Ashburton is a delightful town on the southern slopes of Dartmoor in the heart of the South Devon...
Gawping koi carp, a glorious array of plants and flowers and a pergola draped with roses and...
A plant lover’s paradise. The Duchy of Cornwall Nursery has nested in a former slate quarry, a...
You can tell that founders Rob and Sue are sailing folk, for every spare cubic inch of hidden...
If you sense déjà vu on arrival in Blackness-on-Sea, your mind isn't playing tricks. You may well...
Monks Yard has settled very comfortably into its peaceful new premises in the grounds of...
In some countries, big cities are often blessed with a dedicated cookbook bookshop. If only the...
Alnwick is a delectable, medieval gem, with a proud castle - dubbed ‘the Windsor of the North’ -...
A pen of goats bleat for their breakfast outside Red Bank Farm Shop, while Limousin and Angus...
If you venture south off the A303 in South Petherton you'll enter a rural idyll, driving past...
Carmarthen is a convenient staging post if you’re heading to Pembrokeshire or on to Ireland by...
The ever-hospitable Pear family, who are also behind the popular (and posh) Pecks restaurant...
A detour into the colourful market town of Strathaven (‘Stray-ven’) will bring you to the...
Little sister to the original Ginger and Pickles in Nantwich, the Tarporley tea-room now plies...
Haddington, known as 'the hidden toun' for the way it sits in its rural location, is an...
The eco-conscious will adore The Fold, a community enterprise on a rambling organic farm in the...
Kenyon Hall Farm, on the Cheshire and Lancashire border, has been lovingly tended by the Bulmers...
Larger-than-life Jason - one of the fastest oyster shuckers in the east - is the man behind...
This book exists to bring you such first-rate finds as The Old Dairy, a rustic café on a working...
Whether you explore the abundant display garden or farm shop shelves or simply seize a quiet...
Many things to many people, Oldpost is a brilliant reinvention of Nutfield’s former Post Office....
This is a handsome, red-gabled pub on the road to Hungerford. It's spirited too, as it was...
The Granary's busy window is a visual vortex that draws you in with its fresh-baked scones,...
It’s easy to wax lyrical about the fantastic and utterly unique Loch Arthur Farm Shop. It stands...
To experience some true Wensleydale wildlife (well, alpacas) and watercolour-worthy views, pull...
The pretty Lincolnshire town of Epworth has a robust independent high street, and Tiggy’s Tea...
When we first met Lucy she was racing off to bid at Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers. We didn't want...
For the warmest of country welcomes, look no further than the Hay Barn Café. The ladies who work...
The Yard Café is homely and community spirited. Delicious brunches and lunches are served in its...
The Sheppy family have been pressing apples here for over two hundred years and the orchard is...
Once Cullompton’s family grocer as the original signwork still proclaims, the Bakehouse is now a...
The 7stanes are a collection of mountain-bike trail centres in Forestry and Land Scotland...
