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The Three Horseshoes Batcombe review: Touring motorists need more restaurants with rooms like this one

The Three Horseshoes Batcombe review: Touring motorists need more restaurants

The Three Horseshoes Batcombe is a reimagined 17th century pub with fantastic food and rooms is inextricably linked to Country
An elegant country home that's somehow to be found in the middle of Islington

An elegant country home that's somehow to be found in

In the heart of the Barnsbury Conservation Area you’ll find an immaculately presented Georgian Villa with private established gardens and
Britain’s elite fossil hunters on their finds of a lifetime

Britain’s elite fossil hunters on their finds of a lifetime

From a kamikaze ichthyosaur to a gigantic shell with sinister tentacles, Britain teems with fascinating fossils. Simon de Bruxelles meets
A London townhouse kitchen that’s perfect for cooking, socialising and entertaining

A London townhouse kitchen that’s perfect for cooking, socialising and

The new owners of this London townhouse have reconfigured it to create a sociable space for cooking and entertaining. kitchen
A palatial North Yorkshire residence that boasts some of ‘the finest yew topiary in England’

A palatial North Yorkshire residence that boasts some of ‘the

Otterington Hall balances on that wonderful cusp of preserving the history of a property, whilst making a fully functional and
The strawberry and raspberry fool: Who but a fool could say no?

The strawberry and raspberry fool: Who but a fool could

Easy to make, yet luxurious, nothing beats the simplicity of a fruit fool — the embodiment of a sweet and
A house offering total serenity and seclusion, with outstanding stables and equestrian facilities

A house offering total serenity and seclusion, with outstanding stables

The Grove is a former racehorse trainer’s home fresh to the market in the idyllic Lincolnshire Wolds. If you’re searching
Jonathan Self: The rat who came to lunch in a fetching shade of Farrow & Ball

Jonathan Self: The rat who came to lunch in a

Jonathan Self tells the story of a rather friendly rodent who seems happy to ride his luck. ‘It’s so quiet,’
My favourite painting: Rose Balston

My favourite painting: Rose Balston

Art historian Rose Balston chooses a Gentileschi classic. Rose Balston on Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) by
How to stop your dog ignoring you when they’re playing with other dogs, by award-winning trainer Ben Randall

How to stop your dog ignoring you when they’re playing

Training a dog to have perfect recall is all well and good when it’s just the two of you in
Crosby Moran Hall, London: A collector’s palace

Crosby Moran Hall, London: A collector’s palace

Crosby Moran Hall is an outstanding celebration of the Tudor and Stuart worlds that has passed another important milestone in
An exquisite, ivy-clad Georgian manor house that’s full of light, character and has a pool in the walled garden

An exquisite, ivy-clad Georgian manor house that’s full of light,

Loddon Hall in Norfolk is a delightful country home that comes with two further houses and splendid grounds, says Penny