Bedtime stories

Chris Morley walks in the gentle author’s footsteps

Editor-in-chief Jo Checkley and her husband, Graham, had taken their dog, Scamper, away before. So what made this Lake District hotel so special?

For those who prefer not to follow the crowd, we reveal some of the best, but relatively undiscovered places to enjoy in the country’s chicest region

On the 250th anniversary of the birth of Georgian’s England’s finest novelist, Indi Bains traces the destinations where you can immerse yourself in all things Jane Austen

With rolling valleys, serene rivers and architectural character aplenty, what’s not to like about this county?

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