The riddle of the stones

Walking along the clifftops, the thought occurred that there are few sights more evocative than the chalk cliffs and stacks of Old Harry Rocks – the creamy white cliffs bordered by light green downlan

BACK in 1606, Lord North was unwell. His “lingering consumptive disorder” baffled his doctors. A stay in a remote hunting lodge cadged from a friend hadn’t helped, but on a country ride he came across

■Distance: 5 miles/8km ■ Time: 3 hours ■Grade: ...

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire

Two years ago, I was standing in the car park at the Stonehenge Visitor Centre on a cold, clear December evening. I had only recently started working for English Heritage and it was a few weeks before

From castles and country houses to medieval bridges, there are many historic features in the landscape to photograph, says Wendy Evans