Deck the halls

Vote for your favourite in this annual national competition, says Ian Hodgson

The best of the season to inspire and admire

This year marks the 625th anniversary of The Canterbury Tales author – and “father of English literature” – Geoffrey Chaucer’s death. He penned this classic, about a merry band of medieval pilgrims te

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

We’d planned a weekend in Salisbury. However, my husband wasn’t convinced we’d arrive in time for lunch, so we took a scenic detour into the Hampshire town of Stockbridge. This introduced us to a deli

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s