WHILE IT MAY BE TRUE that London has certainly has been merrier, what's done is done and all we can do now is make the best of things.
Recently, had told you about our trip from Spain to the south of France, Scotland and the English countryside in late May, early June. It was during this trip that we fell in love (again) with the countryside and thought it might be time to do something completely different than we've done before.
IN LATE MAY we went on holiday to the south of France for a few days, and then to Scotland for nearly a month. During that time, we ventured to England on day trips, and it was during this time that we fell absolutely in love with the English countryside and thought it might be fun to have a look at places that might be available in any one of the very quaint and utterly charming villages and towns we found along the way...
Bradford-on-Avon (sometimes Bradford on Avon) is a town in west Wiltshire, England with Roman origins. It has several buildings dating from the 17th century, when the town grew due, to the thriving English woollen textile industry.
A FEW YEARS ago P took me to visit an old school chum of his, Andrew, in the picturesque town of Ilkley in West Yorkshire. Located in the Wharfe Valley, at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales, the town was as charming as they come, with its quaint little restaurants (think I ordered Sole au Gratin) and perfect little English pubs where one of the old men from the village even asked my fancy self if I were "on the television".
The Cotswolds, in the heart of England, is renowned for its storybook cottages, pretty villages and cream teas, so a...
The 13th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey was recently released, and its purpose was to report on the current severely...
IT’S NEARLY THE WEEKEND and the sixth instalment of Around the World by Instagram will utterly enchant you with its far-flung places, from breakfast in...
From Northumberland to Hampshire and Gloucestershire to Norfolk, we searched the length and breath of Britain to find the most...
If you have ever thought relocating to a new city, then you will know the internet is awash with lists...
LOUISE JONES studied interior design at the Inchbald School of Design in 1993/1994. After working for a number of years at...
THIS MORNING, THE UK WOKE UP in a very different country. Yesterday, June 23, the country voted to sever its 44-year membership in the European Union. The result, which came as a surprise and shock to many, revealed that nearly 51.9% of the electorate had voted for Leave against 48.1% for Remain, with a turnout of 72%, translating to 17.4 million people who voted to leave and 16.1 million who voted to stay.
This week’s AT HOME WITH features the home of decorator Jane Ormsby Gore, who worked at British Vogue in the 1960s, returning to the Welsh countryside where she grew up around 1970.
