racing

All the point-to-point fixtures for May 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT-TO-POINT FIXTURES: MAY 2023 Wednesday 10th…

the 2023 Coronation procession

As HM King Charles III’s 2023 Coronation procession clatters, creaks, clanks and stamps its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey and back on 6 May, the world will gaze…

Captain Ian Farquhar at home in the country

In the welcoming front room of Captain Ian Farquhar’s Gloucestershire home, a lit wood burner casts a mellow patina of light over a lifetime of memorabilia: paintings, silver foxes, photographs,…

Point to point fixtures April 2023

All the point-to-point fixtures for April 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT-TO-POINT FIXTURES IN APRIL 2023 Friday…

Annika Purdey is poised by the grand fireplace in the Long Room at Audley House, the headquarters of James Purdey & Sons in Mayfair. She’s having her photograph taken and…

point-to-point

All the point-to-point fixtures for March 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT TO POINT FIXTURES IN MARCH…

A selection of whip handles

Haunting the boot rooms of many a house across the country is the hunting whip. They are found above doors, in stick racks and haphazardly strewn across benches, ready for…

The woodcock is an enigmatic species revered by Shots and birders alike, and one that I have spent the majority of my career studying. There have been nights enduring pouring…