No.4 is a great find in the old mining village of Clowne. Andy, John and the team run this smart...
The universe must be thanked for entangling the life paths of Maggie and Anna, two...
Yorkshire Sculpture Park is the largest sculpture park in Europe, with around 100 artworks across...
Larger-than-life Jason - one of the fastest oyster shuckers in the east - is the man behind...
Haddington, known as 'the hidden toun' for the way it sits in its rural location, is an...
It’s worth zipping off the motorway just for the fabulous views over the Cotswold foothills from...
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a café in a new-build community just off the M1 might be dull...
On our roving research trip around Wales we stumbled across the Little Valley Bakery (and its...
Prepare to marvel at the ingenious horticultural tesselation at RHS Garden Bridgewater, the Royal...
Everyone needs a Blacker Hall Farm Shop on the edge of their town. With a deli, greengrocery,...
Romsey vies for the title of England's 'prettiest market town'. Encircled by rural beauty and...
Ever-busy Walberswick is a lovely seaside village and The Anchor is its award-winning gastro-pub....
Vegetarians and vegans, hold your horses here. Jan Wise, way ahead of the curve, has been...
A model country pub with a relaxed upmarket vibe, the Olive Branch is as comfortable as a...
Foodies flock to the Three Horseshoes like birds coming home to roost, drawn by its reputation...
Darts Farm, on the Exe estuary, is a vibrant farming, shopping and eating hub. Links to the soil...
Tori and Ben’s Farm Shop is an accolade magnet and a triumph of the field-to-fork philosophy....
For the warmest of country welcomes, look no further than the Hay Barn Café. The ladies who work...
Gawping koi carp, a glorious array of plants and flowers and a pergola draped with roses and...
The authentic crêpes at Café au Chocolat are to die for – ‘as good as in Brittany’ one French...
Above Innerleithen, in the heart of the Tweed valley, is Caberston Forest. Take a woodland wander...
When the 1980s' milk quotas created a surplus for dairy farmers Martin and Thelma, did they...
Natural Surroundings is an eight-acre wildlife reserve and Norfolk's Wildflower Centre, with a...
Pyne’s is a cracking farm shop and café serving excellent coffee and exceptional food – fast. The...
If you venture south off the A303 in South Petherton you'll enter a rural idyll, driving past...
However arduous your journey the sound of wind rustling through the reeds in the lake at...
Landlords Simon and Mike abandoned their high-flying management jobs in banking to take on the...
Northleach, a delightful (and mercifully comparatively quiet) Cotswold town, was once at an...
No quick roadside stop-off, Glenwhan Gardens and Arboretum are worthy of a half-day diversion if...
Gilks' is not 'just another garage themed café', it's the real deal. Run by Keith, Linda,...
The village of Shirehampton hugs the river Avon near Junction 18 of the M5. Just off the green is...
The Plough, the modern incarnation of a classic coaching inn, is a popular dining and...
