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This historic manor house celebrates the best of old and new and its elegant interiors look beautiful decorated for the holidays

Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler’s associate director Chloe Willis talks entertaining essentials

Armfuls of festive foliage foraged from the Cornish countryside adorn this handsomely eccentric home, full of Gothic styling and heraldic details

Armfuls of festive foliage foraged from the Cornish countryside adorn this handsomely eccentric home, full of Gothic styling and heraldic details

The gentle crackling of a fire is one of winter’s joys and it can be even more heartening when the fireplace area is decorated with panache