Retford, notts

Who are you? Monica Sadler, touring enthusiast and festival lover, along with husband Nigel. Where are you a local authority? Hertford, in Hertfordshire, which is only about an hour north of London. W

Who are you? Monica Sadler, touring enthusiast and festival lover, along with husband Nigel. Where are you a local authority? Hertford, in Hertfordshire, which is about an hour north of London. Why ar

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

Neighbourhood know-how, people and places

Eleven friends of COUNTRY LIFE pen a love letter to their small, yet oh so distinctive patches of the British Isles, from the big skies of the north Norfolk coast to the street art of Belfast, from the glens of Perthshire to the Exe estuary in Devon via the apple orchards of Herefordshire

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