An idyll with an opera

The owners of a Cotswolds manor house have rekindled its centuries-old spirit and transformed it into a welcoming family home full of style and warmth

West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, part II The seat of Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt A property of the National Trust In the second of two articles, John Goodall looks at the sources of inspiration behind the design for this magnificently idiosyncratic house

Belmont House, Kent The property of The Harris (Belmont) Trust

This week’s dream: the Waldorf Astoria glitters again ...

West Wycombe Park, Buckinghamshire, part I The seat of Sir Edward Dashwood, Bt, and a property of the National Trust

After a seven-year stint living in New York, Hanna and Richard Litchfield decided the time was right to head home to the UK with their two young sons, James and Felix. They initially relocated back to