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Fun On The Floor

The interiors visionary Kit Kemp has launched a collection of carpets.

Birds Of An Unusual Feather

The pelicans of St James’s Park might not be as famous as the ravens at the Tower but, as former diplomat Alistair Kerr reports, their tale is no less curious

To The Manor Born

What does the future hold for the English country squire? Adrian Leak finds out and gets to know some of history and literature’s most affable examples.

When a holiday isn't a holiday

IT is strongly rumoured in the neighbourhood that we have now entered a new year, and I need a holiday. A Highland Hogmanay calls for grit and grim determination. Toe to toe, you slug it out with the season until, inevitably, you keel over. Hogmanay always wins. You totter back to your corner with no idea whether it’s Christmas or Easter.

The Future Is Georgian

The chairman of the Georgian Group on why the 18th century was best.

In Praise Of The Revolving Revolution

A NATION of gardeners is bound to be eternally on the search for something more exciting in the view from the kitchen window.

Made In Britain

Janus Cooper, upholstered furniture maker

Where The Land Meets The Sea

North Norfolk’s skies and empty beaches blend seamlessly with bustle and crying seabirds

How To Make An Impression

The impressionist on Jeremy Corbyn, Michael Gove and why current politics are beyond satire.

Thinking Outside The Box

The actor on avoiding Shakespeare, being Siegfried’s brother and keeping working

Design Dilemmas

An interior design project presents a maze of head-scratching conundrums, from choices between plain and patterned fabrics to whether you really need a club fender. Arabella Youens tackles the 10 most challenging dilemmas

A Licence To Snoop

Two forthcoming events offer an opportunity to explore rooms designed by some of Europe’s most inspiring interior designers

Paradise Regained

Palácio Tangará, São Paulo

Upping His Game

The Holkham owner on learning to love shooting and hopes for the countryside post-Brexit

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

When it comes to bagging birds–whether it be grouse, pheasant, partridge, woodcock, snipe or duck–your choice of cartridge and load is key.

Still Lives with A Soul

Alison Cole previews the first major exhibition devoted entirely to portraits by the father of Modern art.

A Glorious Legacy Of Plants

Reinvigorated planting and a continuation of the spirit of the great age of the planthunters inspires George Plumptre on a visit to a famous Sussex garden

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?

Eleanor Doughty examines the tangible value of a room (or, indeed, house) with a view and how our love of open space taps into a need for privacy

My Favourite Painting George Carter

Lamer House, Hertfordshire by Humphry Repton

Guardians Of The Establishment

Handing a tarantula to The Duke of Cambridge or winching Macbeth into costume is all in a day’s work for people working at 10 of this country’s best-loved institutions. Emma Hughes meets them

Having It Both Ways

I WAS spoilt as a teenager. Our family garden was mostly on Chiltern chalk, but also took in a tract of sand that bracken and woodland had turned into ericaceous compost.

How Monaco Got Cool (Again)

Top talent from across the world is moving to Monaco for work and play

Battle Of The Balearics

Mallorca versus Menorca: which island is for you? Liz Rowlinson and Arabella Youens fight it out

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore

THE Landmark Trust, which has, since 1965, been rescuing buildings of historic or architectural merit and then renting them out as holiday lets, has opened its 199th building— a steam-railway cottage built in 1863 beside the Ffestiniog Railway.

The Right Way To Go

SORRY, pal. Wrong funeral.’ Having erupted into our grief, the kilted intruders —already stotious—erupted out again.

A Palladian Revival

In the second of two articles, Roger White explains how Scottish expertise and craftsmanship lie behind the remarkable and stylish revival of this outstanding property

Through A Glass Brightly

What do footballs, Ford Fiestas, Thomas the Tank Engine and Sainsbury’s have in common? They can be found in modern stained-glass windows throughout the land, reveals Harry Wallop.

Plus Ça Change

These two timeless houses have been passed from family to family

Cultivating An Island Life

The Dell Garden, Bressingham, Norfolk, George Plumptre explores the legacy of the great nurseryman Alan Bloom, via his remarkable Norfolk garden

My Chariot of Fire

My chariot of fire Owning a vintage car is like possessing fine art, going to your favourite restaurant and indulging in a luxurious holiday all at the same time. Charles Rangeley-Wilson talks to five owners about why their cars mean the world to them