Who do you live with and where? I live with my wife, Vicky, and our lurcher, Poppy, in historic Castle Howard, near York. Our son, George, lives in the village on the estate. Vicky and I stay in Londo

In and around the Howardian Hills, chefs are crafting dishes that sing of this county’s rich larder, with ingredients like zesty spruce tips and salted rhubarb adding pizazz to locally sourced fish, meat and game

Discover foodie stays in County Antrim, East Sussex, North Yorkshire and Devon, as well as festive homegrown treats to gift

On an open and windswept tract of land in Oxfordshire, where once stood some derelict barns and a lone maple tree, our guest editor has created a haven for his family and his honeybees, discovers Alan Titchmarsh

From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

Nestling on the edge of the Peak District, this exquisite Georgian property with a 16th-century core is brought back to life with memories of an Edwardian Christmas