Escape to the country

Anna Britten was fed up with the daily grind... so when she reached midlife she made a dramatic change…

Toni Graham, 64, was earning a good salary but wasn’t happy. It took a crisis for her to realise that money isn’t everything…

In a new city, in a new life, Caro Giles wonders if she has at last found home

Continuing our series on the healing power of nature

There’s a momentous decision to be made about life at Greenfields, but will Diana’s heart be ready to make the leap when the time comes?

I’ve just returned from three magical days in the Lake District. Craggy mountains, mist over the fells, and the gentle hum of a Herdwick sheep or two. I stayed near Hill Top, once home to Beatrix Pott