed? The answer is yes, says Rupert Uloth, so long as you always carry a brolly, know how to share a carriage with The Queen and own at least seven hats. Here are his tips.
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Exbury Gardens, Hampshire Credit: Alamy Exbury Gardens: The wild woodland tamed by a Rothschild to become one of Britain's great gardens
Untamed woodland was brilliantly transformed into a pioneering garden at Exbury, thanks to the vision of Lionel de Rothschild. Mark Griffiths discovers how his legacy is being continued.
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Castle through the trees Credit: Paul Highnam The Castle of Mey: Inside the Queen Mother's beloved home
A visit to Scotland in the first months of her widowhood encouraged The Queen Mother to buy and restore a castle. John Goodall describes the history of the building and the achievements of the trust that has managed it for the past 22 years.
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Snowdrops Where to see snowdrops: The best places in Britain
The sight of snowdrops peeping through in January or February never fails to cheer us up – here's our pick of where to go and see them this winter.
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The Scafell range across the reflective waters of Wast Water in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England, UK Credit: Robert Harding / Alamy Five magnificent winter walks in Britain, from the Brecons to the Broads
A brisk winter walk is the perfect way to shake off the blues of the cold, dark months – here are five superb spots to inspire you to get out there.
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From 'Lighthouses of England and Wales' ©Nicholas Leach and Tony Denton Credit: Nicholas Leach and Tony Denton Five of Britain's most spectacular lighthouses, as captured by a beautiful new guide
A beautiful new book collects some wonderful images of some of Britain's lighthouses – here's a selection of our favourites.
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Credit: Clive Boursnell / Country Life Petworth: What to do, where to stay and what to eat in one of Sussex's most charming towns
Melanie Bryan spent a weekend in Petworth, the picture-perfect market town in the South Downs that boasts superb shopping, food and one of Britain's greatest country houses.
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Credit: Alamy Britain's most beautiful narrow-gauge railways, from Norfolk to Wales
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Credit: Getty - log re-use Six of the best city festivals around the world – and six amazing homes where residents are at the heart of the action
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Credit: Rex Celebrating 100 years since Cecil Chubb donated Stonehenge to the nation
Friday 26 October 2018 marks the centenary of Cecil Chubb's magnanimous gesture: turning Stonehenge over to the care of the nation. Annunciata Elwes explains how it came about.
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The ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey in Dorset Jason Goodwin: 'I was outraged. The bones of a king I’d barely heard of five minutes earlier had been spirited away – by foreigners!'
Our columnist takes a trip which sees him discover tales of murder, treason, desecration – and some rather pleasant gardens.
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Credit: Alamy The Oxford of Inspector Morse: Dreaming spires, dead bodies... and lots and lots of pubs
The Oxford of Inspector Morse: Dreaming spires, dead bodies... and lots and lots of pubs.
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Assorted scoops of ice cream on cone The secret history of ice cream from Marco Polo to the Queen of Ices, a 'proto-Nigella in a pinny'
Ice cream is the subject of a new exhibition at the British Museum of Food. Emma Hughes went along to have a look – and, of course, a taste. It would have been rude not to.
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Credit: Getty In Focus: The hand-drawn maps from which JRR Tolkien launched Middle-earth
'I wisely started with a map and made the story fit,' JRR Tolkien once wrote. A new exhibition in Oxford – the writer's home for so many years – shows just how true that is, and offers a treasure trove for fans. Michael Murray-Fennell reports.
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10 of Scotland’s most magical white sand beaches
What better day to celebrate some of Scotland's most stunning locations than St Andrew's Day? Here's our pick of 10 of the finest white sand beaches in the country.
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Credit: alamy Life after Downton Abbey: How Highclere Castle is moving on
Highclere Castle was made famous across the world as Downton Abbey – and the money that it generated saved this beautiful country home for future generations. But they're still moving onwards in a post-Downton world, as Octavia Pollock explains.
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Cleveland Way National Trail, near Whorl Hill Credit: Thomas Heaton / Visit England The North York Moors: Alive with adventure, from enchanting forests to castles, beaches and gardens
Whether you go in search of adventure, family fun or a quiet break, you will leave this hospitable land of history, nature and tradition enriched and invigorated.
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Glastonbury Tor at sunrise across the Somerset Levels, Somerset, England 12 fascinating facts about Somerset, from to King Arthur’s Avalon to the skeleton at the bottom of Cheddar Gorge
From the watery Levels and mystical Glastonbury Tor to the wild, heathery hills of Exmoor, Somerset is a vast, mainly rural county with origins that stretch back through the mists of time. Here are some fabulous facts about the stunning area.
