The Gardens of Shakespeare’s England
Aah! Is there anything more glorious than an English garden when all is lush and…
Author Margaret May
Raising a Glass to Dic Penderyn
It’s a damp and misting day when I arrive at the Brecon Beacons – one…
Carousel at the London Coliseum
Expectations were high on the press night of English National Opera’s new version of Rodgers…
Venus Reborn
I’m at the V&A museum, in London’s Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, to sample…
In Search of Mozart
A little night music. Always an appealing concept but I am listening to it some…
Elizabeth Tower
With the news that after 157 years of near unbroken chiming Big Ben is to be…
From Gamekeepers to Gentlemen: The Bowler
Where has it gone? Once the height of sartorial elegance, and beloved by city bankers,…
The Wallace Collection
Early Autumn in London and I find myself, having strayed off the beaten track, in…
Lacock: An English Treasure
A damp and grey winter’s day and I am visiting Lacock, this tiny and unique…
For Whom the Bells Toll
Moving to a house in Somerset, some years ago, which overlooked the parish church and…
Denbies: Wines from the Surrey Weald
Nestling between the North and South Downs of Surrey’s wonderfully verdant countryside I find myself…
Sense and Sensibilities at Stonehenge
I’m standing on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, at Stonehenge – Europe’s most famous prehistoric site…