In this issue

The glorious Cotswolds
72 pages of exquisite property for sale

Dymock poets and Chipping Norton baseball
Be natural: the art of painting children
39 steps to modern good manners

The not so wild west

West Chelsea–the area between Cremorne Road and Sydney Street–is where the fortunes of this famous and much-loved area began, finds Carla Passino

5 mins

Ready, Set, Dive

Outdoor swimming is the lockdown trend that is here to stay. Rosie Paterson takes a closer look at some of her favourite London ponds and pools

6 mins

A castle rediscovered: Ham Court, Oxfordshire The home of Matthew Rice

An ambitious castle in the Cotswolds area languished in obscurity after it was left unfinished in the early 14th century. Edward Impey investigates the remarkable story of this building and its recent revival

8 mins

A very English home run

It may seem as probable as a game of cricket in the Bronx, but the Cotswold town of Chipping Norton was once the unlikely home of British baseball, reveals Ben Lerwill

3 mins

The Flower With The Heart Of A Lion

Whether carpeting verges in a blaze of golden yellow or inviting us to puff its globular seed heads into the breeze, the humble dandelion is indomitablen and ubiquitous, says Vicky Liddell

4 mins

Cotswold classics

Hidden in the rolling hills of this AONB are some of the finest country houses around

7 mins

Field of dreams

Big bold planting by the founding fathers of the New American Style meets 1820s Bath. Non-Morris visits the American Museum, home of the first garden in this country to have been completed by Oehme, van Sweden

4 mins

Sweet child of mine

It took centuries for the ringleted baby Jesus and diminutive royal ‘adult’ to give way to images of the mirth and mischief of childhood on canvas, says Matthew Dennison

6 mins

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