Countryside Stays
Sleeping in a Country Manor Without the Stately-Home Stiffness
The grand country house has loosened its collar. The best rural manors now feel like staying with very tasteful, very rich friends.
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Countryside Stays
In Praise of the Inn Built Around a Good Fire
Some buildings are organised around a staircase, others around a view. The inns I love best are organised around the fire.
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Countryside Stays
The Case for the Country Escape Out of Season
Everyone goes in August. The people who really know these places go in the wet, quiet months, and they are right to.
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