A day in the country

PENNY LANCASTER GETS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH HER HOME

Continuing our series on the healing power of nature

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott

Tessa Waugh wonders whether lingering in Downton Abbey waking dreams might be more enticing than rousing two teens for autumn hunting, but finds herself pleasantly surprised

The connection between nature and creativity comes in many forms. Here, artists, writers and musicians talk about the different ways in which they take inspiration from the outdoors - and share the places that fuel their imagination

Who do you live with and where? I live in a small village in South West London with my husband Max and our three children: India, eight, Wolfie, four, and our youngest, Wilder, who is in his terrible