The 40 greatest British weekend breaks for 2022
Ah, the “mini break”. That must mean a 1950s headscarf and shades. An overpriced and impractical valise. A picnic hamper in the boot. And a drive to…
Kelmscott: restoring a Pre-Raphaelite love nest
It has been two and a half years since William Morris’s beloved Cotswold home Kelmscott Manor closed its doors to the public. Since then, the beautiful grey…
Inside the Cotswolds country club where horses are just as welcome as humans
Unlike the droves of Londoners who arrived in the Cotswolds in their Range Rovers during lockdown, buying up homes for more than £10 million and riling the…
Midlifers on tour: why now is the time to holiday with friends again
But the time to do this is not at the end of a boozy meal. Dr Smith suggests discussing such issues before you’ve even gone on holiday. …
16 British hotels that are perfect for a cheeky getaway
Stella loves: The moreish Valrhona chocolate mousse with malt ice cream at Plate, the in-house restaurant. Out and about: Bath really does have something for everyone for…
Jeremy Clarkson asks councils to ‘cut farmers some slack’ after his plan to build a cafe was rejected
As owner of the Diddly Squat farm in Chipping Norton, he has become something of an unexpected champion of rural life after branching out from his career…
15 British hotels that are perfect for a cheeky getaway
Stella loves: The moreish Valrhona chocolate mousse with malt ice cream at Plate, the in-house restaurant. Out and about: Bath really does have something for everyone for…
Why you shouldn’t move to the Cotswolds if you want the quiet life
I wonder if local aristocrat and old Etonian Robin Smith-Ryland, who hosted the annual Effrenata Lifestyle Festival for couples on his estate a few years ago, ever…
Meet the new ‘Londonshire’ set taking over the Cotswolds
Things have got so bad in Londonshire – as we now call my area of the Cotswolds – that frantic house-hunters have been reduced to dropping leaflets…
The Cotswolds will be declared full and we will run out of gin – here are my predictions for 2022
I chuckle to myself at the prophesied trends one reads about at this time of year. You know the sort of thing: in 2022, we should all…
At home with the mother-daughter duo behind cult Cotswolds style brand Thyme
The business has been built up slowly. Caryn, a former doctor, bought Southrop and its surrounding farmland and buildings with her husband, Jerry, 20 years ago, followed…