COTSWOLDS ISSUE
This week in Country Life we explore the Cotswolds. From the rolling hills to the incredible local produce there, from the equestrians to the superb pubs and hotels, this region has so much to offer.
** We applaud the custodians who keep the area alive and thriving as it celebrates 50 years as an AONB
** Jacky Hobbs meets the Land Gardeners, a floral business based in a manor-house garden in Oxfordshire
** Olivia Williams visits H. Forman & Son to find out what real smoked salmon is supposed to taste like
** The area’s distinctive honey-coloured stone makes its country houses clear winners in the property market, reports Penny Churchill
PLUS
Even the briefest of incidents at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials guarantees immortality. Kate Green gathers the most enduring memories
And our kitchen garden cook makes pretty pasta
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How to disconnect from reality and feel like a new person in under 72 hoursOur round-up of the best British retreats that work wellness wonders in under 72 hours.
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Evenley Wood Garden: 'I didn't know a daffodil from a daisy! But being middle-aged, ignorant and obstinate, I persisted'When Nicola Taylor took on her plantsman father’s flower-filled woodland, she knew more about horses than trees, but, as Tiffany Daneff discovers, that hasn’t stopped her from making a great success of the garden. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
