Free tickets to the Homebuilding & Renovating Show for Country
If you’re looking at building your own house, or carrying out renovation works on your current home, we’re offering a
John Lewis-Stempel: ‘I will burn the ragwort tonight, so in
On a breathlessly hot day in July, John Lewis-Stempel mounts an attack on ‘injurious and noxious’ weeds with the help
Creating a house that is in perfect harmony with its
Architects and interior designers with plenty of experience in creating, refurbishing and restoring houses understand that success relies on a
Elizabethan splendour come head-to-head with a pool and cinema room
Intricate plasterwork ceilings, leaded windows and wood-panelled rooms meet all mod cons at Westwood Park, as Penny Churchill explains. Grade
My favourite painting: Frances Spalding
Art critic and historian Frances Spalding chooses an unusual work by Hans Holbein the Younger. Frances Spalding on Noli me
Five fine country houses for sale, as seen in Country
Sumptuous country houses are the order of the day in this week’s round-up of some of the best homes to
How to take a dog to a country fair without
It’s the time of year to enjoy the weather and the wonderful events happening around the country, but going to
The great houses of The Strand, ‘London’s Golden Mile’ that
A scheme to pedestrianise parts of The Strand is throwing light on the road’s gilded history, finds Jack Watkins. ‘Leet’s
Curious Questions: When and why did we start bathing in
Despite the British love of seafaring, voluntarily taking a dip in the sea was almost unheard of until relatively recently.
Low Crag, Cumbria: A garden in perfect harmony within one
The garden of Low Crag, Cumbria — home of Mr and Mrs Chris Dodd — demonstrates a thoughtful approach to