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The village shop that sold pick ‘n’ mix sweets. A cowpat-strewn country lane with occasional glimpses of Glastonbury Tor. Leaping the wooden stile into Butterfly Wood. It’s over 30 years since I last

“ I met Charles Dickens today, except he had clearly been so busy working on The Mystery of Edwin Drood that he had fallen asleep, so I didn’t get to speak to him!” I laughingly proclaimed to Ro when

From pastries to perry, a charming cottage break in the West Midlands is filled with foodie discoveries for Neil Cook and his family

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

THE Crawley family is back! With the arrival of “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale”, we’ll also welcome the familiar sight of the honey-stoned Highclere Castle, as it performs as their magnificent home.