The Thrill Of Mr Chase

Hunters & Frankau’s Simon Chase was one of the industry’s most respected figures

Here's Looking At You, Shrimp

The tiny brown shrimp is an age-old East Anglian delicacy that has fallen out of fashion. Mike Warner explains why it’s time to give these native prawns another chance

Feelin' Groovy

The Swinging Sixties have returned to London with two shows devoted to Mary Quant and the Chelsea set of designers. Philippa Stockley looks back

A Rum Business

It’s synonymous with the Caribbean, but some extraordinary versions of this tropical tipple are being made in East Anglia, finds Emma Hughes

Watch And Learn

With few fashion accessories to experiment with, a gentleman’s wristwatch speaks volumes–just make sure it’s singing the right tune, says Robin Swithinbank

Swing Low

The deep fringe is once again adding a discreetly decorative look to upholstery

Towards Ground Zero

LIVESTOCK farmers are coming in for criticism from vegan, health and climate change lobbies—NFU president Minette Batters was even asked on Radio 4 if meat was the new smoking —but her profession found some unexpected allies at the recent climate change and farming conference at Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire.

Close Encounters Of Various Kinds

I’M in the foothills of the Himalayas, surrounded by three sacred mountains, the moonlight is picking out a small cluster of houses and Jelac is about to walk to school.

Ask The Expert

Known for deeply comfortable rooms with a sense of unpretentious luxury, Adam Bray has more than 25 years’ experience of interior design and decoration.

Hello, Salar!

After a slow start, our fishing correspondent finds his luck is in on the Laxford

Every Dog Has Its Day

From loyal labradors to a fishing-mad orange dog, a plucky teckel and a food-thieving lurcher, our favourite sporting canine accomplices are trusted and loved beyond measure, finds Adrian Dangar

Dress To Impress

In the country-house market as in life, you don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, finds Holly Kirkwood

I Am A Passenger

Like Iggy Pop, David Profumo and Editor Mark Hedges relax as they let motoring correspondent and fisherman extraordinaire Charles Rangeley-Wilson take the wheel on a memorable road–and angling–trip to the Peak District

A Blue-Chip Investment

Palácio Fronteira, near Lisbon, Portugal More than 60,000 tiles have gone into the creation of this extraordinary 17th-century garden, which has survived kings and earthquakes, and they still gleam as bright as on the day they were laid, says Gerald Luckhurst

Hot Summertown In The City

A rare Regency gem in the form of a Grade II*-listed Oxford villa with almost two acres of grounds has come to the market

Reviving History

A medieval castle that evolved gradually into a comfortable house was strikingly reconstituted in the 1840s with ambitious neo-Norman additions, as James Bettley explains

As Bald As A Coot

Bold in appearance and once an annual target, the coot is not wholly innocent nor without value within the waterfowl community, finds Ian Morton

Swine Fever

From Peabody to pigs, the Cotswolds Art & Antique Dealers’ Association fair will have much to enjoy

Wild About Flowers

Lady’s slippers by the hundreds if not thousands, hillsides golden with daisies, swards of salvias: Sarah Raven salutes Bob Gibbons, who has dedicated the best part of his life to finding and documenting wildflowers

My Favourite Painting Marina Warner

The Triumph of Death by an unknown artist

Hot-House Flowering

Conservatories are once again being used for cultivating and enjoying plants. Amelia Thorpe reports on a growing trend

The Final Curtain Call

The theatrical world has recently lost three great men

The Music Of Kings

The concert-hall owner on proving the sceptics wrong, female composers and farming

Pole Cats

Adam Hay-Nicholls drives Jaguars sideways at speed in the sub-zero Swedish wilderness

Guild Of Beauty

Clive Aslet reflects on the art critic’s attitude to aesthetics and the legacy of his radical views today, the subject of a new exhibition celebrating his bicentenary.

It's A Family Affair

From gentlemen farmers to purveyors of Nazi wine, Roderick Easdale traces the birth of British estate agents.

Plenty More Lobsters In The Sea

With its fearsome claws and delicate flesh, the lobster is the king of British shellfish. Mike Warner heads to Cornwall to see how this precious crustacean is receiving a boost

Tentacle Spectacular

Nothing quite sums up the Mediterranean like octopus grilled until the tips are slightly charred, served with a plate of salty Greek chips

A Family Affair

Roderick Easdale explores the Jersey farms that have been handed down from parent to child for decades

Menagerie Manor

A chance visit to Jersey changed the life of Gerald Durrell and of countless wildlife species across the world, reveals Holly Kirkwood