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The march of the tartan terriers
Scotland boasts five famously distinctive terrier breeds, all loyal, intelligent and amusing. Kate Green celebrates their heritage and appealing characters
7 min |
August 26, 2020
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Someone's been eating my porridge
Like Goldilocks, we simply can’t get enough of the stuff. Emma Hughes goes in search of the perfect bowl of porridge oats
6 min |
August 26, 2020
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Life is but a dream
Freed from the shackles of Scottish lockdown, The Prof ventures south to ‘kick some fin’ in pursuit of brownies on his annual chalkstream fix
4 min |
August 26, 2020
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Training for the Arts
Hospitalfield, Angus The property of the Patrick Allan-Fraser of Hospitalfield Trust Replete with late-Victorian collections and furnishings, Hospitalfield is today home to a cultural organisation for artists and education in the Arts. John Goodall looks at the driving personality behind a remarkable survival
8 min |
August 26, 2020
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Riding the winds
Attadale Gardens, Wester Ross After their almost total destruction by storms, the gardens at Attadale were brilliantly revived by Nicolette Macpherson and continue to thrive, finds James Truscott
4 min |
August 26, 2020
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Interiors: The designer's room
Henriette von Stockhausen has brought a relaxed feel to a reception room of a house in the Highlands
1 min |
August 26, 2020
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At daggers drawn
Once essential elements of every brave Highlander’s armoury, deadly dirks and sgiandubhs provided protection against foes, the elfin race and broken oaths, reveals Joe Gibbs
4 min |
August 26, 2020
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The Great British Food Revival
Buying local, seasonal produce isn’t merely a charming notion. It’s a philosophy with the power to save our communities, our health and the environment, urges top chef Raymond Blanc
9 min |
August 19, 2020
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Scenes and splendour
The Laskett Gardens, Much Birch, Herefordshire Kathryn Bradley-Hole looks back on a remarkable half-century of garden-making as Sir Roy Strong begins a new chapter in his life
8 min |
August 19, 2020
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The last Bonaparte emperor
St Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire Exiled from France in 1870, Napoleon III and his son lie buried in England. In the second of two articles, Anthony Geraghty explains how their Mausoleum, which remains a flourishing monastery, is inspired by French and Spanish precedent
8 min |
August 19, 2020
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The day the music died
The scheduling of live Proms concerts is cheering, as are other individual enterprises, but this masks a desperate situation for musicians both professional and amateur. Are we heading for a silent winter, asks Pippa Cuckson
6 min |
August 19, 2020
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Two go wild in Wales
Retracing George Borrow’s footsteps to discover his ‘wild hills of Wales, the land of old renown and of wonder’, father-daughter duo John and Freda Lewis-Stempel ask: ‘Is Wales still wild?’
7 min |
August 19, 2020
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Man revealed
Situated on the Isle of Man’s southernmost tip, the Sound is the perfect vantage point to soak up views of the Irish Sea and perhaps catch a glimpse of a passing dolphin or a seal basking in the sun. If you happen to go there at night, make sure you stop for a spot of stargazing—the Sound Restaurant’s car park is an official Dark Night Discovery site
7 min |
August 19, 2020
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Land of plenty
Award-winning producers across the Isle of Man keep things local by using the island’s bountiful supply of ingredients in their recipes, says Holly Kirkwood
3 min |
August 19, 2020
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Into the wild
From cycling to riding and foraging, Octavia Pollock explores the great outdoors on the Isle of Man
4 min |
August 19, 2020
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Home, sweet home
Years ago, interior-design duo Gemma Wasley and Zoe Guilford left their native Isle of Man to establish their careers. Now back on the island, they tell Arabella Youens how coming home has transformed their life
3 min |
August 19, 2020
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A Manx welcome
From Howard Quayle MHK, chief minister, Isle of Man
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August 19, 2020
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Old wine into new skins
In its 150th year, the Metropolitan Museum in New York has unveiled a new display of 10 galleries devoted to British furniture and decorative arts, with 700 objects on show. Clive Aslet is impressed
7 min |
August 12, 2020
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Holy mackerel!
Using a sprat to catch a mackerel– sleek, muscular beauties, much prized for being tasty, cheap, ecologically sound and packed with goodness–is easy for even self-confessed hapless fisherman Tom Parker Bowles
4 min |
August 12, 2020
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Who do ewe think you are?
Condemned as dimwits, could ovines really be the brainiacs of the barnyard, capable of fear, boredom, happiness band identifying Fiona Bruce? John Lewis-Stempel delves into the secret life of sheep
6 min |
August 12, 2020
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The sweetness of Nature
He grew up with Tarka the Otter and has spent a lifetime immersed in the natural world, determined to share his love and insight. Terry Timblick meets the octogenarian naturalist and writer Richard Williamson
5 min |
August 12, 2020
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The sky's the limit
The ancient Greeks knew what this summer’s grateful theatre-goers are rediscovering, that outdoor settings can create all sorts of imaginative possibilities
5 min |
August 12, 2020
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Something in the air
The Gardens of Monteviot, Jedburgh James Truscott is entranced by a series of new gardens that successfully captures the magic of growing up in a place rich in history and legend
6 min |
August 12, 2020
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Inside the other No 10
For a century, Chatham House has been a bastion of independent intellectual and political debate, guaranteeing speakers freedom from distortion by the press. Clive Aslet reports
6 min |
August 12, 2020
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Halls of power
Three halls, in Northumberland, Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire, paint a rich tapestry of England’s past
5 min |
August 12, 2020
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Fresh as a daisy
Provenance matters–and not only for food. Throughout the countryside, estates are turning to cut flowers to satisfy the appetite for homegrown bouquets, discovers Natasha Goodfellow
7 min |
August 12, 2020
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An imperial cottage
Farnborough Hill, Hampshire The property of the Farnborough Hill Trust The Empress Eugénie of France died in exile 100 years ago in July 1920. In the first of two articles, Anthony Geraghty looks at the house she adapted as the final seat of the French Second Empire
8 min |
August 12, 2020
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They'll Be Coming Down The Mountain
The feral goats of Llandudno hit the news recently for munching on hedges and sunbathing in the churchyard, but our caprine army is good for a lot more than taking the internet by storm, discovers Vicky Liddell
5 min |
August 05, 2020
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Juicy fruits
THE first homegrown peach I ever ate remains as clear in my mind as the day I ate it. Every time I eat one from the shops, I think of it; it’s like looking at a photo of the one you love when they are elsewhere.
3 min |
August 05, 2020
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Where the wild things are
The birds and the bees, and everything in between, are of the utmost importance for these two magnificent estates
5 min |