A life well lived

If you think getting your own festive decorations down from the loft is a chore, spare a thought for the people dressing up Yorkshire’s grand houses. Beth Windsor went behind the scenes to see what it takes to create a stately home Christmas

Cooking doesn’t have to be complicated, says Prue Leith, whose simple recipes and time-saving tips are inspired by a lifetime of cooking for joy

Reclaiming and repurposing furniture and fittings offers an authentic way to add character to your home – it’s also a more sustainable way to renovate

“Dogger, Fisher, German Bight”; BBC Radio 4 listeners will be familiar with these evocative names. They are part of the Shipping Forecast, broadcast four times a day on longwave, giving sailors weathe

There’s something extra refreshing about sipping a pint by the sea. MICHAEL CLARKE and REBECCA PITCAIRN recommend some of the best pubs and bars on our shores

Few concepts are as integral to a home as light and space. Both are inextricably linked, since light helps shape our perception of space. Yet a home’s size is not necessarily commensurate to its quali