Giles & mary ‘welcome to our lovely grottage’

Three women explain how small, simple homes feed their artistic natures

He’s fronted the nation’s favourite countryside show for 16 years. Matt Baker on rescuing sheep, life-changing farmer dramas and feeling like a duck out of water

When Giles Kime and his wife Katie bought a tired and badly extended 17th-century cottage, they set out to revive the old property and create a restful family home full of character

The comedian has been thinking about death — and howling with Sue Perkins

Ali Paice, co-founder of Bert’s Kitchen Garden

Helen Cartwright’s converted cowshed proved the perfect place to embrace a new outdoor lifestyle and enjoy the wide country vistas from every room