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Britain best rivers: a fly angler’s guide
Small as it might look look on a globe, the UK offers a wealth of opportunity for fly anglers, says Jeffrey Prest Across the land, you will find rivers famed… Read more
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The five most underrated counties in Britain
Cornwall. Cumbria. Northumbria. North Yorkshire. Gloucestershire. Seascapes, moors, mountains, lovely stone houses, the houses of poets and the legacy of empires. Wonderful places all. And all over-publicised. At least compared… Read more
At weddings, it used to be only the cakes that had tiers. Now the guest list has them too
At some point (in the nineties, I’d guess) the fashion began for two sets of invitations to go out. Tier One – family, close friends – get the whole shebang:… Read more
Five of the best bonkers bike rides
Inspired to get out and about? Well Do Not Disturb has picked the five craziest bike rides in the UK to get you going. Sleepless in the Saddle, Catton Park,… Read more
I feel sorry for trouser presses. What’s to become of them?
The history of menswear is a long narrative of loosening and simplifying. Things that were once normal become formal, then disappear into the costume dramas. Everything becomes more casual. The… Read more
Make Some Waves – Snap the seaside and win a trip to Arran
Calling all budding photographers! We are asking you to get behind the lens and snap a scene that sums up the Great British summer. We’re after an image that captures… Read more
Addicted to snaffling toiletries from hotels: Stewart Lee comes clean
The first time I ever stayed in a hotel, apart from holidays in Majorca with my mum as a little kid, was in 1990 when I was 21. I had… Read more
Open season: the art of competitive garden collecting
From designer to “Yellow book”, some visitors will stop at nothing to bag the best gardens. The Galloping Gardener considers the perils of straying from the path. There was a… Read more
The day you first buy your dad dinner
I had a college tutor. He was a distinguished man with floppy hair and a tweed suit and almost certainly a spy. Once, in a tutorial, out of the blue… Read more