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5 of the best spas in Essex

Jacuzzi and pool area at Greenwoods Hotel & Spa

Essex Life

Hannah Gildart

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Treating yourself to a spa break is the ultimate luxury. You’ll be pampered, looked after and you're allowing time to truly indulge yourself. Self-care is so important, which is why we’ve rounded up some of our favourite spas in Essex for you to...

Oxford Christmas Market

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The best Christmas Markets in England 2021

Cate Crafter

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A section of the historic and beautiful building in UNESCO World Heritage City in Somerset, England,

Somerset Life

The best places for Christmas shopping in Bath

Charlotte Skidmore

Visitors to the shop for Christmas will also find Kimber’s own free-range Bronze and traditional white turkeys

Somerset Life

5 of the best Somerset farmshops for Christmas shopping

Charlotte Skidmore

The view towards Hawnby Moor

Yorkshire Life

North York Moors walk - Arden Great Moor

Paul Kirkwood

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ (2005)

Cotswold Life

Cotswold Greats: CS Lewis

Candia McKormack

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Essex Life

Christmas in Essex 2021: Concerts and carol services

Hannah Gildart

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Friends Buying Candies On Christmas Market

Sussex Life

Magical Christmas markets in Sussex 2021

Cate Crafter

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The view across the Bay to Grange over Sands

Lancashire Life

Lancashire walk - Carnforth and Lancashire Coastal Way circular

John Lenehan

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Down Farm is one of the most beautiful, state of the art racehorse training centres in the country

Cotswold Life | Win

Win a tour around Noel Fehily Racing and £250 worth of Monuskin products

Cotswold Life

Baslow village

Derbyshire Life

Peak District walk - Baslow to Chatsworth circular

Helen Moat

Fields Farm Flash

Cheshire Life

Cheshire walk - Warmingham and Sandbach Flashes

David Dunford

'The hotel is beautiful and surrounded by 37 acres of pristine, landscaped grounds.' Picture: Grantley Hall

Yorkshire Life

Yorkshire's best boutique hotels named

Kathryn Armstrong

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Castleton is famous for the way in which it celebrates Christmas

What makes Christmas in Castleton so special?

Nathan Fearn

Happy grandmother with memo stickers on forehead playing in game with her family.

Devon Life

7 of the best Devon family traditions and games this Christmas

Andy Cooper

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Luxury double bedroom in a hotel in black and gold with a roll top bath in the room

Dorset Magazine

Hotel Review: The King's Arms in Dorchester

Helen Stiles

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Entertainer Bill Bailey playing a keyboard on stage.

Devon Life

Strictly star Bill Bailey on how winning the show changed him

Andy Cooper

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Group of seven women in boho clothing drinking cocktails by a shepherds hut in Dorset

Dorset Magazine

3 Dorset Christmas Cocktails

Helen Stiles

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Get out in the Peak District this Christmas

12 of the best places to go in the Peak District this Christmas

Nathan Fearn

Bottle of red wine in Christmas gift basket. Mulled wine with oranges, cups and fir-tree ornaments i

Derbyshire Life

6 of the best Christmas food hampers from Derbyshire

Beth Windsor

Tunley, near Sapperton, Gloucestershire

Cotswold Life

See inside this Grade II listed Cotswold property on the market for £1.85m

Candia McKormack

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Christmas basket and candle closeup

Yorkshire Life

9 of the best Christmas food hampers from Yorkshire

Beth Windsor

Christmas holidays table setting concept - wine glasses and tableware for festive dinner at home

Hertfordshire Life

Things to do in Hertfordshire December 2021

Richard Young

Traditional Christmas turkey dinner. Top view panoramic table scene on a dark wood banner background

Lancashire Life

4 of the finest festive meal kits from around Lancashire and Lakeland

Paul Mackenzie

Christmas turkey dinner. Baked turkey garnished with red berries and sage leaves in front of Christm

Lancashire Life

6 of the places in Lancashire to find your Christmas turkey

Paul Mackenzie

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Festive markets at Cirencester

Cotswold Life

Christmas markets in and around the Cotswolds

Vijay Arogyasami

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The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Cheshire Life | Win

Win a theatre break in Manchester to see The Lion, the Witch and the...

The Lowry

Two little kids, boy and girl having fun on traditional Christmas market during strong snowfall. Hap

Hertfordshire Life

Christmas in Hertfordshire 2021: Top festive markets

Richard Young

Mature couple are enjoying sharing some paella from a christmas market stall

Surrey Life

Magical Christmas markets in Surrey 2021

Cate Crafter

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Christmas will be sorted with this tasty bundle

Somerset Life | Win

WIN £250 worth of Christmas food and drink

Charlotte Skidmore

The Shireburn Arms

Lancashire Life | Win

Win a winter break at the Shireburn Arms in the heart of the Ribble Valley

Shireburn Arms

Clodagh at home for Christmas in Highclere

Hampshire Life

Clodagh McKenna shares her quick Christmas recipes

Elizabeth Kirby

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Christmas market stalls are the perfect place to find bespoke and special Christmas presents

Suffolk Magazine

Magical Christmas markets in Suffolk 2021

Cate Crafter

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Food And Drink

5 of the best Somerset farmshops for Christmas shopping

Visitors to the shop for Christmas will also find Kimber’s own free-range Bronze and traditional white turkeys

Somerset Life

Charlotte Skidmore

Shop local and pick up some goodies in time for Christmas at these great farmshops, says Andrea Cowan.

'The hotel is beautiful and surrounded by 37 acres of pristine, landscaped grounds.' Picture: Grantley Hall

Yorkshire Life

Yorkshire's best boutique hotels named

Kathryn Armstrong

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Luxury double bedroom in a hotel in black and gold with a roll top bath in the room

Dorset Magazine

Hotel Review: The King's Arms in Dorchester

Helen Stiles

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Group of seven women in boho clothing drinking cocktails by a shepherds hut in Dorset

Dorset Magazine

3 Dorset Christmas Cocktails

Helen Stiles

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Bottle of red wine in Christmas gift basket. Mulled wine with oranges, cups and fir-tree ornaments i

Derbyshire Life

6 of the best Christmas food hampers from Derbyshire

Beth Windsor

Home Interiors

Fill your (Santa) boots: on trend Christmas décor for 2021

Gold floorstanding star, Nutcracker soldier black & white, and Christmas tree with black & white stripe baubles

Living Edge

Kate Houghton

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When it comes to Christmas décor, more is more, says Cheshire's professional Christmas decorator, Claudia Dures

Foragers path medium amber candle

Yorkshire Life

Locally produced candles made in Yorkshire

Kathryn Armstrong

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Alison James has filled her interiors store with a rustic range of festive decorations and gifts for

Yorkshire Life

The tale of the Curious Merchant in North Yorkshire

Kathryn Armstrong

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Young freelancer woman sits at the floor with a laptop and drinking wine on the fireplace background

Cotswold Life

Woodburners: the benefits of a woodburner

Candia McKormack

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Antique clocks from Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood in Exeter, Devon

Devon Life | Promotion

An expert's guide on how to bid and buy at auction

Hannah Gosset

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Gardening

Make sure you visit this Kent Garden this autumn

Autumn is a myriad of hues at Great Comp

Kent Life

Anna Lambert

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Great Comp Garden near Sevenoaks, Kent, is wonderful in the autumn. Our resident horticultural expert Leigh Clapp pays a visit

Apples in the orchard at Rosemoor RHS Apple festival in Devon.

Gardening | Promotion

Autumn gardening: RHS tips on what to plant this October

Victoria Chapman

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Fall - gardening

Lancashire Life

6 things to do in your garden this month

Paul Mackenzie

Stefan Buczacki presents Caroline Caine with £250 worth of Webbs garden vouchers, along with a signed copy of his book

Cotswold Life

Stefan Buczacki judges glorious Gloucestershire gardens

Candia McKormack

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A watering can gently sprays water over a green field

Dorset Magazine

4 simple tips for creating a sustainable garden

Martha Griffiths

Lifestyle

Win a tour around Noel Fehily Racing and £250 worth of Monuskin products

Down Farm is one of the most beautiful, state of the art racehorse training centres in the country

Cotswold Life | Win

Cotswold Life

The exciting partnership of Monuskin and Noel Fehily Racing Syndicate are ready to start celebrating the imminent Cheltenham Festival with a fabulous prize.

Jacuzzi and pool area at Greenwoods Hotel & Spa

Essex Life

5 of the best spas in Essex

Hannah Gildart

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Talbot Heath School uses VR headsets to teach pupils about the world

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The future of teaching: how technology is changing education

Hannah Gosset

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Gardner Street is a fine spot for shopping in Brighton

Sussex Life

Where to go shopping for Christmas gifts in Sussex

Faye Bartle

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Hip replacement surgery and treatment for hip pain at Clifton Park Hospital in York City

Yorkshire Life | Promotion

4 things you didn’t know or got wrong about hip surgery

Lauren Knight

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People

Cotswold Greats: CS Lewis

‘The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’ (2005)

Cotswold Life

Candia McKormack

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Oxford don, close friend of Tolkien, and creator of the magical land of Narnia, Clive Staples Lewis’s love of fantasy began at a very early age

Happy grandmother with memo stickers on forehead playing in game with her family.

Devon Life

7 of the best Devon family traditions and games this Christmas

Andy Cooper

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Entertainer Bill Bailey playing a keyboard on stage.

Devon Life

Strictly star Bill Bailey on how winning the show changed him

Andy Cooper

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Alexandra Burke in costume as Spirit of the Ring, in Aladdin

Living Edge

What is Alexandra Burke doing now?

Kate Houghton

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Clodagh at home for Christmas in Highclere

Hampshire Life

Clodagh McKenna shares her quick Christmas recipes

Elizabeth Kirby

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Things To Do

North York Moors walk - Arden Great Moor

The view towards Hawnby Moor

Yorkshire Life

Paul Kirkwood

This walk guarantees some far-reaching views and definite seclusion in the heart of the North York Moors I always feel rather clever finding routes that jump out on the Ordnance Survey map.

The view across the Bay to Grange over Sands

Lancashire Life

Lancashire walk - Carnforth and Lancashire Coastal Way circular

John Lenehan

Baslow village

Derbyshire Life

Peak District walk - Baslow to Chatsworth circular

Helen Moat

Fields Farm Flash

Cheshire Life

Cheshire walk - Warmingham and Sandbach Flashes

David Dunford

Castleton is famous for the way in which it celebrates Christmas

What makes Christmas in Castleton so special?

Nathan Fearn

Travel

The best places for Christmas shopping in Bath

A section of the historic and beautiful building in UNESCO World Heritage City in Somerset, England,

Somerset Life

Charlotte Skidmore

From famous Bath treats and locally-made drinks, to homewares, books and vouchers for special experiences – get some gift inspiration from local businesses in the city.

People in Peppa Pig character costumes at Paultons Park theme park.

Devon Life

Why I am as big a fan of Peppa Pig World as Boris Johnson!

Andy Cooper

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lions footprint

Somerset Life

The mysterious big cats of Exmoor

Charlotte Skidmore

Photo of Tarr Steps a Clapper bridge across the River Barle in the Exmoor National Park, Somerset, E

Somerset Life

8 of the best places to visit on Exmoor

Charlotte Skidmore

Child walking on a log at Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Life

Family things to do in Yorkshire this Christmas

Kathryn Armstrong

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What's On

Things to do in Hertfordshire December 2021

Christmas holidays table setting concept - wine glasses and tableware for festive dinner at home

Hertfordshire Life

Richard Young

There's something for everybody in December's guide for events and things to do in Hertfordshire.

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Essex Life

Christmas in Essex 2021: Concerts and carol services

Hannah Gildart

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A Christmas tree sits in front of the Palace theatre, an old brick building in Paignton

Devon Life

The best Christmas pantos and performances heading to Devon

Martha Griffiths

Brian Conley as Buttons in Cinderella

Essex Life

Christmas in Essex 2021: Top pantos in the county

Hannah Gildart

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Look out for Father Christmas, Mother Christmas or elves wandering the courtyard or seated on thrones at Bodium Castle

Sussex Life

Castles and stately homes with Christmas events in Sussex 2021

Cate Crafter

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