Self-taught potter Benjamin Hall is a man of many talents, from singing and songwriting to creating beautiful, folk-inspired ceramics

My wife is already commenting that it’s getting colder and hinting that the central heating needs to go on. My dog walks are getting earlier and earlier – yup, there’s no escaping it, autumn is here,

PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO DO, IDEAS TO TRY

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This month, celebrate the change in season with countryside-inspired homeware designs, learn the art of still-life oil painting and decorate with classic stripes

Anyone in search of autumn colour this October might consider a trip to Hever Castle & Gardens in Kent, once the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. The 14th-century, double-moated castle, set within 125 a