THERE are some reasons to turn left when you get to Glasgow, and eschew the well-trodden A9 north. Keep driving west, skirt Loch Fyne and keep the coast in sight,…

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh wearing a Norfolk jacket greets members of Iraq's Royal family in 1952

Without doubt, I have an inner peacock and quite often things catch my eye and become part of my dressing-up box: the Liberty silk dressing gown from an Oxford second-hand…

Sporting Diana Tania Coxon is the founder of Country Girls UK

DRESSED in bright neon-orange wellies, light-blue jeans and an oversized tweed coat that my parents were convinced I would eventually grow into, I shot my first pheasant with a single…

We round up the best five farm UTVs for rural estates and also list the five safest ways to keep your vehicle secure and prevent theft. Best 5 UTVs for…

Best Christmas canape recipes. tilton and walnut sables with stilton mousse and cranberry

The best Christmas canapé recipes are those that don’t require complicated preparation, equipment you can’t spell, let alone source, or artistic abilities beyond your ken. Leave that to the professionals.…

sidecar Christmas cocktails

To ensure your festive season goes with a swing, here’s our menu for the Twelve Cocktails of Christmas – all easy to make and easier to consume, says Jonathan Ray

10-bore side-by-side

This month’s test gun is splendidly different – a Manor & Co 10-bore side-by- side weighing in at 9½lb even with its relatively short 26in barrels. I’ve used the word…

history of christmas crackers

Charlotte Mackaness doffs her paper hat to a cracking invention that makes each Christmas go with a bang.

Mary Berry's steak and ale pie

Now the nights are drawing in, we’re hankering after some proper, British comfort food. There is no better kitchen supper than Mary Berry’s steak and ale pie. Best enjoyed piping…