Sherwood forest

To escape the crowds in high summer head for a little known corner of the county near Ripon

SOMERSET has always topped our list of favourite places. It never fails to impress, with lovely landscapes, history, quaint communities, drives through empty lanes and, of course, a wonderful stretch

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There’s no better way to discover this wild corner of Wales, says Kerry Walker

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort

Tucked in the Herefordshire countryside at Much Marcle, not far from its border with Gloucestershire, is Hellens Manor. Now presenting as a Tudor/Jacobean home, it predates those eras by some margin;