HORSES: For centuries, we have relied on our trusty steeds. John Lewis-Stempel delves into equine lives.
EVENTING: Kate Green looks forward to the return of live three-day eventing .
BLACKBERRIES: Amid the thorns is sustenance for man and beast alike. Vicky Liddell untangles the bramble..
FREUD: Martin Gayford examines the energetic life of Lucian Freud .
SCHOOLS: The future of exams, eight top public schools, learning down on the farm and the girls taking on the boys on pitch and field .
LONDON LIFE: The secrets of Chelsea, rooftop gardens and Martha, Lady Sitwell .
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Leonie Benesch’s choice: a powerful self-portrait of a very modern girl .
DARTMOOR: Fiona Reynolds explores Dartmoor .
JEREMY CLARKSON: Paula Lester meets farming’s new cheerleader, Jeremy Clarkson .
VERSAILLES: The splendid Palace of Versailles drew English visitors despite the wars, reveals Philip Mansel .
INTERIORS: The most covetable bathrooms.
ARCHITECTURE: Stephen Anderton visits the revived Arts-and-Crafts garden of Wyndcliffe Court, Monmouthshire.
GARDENS: Why we should all be growing plectranthus.
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A sublime Huf Haus in West Sussex with some of the finest gardens in the countyWhitehanger in the Marley Heights was built in 2011 and is ' functional, affordable and easy to maintain'.
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World-famous Junction Beat on the River Tweed is up for sale for the first time in 50 yearsBreak out the rod, tackle and chequebook, as one of the world's most celebrated stretches of salmon angling hits the market.
