Country diary 1923: rain intensifies the colours of dying leaves
27 October 1923: A few days before they had looked sere but a pelting downpour freshened them mightily
January 2022
Car-free UK
Foraged feasts and BFG footprints: my car-free break in the Chilterns
New bus routes make it easier to explore the rural idyll that inspired Milton, Roald Dahl and David Bowie. Last autumn our author immersed herself in the woods and fare of Buckinghamshire
September 2017
British boltholes
The Pointer, Brill, Buckinghamshire: hotel review
This pub has long had a reputation for its excellent food – much of it grown on its own farm. Four lovely new rooms mean guests can now stay the night in the ‘ridiculously pretty’ village
May 2017
Take the kids to …
Take the kids to … Bekonscot Model Village, Buckinghamshire
Escape the 21st century for this wee village trapped in the 1930s, while the kids ooh and aah over tiny farms, cottages, windmills and a working model railway
March 2017
British boltholes
Mash Inn, Radnage, Buckinghamshire: hotel review
This pub with rooms is surrounded by Michellin-starred restaurants, but the food here is good enough to rival the famous names – and at a fraction of the price
February 2016
Take the kids to ... The Roald Dahl Museum, Great Missenden, Bucks
Fans of the master storyteller will love this peek at his life in the village where he lived and wrote for 36 years
January 2015
20 great country walks
Great country walks: Wendover, the Chilterns
Political history is writ large across the Chilterns, from ancient Celtic strongholds to the prime ministerial Chequers
May 2012
Britain's best bike rides
Princes Risborough to Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
Steep at first, this Chilterns ride levels out near the top for a peaceful meander through ancient Beechwoods
March 2012
Historic Stowe pub reopens without the fleas, rats or mouldy walls
Visitors to the New Inn at Stowe gardens found much to complain about in the 18th century. Modern ones should not
November 2011
John Lanchester on restaurants
Restaurant review: The Artichoke, Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Yes, it's another chef 'inspired' by Noma (how's that for a food cliche these days?), but this one's very good, says John Lanchester
April 2011
Foodie hotels: part two
Our reporters investigate restaurants with rooms and foodie destinations from the Isle of Wight to Skye
August 2010
The best family days out
Great ideas, from spotting rhinos in Cheshire to going green in Snowdonia
March 2010
British boltholes
The Crown, Amersham, Buckinghamshire | Hotel review
This home counties pub-with-rooms on London's Metropolitan Line has a great period feel, and fantastic food
