Inspiring breaks

Glendurgan Garden near Falmouth is home to a vast array of exotic and spectacular plants, which thrive in the mild Cornish climate – from giant-leaved gunneras to towering bamboos. There is also a bea

English gardens reach a crescendo of spectacle and growth in late summer, making this the perfect moment to explore and seek inspiration. Nestled in some of the most glorious spots of the English coun

Staycation inspiration in Northumberland, Pembrokeshire, Suffolk and on Loch Lomond, plus a special seafood restaurant in London

Hatfield House Work on this Jacobean house began in 1607 under instruction from the first Earl of Salisbury, Robert Cecil, and it has remained in the Cecil family ever since. Some 21 miles north of Lo

The two-and-a-half-acre walled kitchen garden at Knightshayes, complete with fairytale turrets, is home to a vast collection of crops, some of which are now almost extinct. It is certified organic by

Pick-your-own flower fields are blooming across Yorkshire and a trip to one is a treat for the senses as you relax and connect with the natural world. Emma Chesworth meets some of the growers