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Interior designer Henry Prideaux explains why he and his family return to Wales’ Llŷn Peninsula time and again

Drawing regular queues to its snug 200-year-old home, this bakery in Dunkeld by former Great British Bake Off semi-finalist Flora Shedden is a local phenomenon. Laminated layers of croissants shine, b

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