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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

Oxford Christmas Market

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The best Christmas Markets in England 2021

Cate Crafter

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The view towards Hawnby Moor

Yorkshire Life

North York Moors walk - Arden Great Moor

Paul Kirkwood

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

Friends Buying Candies On Christmas Market

Sussex Life

Magical Christmas markets in Sussex 2021

Cate Crafter

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'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

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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

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Yorkshire Life

9 of the best Christmas food hampers from Yorkshire

Beth Windsor

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 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

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

Living Edge

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

Kate Houghton

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A close up of a Christmas tree decorated with silver baubles and ornaments.

Devon Life

The bumper guide to Christmas events in Devon

Martha Griffiths

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Essex Life

Christmas in Essex 2021: Concerts and carol services

Hannah Gildart

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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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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

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Festive markets at Cirencester

Cotswold Life

Christmas markets in and around the Cotswolds

Vijay Arogyasami

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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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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

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

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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

Clodagh at home for Christmas in Highclere

Hampshire Life

Clodagh McKenna shares her quick Christmas recipes

Elizabeth Kirby

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The Shireburn Arms

Lancashire Life | Win

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

Shireburn Arms

Illuminated trees painted in shades of colour at RHS Rosemoor.

Devon Life

3 great places to see illuminated Devon Christmas gardens

Andy Cooper

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Food And Drink

Yorkshire's best boutique hotels named

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

Yorkshire Life

Kathryn Armstrong

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Three luxury Yorkshire hotels have won accolades in national awards this week

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

Christmas basket and candle closeup

Yorkshire Life

9 of the best Christmas food hampers from Yorkshire

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

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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

The future of teaching: how technology is changing education

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

Dorset Magazine | Promotion

Hannah Gosset

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Talbot Heath independent school in Bournemouth tell us about their commitment and innovation of technology in education.

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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Legal advice for honour-based violence situations from The Family Law Co in Cornwall

Devon Life | Promotion

Why seek legal help for honour-based violence

Lauren Knight

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Ince legal firm explain what Schedule 1 of the Children Act is

Cheshire Life | Promotion

Advice for unmarried couples with children: what financial claims can be...

Lauren Knight

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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

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

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

Devon Life

Andy Cooper

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Inside the Peppa Pig World attraction which Boris Johnson told everyone to visit

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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Owner Mark Booth Head Housekeeper Fay Butler and General Manager Michael Obray collecting the award

Cotswold Life

The Kings Head Hotel in Cirencester wins Hotel of the Year award for 2021

Vijay Arogyasami

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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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