‘Tis the season to spend money and ’tis no good pushing back against the fact. Nor, I imagine, do we really want to, since we don’t want to be thought…
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Point-to-Point Fixtures: November 2023
All the point-to-point fixtures for November 2023 in one place for you to plan and prepare for an enjoyable day out in the countryside. POINT-TO-POINT FIXTURES IN NOVEMBER 2023 Sunday…
Books To Read In November
Penning Poison By Emily Cockayne Who among us wasn’t morbidly fascinated by the anonymous email sent the day before to all the guests attending George Osborne and Thea Rogers’ wedding?…
Six of best Christmas country cottages
THE GRANARY TOSTOCK, SUFFOLK Formerly the gatehouse to Tostock Place, this timber-frame, thatched period cottage, set in 3/4 of an acre, dates from the 17th century. The property has been…
The poppy: a plant that helps both to remember and forget
If any plant can be called enigmatic it must be the opium poppy, for it has been both a blessing and curse to mankind.Native to a region that ranges from…
Great British Game Week recipes
Back for another year, Great British Game Week returns from 6 November – 12 November. BASC’s Taste of Game and the Countryside Alliance’s Game to Eat are joining forces once…
The best backgammon sets chosen by The Field
There is something timeless about backgammon; it must rank as the most elegant of boardgames while its ability to entertain everyone from teenagers onwards remains legendary. Beautifully made examples make…
Medieval ghost stories
Ghost stories have all but disappeared from contemporary culture. Sure, the BBC trots out the occasional MR James at Christmas, but as a literary and screen genre, ghost stories have…
Three best pumpkin recipes to try this Halloween
Ensure your Halloween lantern is devoured rather than dumped with our best pumpkin recipes. From a savoury pumpkin pie guaranteed to impress to simple yet scrumptious muffins, what use will…
Autumn Gardening
I like to think that I am a proper gardener, by which I mean that cataracts and hurricanoes have to spout until they drench our steeple (we live next door…