There is something so intensely moving about remote churches and other places of worship. Perched on the top of a cliff, nestled into some isolated hillside or buffeted by sea…
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Point-to-Point Fixtures: May 2023
All the point-to-point fixtures for May 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT-TO-POINT FIXTURES: MAY 2023 Wednesday 10th…
The 2023 Coronation procession explained
As HM King Charles III’s 2023 Coronation procession clatters, creaks, clanks and stamps its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back on 6 May, the world will gaze…
The Moray Firth project – can our salmon be saved?
The Moray Firth is home to some of the most iconic salmon rivers in the British Isles and, indeed, the world. Famous names such as the Spey, Deveron, Findhorn, Ness,…
Field Interview Captain Ian Farquhar
In the welcoming front room of Captain Ian Farquhar’s Gloucestershire home, a lit wood burner casts a mellow patina of light over a lifetime of memorabilia: paintings, silver foxes, photographs,…
Point-to-Point Fixtures: April 2023
All the point-to-point fixtures for April 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT-TO-POINT FIXTURES IN APRIL 2023 Friday…
Field Interview: Annika Purdey
Annika Purdey is poised by the grand fireplace in the Long Room at Audley House, the headquarters of James Purdey & Sons in Mayfair. She’s having her photograph taken and…
Point-to-Point Fixtures: March 2023
All the point-to-point fixtures for March 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT TO POINT FIXTURES IN MARCH…
Field interview: Sir Max Hastings
“I burst into tears when heading east on the M4” is not a statement one expects to hear from one of the most celebrated war correspondents this country has produced…
As smart as a whip
Haunting the boot rooms of many a house across the country is the hunting whip. They are found above doors, in stick racks and haphazardly strewn across benches, ready for…