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A local revival
The future is bright for Lytham Hall after locals stepped in to save the house at the heart of the Lancashire estate, as John Martin Robinson discovers.

Stranger things
From horn dancing to burning barrels and cheese rolling, Harry Pearson delves into weird and wonderful British folk festivals..

Far from black and white

BOVINE TB (bTB) should not be a political issue', the NFU has warned, in response to Labour proposals to ban culling licences from 2024.

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A local revival

A local initiative has returned a major country house from a building in danger to a well-loved and intensively used property. John Martin Robinson reports

8 mins

Stranger things

Burning barrels, hare-pie scrambles, bottle kicking and horn dances: no one does eccentric quite like the English. Harry Pearson explores our weird, wonderful and sometimes distinctly dangerous folk festivals

5 mins

You're a dark horse

The desired steed of great conquerors, as well as a symbol of strength and courage, the black horse-whether mythological, literary or real-has long galloped across our minds, says

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An ode to winter

The silence, subtle beauty and certainties of a British winter combine to make it a breathtaking season of cold and cosiness, says

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The comforts of the kitchen

The onset of winter has its compensations, not least the chance to indulge in the flavoursome indulgence that is slow cooking, says Tom Parker Bowles

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10 ways to insulate a period property

Modern technology might offer sustainable, cost-effective heat sources, but the best-value unit of energy is the one you don't lose through your roof, floors, walls and windows. Tim Moulding, a eighth-generation builder, suggests ways to keep an old building warm

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Whatever the weather

Sometimes, it's best to forget all about the warm embrace of a winter-sun holiday, argues Emma Love, and cuddle up in the cold, at home and abroad

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County of contrasts

The Garden of England provides the ideal backdrop for three beautiful country homes

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Anything but flat

The appetite for apartment living is on the up. Here are some of the capital's best new-builds

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Defying gravity

Norman Foster gave London dizzying skyscrapers, head-turning apartment blocks and a bridge of light, as well as championing compact city living and piloting aeroplanes. Carla Passino meets the man with his head in the clouds

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America's 51st state

Glamorous American bars were once a familiar sight in London, catering to US and British citizens alike, but only two of the historic ones remain. On the eve of Thanksgiving, Robert Crossan goes in search of both

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A nightingale sang...

Formal elements have provided firm foundations for a garden that is planted for wildlife and surrounded by newly established woodland, reports

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Down with the Durrells

On Corfu, a silent war is raging between developers and the allies of a way of island life immortalised by Gerald Durrell. Away from the big resorts, Jo Rodgers discovers that it is still possible to travel off the beaten track with children in tow

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Home from home

There's nothing better than settling in on holiday. Here are our favourite out-of-theordinary private homes and villas available to book in Europe and beyond in 2024

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Off the beaten cycle path

I RECENTLY returned from the Taurus Mountains in southern Turkey after a magical week with The Slow Cyclist, a specialist tour operator I know well from previous travels in both Transylvania (Romania) and the Mani Peninsula (Greece).

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Ariddle wrapped in a mystery

The late Robert Kime chose his pieces as much for their history as for their quality, but the stories of some of the works sold in the phenomenally successful dispersal of his collections may never be fully revealed

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Speak like a Georgian

The 18th century was a golden age of slang, with a phrase for every body and bodily function, from 'fubbs' for curves to 'fizzle' for quiet 'emissions', finds

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