England at its best

BACK in the days when a tankful of petrol cost as much as we pay for a coffee today, our sunny Sunday afternoon treat was a drive out. If we weren’t aiming for the beach, our route took us north to th

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

Jim Perrin recalls a short season picking apples below a serpentine ridge squeezed between rivers

OCTOBER IS APPLE HARVEST SEASON, BUT CIDER IS JUST ONE REASON TO VISIT THIS CENTRE OF RURAL CREATIVITY THAT PRODUCES SOME OF THE UK’S FINEST FOOD

Weather deities, magical portals, earth-moving giants and haunted valleys – Britain’s mountains are humming with myth, magic and mystery. Hanna Lindon explores upland legends from around the country

The best of the season to inspire and admire