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Back to the wall

Solitary daily pacing of Hadrian's Wall, in the footsteps of Roman soldiers, brings back family memories

For the love of a lady

An image of Mr Sponge’s sporting bride, a Danish landscape and sun-kissed Pyramids are stars of a summer sale of paintings at Christie’s

There's snow place like Crans-Montana

The Swiss ski resort is finally ready to step out of the shadows of its glitzier cousins

Feudal splendours

In the second of two articles on this outstanding castle, John Martin Robinson describes the transformative representation of the Victorian interiors over the past three decades

Cinders, you shall go to the (wrecking) ball

The threat of fire is never far from our heritage buildings. Lucy Denton weighs up what we can do to protect them and whether it's worth rebuilding them at all...

Labour's vision for rural Britain

We invited Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, to set out his ideas for the countryside

Generations game

INSPIRED by the television series Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds, the community-interest social club Young At Heart (YAH) is helping elderly residents to combat loneliness in the East Sussex village of Heathfield.

Hen harrier's helping hand

TWENTY-FOUR hen-harrier chicks have been reared and released as part of a ‘pioneering’ project to help rebuild the population of the endangered bird, it has been announced.

Animal encounters

Budding veterinary surgeon or not, letting children take on the responsibility of animal husbandry is vital to their education and should be encouraged, says Tessa Waugh

Intelligent by design

It's no secret that we are living in a time of fast-paced change, but what is increasingly clear is that our current idea of technology's capabilities is only the tip of the iceberg, says Holly Kirkwood

Atale of three Peters

A work by the artist eventually known as Peter Candid sold handsomely in Munich and, if you're feeling altruistic, there are some worthy appeals to preserve art for the nation

Attention seekers

WANDERING around the garden this week and seeing the tatty, browning and slug-ravaged foliage of the bearded irises, it is difficult to remember how thrilling they were only a few short months ago.

Compare and contrast

Two grand country houses-one a Georgian gem, the other built to look like one-highlight our enduring love of 18th-century architecture

Right before my berry eyes

Musing over the dog days of summer, John LewisStempel delights in the scarlet haw- and fulsome sloe-laden hedgerows, as he stops to pluck glistening blackberries from brambles and indulges in the sweet burst of the abundant fruit

Of houses and horses

The Defender Burghley Horse Trials is the sporting event of the weekend. Kate Green provides a guide

A princely seat

In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the early development of this celebrated castle, the seat of the powerful and wealthy medieval Earls of Arundel

There is a middle way

Land use doesn't have to be all or nothing; we need to be more pragmatic and less proscriptive

My favourite painting Claire German

Thomas Cromwell by Hans Holbein the Younger

Love in a time of depression

A revival of Lucy Prebble’s The Effect raises big questions and, if the rain holds off, a rousing outdoor musical should raise the spirits

In the swim

Christopher Woodward dives into the history of the swimming pool and relishes some lengths in the best private pools in the country

It's all in the genes

As well as honouring her family’s history of plant breeding, the artist and garden designer Caroline Thomson has created a remarkable garden

Have your oatcake and eat it

Delicious with sweet or savoury toppings–or, for the purist, plain–oatcakes have long been a kitchen staple and not only for Scots

Heart of stone

Shrouded in myth and mystery, the unremarkable-looking Stone of Scone– the ancient symbol of Scottish sovereigns–still plays a significant role in the coronations of British monarchs

Holding fast

Dunvegan Castle, Isle of Skye The seat of Clan MacLeod One of Scotland’s most celebrated and anciently occupied castles has undergone a decade of restoration and renovation.

Floral madeleines

COMFORT food’ is a term familiar to anyone who enjoys a good meal

Here we go round the mulberry tree

Familiar from the famous nursery rhyme, the mulberry tree is so prized for the silkworms that feed on its luscious fruit that, long ago, the Chinese would execute anyone exporting a specimen

Giving it large

Why bold pattern is a magic ingredient in a scheme

A real fly by night

Once reviled as a creature of doom, the nightjar is an avian miracle that sits silently motionless by day and flies noiselessly at night. No wonder it is so hard to spot

And all that jazz

So much more than flappers and frivolity, the 1920s saw Britain blossom with an extraordinary creative confidence that transformed art, fashion, music and literature, as Claire Jackson discovers

Cream of the crop

From historic island residences to homes with commanding views, Holly Kirkwood has the pick of the best Guernsey properties for sale