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ESCAPE TO A LAKESIDE LODGE
September calls for A GENTLER RHYTHM. Slow down by the water’s edge and enjoy lazy LATE-SUMMER days and nights
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The Nest LINCOLNSHIRE
Lauran Elsden unwinds at a lakeside lodge, with WILD SWIMS, wood-fired hot tubs and BIG-SKY VIEWS from the deck
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LIVE LIKE A LOCAL
The Nest owner Emma Dennis’s Lincolnshire highlights
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RETREAT, RECHARGE AND RESET
PACK thoughtfully for your lakeside rental, eat alfresco and schedule a long lie-in at a HOME away from home
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Matt Staniek
It’s World Cleanup Day this month and our waterways need all the help they can get. Meet the man who LUGGED A LOO to London in his mission to save Lake Windermere from drowning in sewage
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SEPTEMBER visits 9 mouthwatering FOOD FESTIVALS
The most delicious dates for your diary
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UNWIND YOUR MIND OUTDOORS
SOOTHE body and soul with RESTORATIVE rituals shaped by water, air and fire
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FIELD NOTES BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS
6-10 May 2026
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FIELD NOTES RHS MALVERN SPRING FESTIVAL
7-10 May 2026
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Paula Sutton The Village Noticeboard
As harvest festival season arrives in her Norfolk village, Paula Sutton is charmed by the community spirit, the vegetable celebration and the prowess with plaited straw
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Plot twist
They make an unlikely duo, but Gardeners’ World’s Adam Frost and writer Caitlin Moran are a new podcast dream team, celebrating the simple joy of being outside
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MEET the next-gen LAND ARMY
Coming soon to a field near you: the Gen Zers persuading landowners to hand over their acres to rookie rewilders restoring nature from the ground up
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TRIAL by FIRE
Using an ancient firing technique and finds gathered on dog walks, Alison West creates ceramics infused with the colours and spirit of Dartmoor
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How to MAKE A CYANOTYPE PRINT
Photographer Karen Louise George shows how a simple cameraless technique can create images using sunlight
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Gathered from the glen
In the wilds of the Scottish Highlands, florist Julia Kirk is nurturing a new generation of flower-lovers
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To the MANOR REBORN
After 40 years in America, Rachel Ashwell, the queen of “shabby chic”, has returned to a house in the English countryside that first inspired her signature style
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Russell Loughlan The Interiors Insider
Our decorating expert on why hallways matter more than you think, and how clever design can transform this often overlooked space
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“MY GARDEN IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING”
For professional gardener Nina Leeming, her garden is not just a beautiful backdrop to her West Sussex home, it inspires the design and colours of every room
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LIVE LIKE A LOCAL
Nina’s Sussex highlights
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IT’S ALL in the TRIMMINGS
Curtains, canopies, skirts and swags: the new trend for fabric dressing brings softness, romance and vintage femininity back to every corner of the home
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Ercol furniture
One of the most stylish stalwarts of British mid-century design, this brand is still sought after for its craftsmanship and elegant shapes
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Homemaker ceramics
The iconic monochrome collection of tableware will add graphic pattern and a stylish retro feel to any home
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Anglepoise lamps
With a sleek silhouette, this legendary lighting is an enduring classic and fits perfectly into most modern studies, kitchens and bedrooms
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THE SECRET VALLEY GARDEN
Hidden in a Devon vale, Coleton Fishacre, which celebrates its centenary this year, combines Arts and Crafts elegance with sea views, exotic planting and a rich horticultural heritage
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FILL YOUR GARDEN for free
Why fork out on new plants when you can grow more from what you’ve got? These propagation tricks will populate your garden for next to nothing
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Jo Thompson The Gentle Gardener
Our columnist reveals what you need to do now for spectacular spring colour and makes a pear-shaped promise to herself
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Last of the summer WINE WEEKENDS
Forget the formality of traditional vineyard tours: Somerset’s small, characterful wineries are serving up harvest suppers, cosy stays and glasses of English fizz among the vines
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A TASTE of the WEST COUNTRY
More vineyards to discover
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LIVE LIKE A LOCAL
Lexa’s Somerset highlights
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LAY OUT the PICNIC BANQUET
Fill your hamper with hearty Irish fare and enjoy summer’s last hurrah with an alfresco feast on the beach
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TIN it to WIN IT
Forget dusty cans at the back of the cupboard: Sea Sisters is redefining tinned seafood with small-batch Cornish sardines, Dorset mussels and Norfolk whelks preserved at their best
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LIVE LIKE A LOCAL
Angus and Charlotte’s Dorset highlights
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Dan O’Regan The Green-Fingered Foodie
In his regular column on life on his allotment, restaurateur Dan reaps the tasty benefits of the burgeoning harvest in the “back to school” month
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THE COUNTRYSIDE IS YOURS
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TWO OWNERS One (lucky) dog
Owning a dog is a round-the-clock commitment, which is why more pet parents are now sharing the load. Anna Shepard explores why two homes can often be better than one
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WANT TO BE A PART-TIME DOG OWNER?
5 ways to try it
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Graeme Hall The Dogfather
The top trainer, TV personality and bestselling author on the rise of dog TV and whether our pets are really watching
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GLEN
Daylesford Organic Farm’s managing director on the special relationship between one man and his sheepdog