If you want to see top hats being sported than you are most likely to see the spectacle in June when the headwear is on display at Epsom, Ascot and summer weddings. Planning to wear a top hat? The cylindrical headwear of the British summer season is littered with sartorial…
The Field has whittled down the countless number of trout flies available to present the 10 essential trout-fishing flies that no angler should be without. Combined, these effective and deadly flies will hold you in good stead on any trout river in the UK, in any month of the season.…
Strawberries are fast coming into season and elderflowers are blooming on the branch. So this recipe for strawberry, cardamom, elderflower and lime sherbet comes at the perfect time and makes for an incredible explosion of flavours. (You might also like to see our recipe for elderflower cordial.) Although sherbets are…
As the countryside bursts into life for the summer months, so too does the summer sporting calendar for BASC members
Homemade Pimm’s is straightforward to make but it’s a touch stronger than the shop-bought stuff. Try our basic recipe and once confident, adjust the tipple to taste. How to make homemade Pimm’s Mix two parts of good, 40% gin with two parts red vermouth, one part Cointreau, one part port…
Set in 5,600 acres of Warwickshire countryside, Ragley Hall is not just home to the 9th Marquess of Hertford but also the perfect setting for weddings, outdoor events, parties and peaceful holidays
A query from the archives: I had a gooseberry mint sauce in a restaurant and wonder if you have a recipe for this delicious accompaniment to roast lamb?
Most seasoned anglers will no doubt have heard the phrase ‘observation, imitation, presentation’ or OIP. This three-step mantra neatly condenses the complexity of fly-fishing (and arguably many other forms of fishing) down to a stark summation of its parts. Fly anglers place a huge amount of emphasis on the ‘imitation’…
Last season is a hazy memory, the spring crops have been drilled, and warm evenings permeate with the smell of barbecue rather than gunpowder. If you are missing your sport, summer is a great opportunity to shoot on the clay line. For a beginner, it is an ideal introduction to…
What started across the pond in the 1960s as a game for children to play in their backyards is vying with padel to become one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports. While pickleball’s largest market remains the USA – indeed, it was named the state sport for Washington in 2022 –…
