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Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort

Three blooming properties in Kent showcase the original garden of England

“No gate is too big” for this veteran hunt horse, who is king of the yard and “does what he wants to” – as long as it doesn’t involve pigs

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Tucked in the Herefordshire countryside at Much Marcle, not far from its border with Gloucestershire, is Hellens Manor. Now presenting as a Tudor/Jacobean home, it predates those eras by some margin;