An educated move

Cooking and eating in one classroom and sleeping in another is the dream for Angélique and Eric, who renovated an old village school in Holland

September in France is all about La Rentrée – the return to school. It’s not just for children though, there are plenty of training opportunities for adults too, as Gillian Harvey finds out

With a plan to create sociable holidays in France grounded in gastronomy, Sam and Heather Lusardi were determined to do everything to make the project work, they tell Alison Hughes

RENOVATING AND EXTENDING A COMPACT FLINT COTTAGE MEANT A BIGGER HOME FOR PAUL AND LUCI STADEN, WITH THE ADDED JOY OF THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH DOWNS ON THEIR DOORSTEP

AN UPSIDE-DOWN FLOOR PLAN WAS THE SOLUTION FOR TIM FREEMAN AND LIZZIE O’NEILL’S NARROW BUT LIGHT-FILLED HOME

The best of English and French style has been brought to this house near Paris, creating a home full of joyful colour and pattern