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On board the new Britannic Explorer, the luxury sleeper train set to tour the UK, and created by the people who run the Orient Express
The Britannic Explorer, a train where you'd never complain about being delayed, is set to come in to service in July 2025.
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A breath of fresh air? That’ll be £8 please sir
An Italian company is selling 400ml cans of air — yes, air — from Lake Como, at €9.90 a pop (about £8). The ‘product’ — which ...
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The Anderson shelter: Good for gardening, good for storing wine, and great for hiding from bombs
Damp, dimly lit and cramped they may have been, yet Anderson shelters were lifesavers during the Second World War. Russell ...
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Growing together: Why the community garden is more than just plants and green space
The NGS has begun investing in community garden schemes. The results are more than anyone could have expected and showcase ...
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Dawn Chorus: The mini-Hogwarts for sale in north London, a song for the King and our Quiz of the Day
A house in the spookily Gothic Holly Village, a birthday song for His Majesty and good news for fans of keeping warm on remote Scottish islands.
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John McCrae: The solider, surgeon and poet whose words inspired the Poppy Appeal
John McCrae's beautiful words written amid the horrifying bloodshed of the First World War linked the poppy and remembrance ...
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Giant spiders, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on leather, velvet and growing old disgracefully and a home fit for Gunpowder Plotting
Along a similar vein is the annual scare story of giant spiders invading our homes over winter. Today, the Independent tells ...
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Inside The Painswick hotel’s brand new holiday cottage
One of the Cotswold's most charming country house hotels has snapped up a neighbouring cottage and given it a new lease of ...
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Ghost hunters: the search for Britain’s rarest flowers
Climbing, swimming and crawling, rare-plant hunters know no bounds when it comes to tracking down the botanical equivalent of ...
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‘Prepare to be amazed’ by a cathedral of autumn in the heart of Herefordshire
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire — home of Edward Banks — is an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many ...
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St Moritz and the Slopes of hazard: How a Victorian bet sparked the Swiss resort’s love affair with adrenaline-pumping winter sports
There's no sport that cannot be played out on frozen water, according to the fabled Swiss ski resort of St Moritz. In fact, skiing, ironically, might be the safest thing to do whilst you're there, ...
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The law of unintended consequences is teaming up with Britain’s latest tax rises — and it’ll hit our historic houses hard
Country Life's cultural commentator Athena takes a closer look at last week's budget and foresees trouble ahead.