A way of life

Bob Cooper of Macclesfield, Cheshire remembers: From an early age, I have always loved reading and writing. My best subject at school was English to the detriment of maths, and I managed to become top

Fred de Fossard

If you love the music of Benjamin Britten, chances are you might pay Aldeburgh a visit. But where do you go if you want to savour the tradition of Vaughan Williams and Finzi? Cue the Ludlow English So

The English House: A History in Eight Buildings ...

With autumn hunting nearly over, Tessa Waugh is sad to see it go, but a house full of beagling teenagers needing constant food provides a welcome, if demanding, diversion

Every 5 November, villages and towns across Britain light bonfires and set off fireworks to mark Guy Fawkes Night. In the East Devon town of Ottery St Mary, though, the infernos aren’t stationary. Her