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Angharad MoranThere is another William Morris. Not the William Morris of Arts and Crafts fame treasured for his ever-so-English wallpapers, fabrics and furniture, but...
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Explore a house full of surprises and a garden of great beauty. Ancient trees, bubbling brooks and rolling lawns frame this lovely...
Vicky SartainBuilt circa 1450 and one of the largest surviving timber-framed halls in the country. Restored and extended in 1910 by Sir Edwin Lutyens....
Vicky SartainEnjoy Forde Abbey’s award-winning 30 acre informal garden where there is always something of beauty and interest to see; from carpets of springtime...
Exeter is Devon’s thriving capital city, owing its status to a number of bureaucratic factors and to its Norman cathedral, which features prominently in...
Angharad Moran
Best for spring: Hidcote Manor Gardens, near Chipping Campden
There is so much variety at Hidcote that it’s hard to imagine that one man was...
Standing in a forest clearing, sunlight streams through the surrounding treetops, casting a dappled light across the carpet of bracken below. All around, peace...