JANUARY IS FOR REST_
After the colour and clamour of December, January invites a slower rhythm, when rest, and doing less, is exactly the point. The days are short, the light is low, and the landscape is held still. This is a time for wintering…
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THE BEST RESTAURANTS FOR FOODIES ON A BUDGET
From Michelin-starred lunches for under £50 to some of the region’s most exciting recent openings, this is our guide to the best winter offers across the Notswolds right now.
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JANUARY READING LIST
January reading is about slowing the pace. These are books to dip into by daylight, to leave open on a table, to return to in the evenings when the house is quiet. Reading, like the season, becomes a form of rest. A way to think more clearly, notice more closely, and let the year arrive in its own time.
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SEASONAL PLATES WITH FERN UPPINGHAM
Some dishes belong to a particular moment in the year. Pigs in blankets is one of them. In the first of our Seasonal Plates series, Ali Duncombe, head chef at Fern in Uppingham, approaches a festive favourite with the same care as any signature dish.
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DOGS OF THE NOTSWOLDS Gillian Durnoe, Painter and Florence
Studio days with artist Gillian Durno and Florence the black cocker who steals shoes, curls into dust sheets and accompanies Gillian as she gathers the views that shape her paintings across the Notswolds.